NVME SSD not booting

[couponcory]

I have a new WD black 512gb M.2 nvme ssd that I am trying to install into a Asrock AB350 Pro4. When I install it into the gen3 M.2 slot, I get 5 long beeps coming from the motherboard. When I install it into the other sata M.2 slot, I can boot into bios, but there the drive is not found. And without it at all, the system boots fine. Is this likely a problem with the motherboard, or is it the ssd?

 

[USAFRet]

I have a new WD black 512gb M.2 nvme ssd that I am trying to install into a Asrock AB350 Pro4. When I install it into the gen3 M.2 slot, I get 5 long beeps coming from the motherboard. When I install it into the other sata M.2 slot, I can boot into bios, but there the drive is not found. And without it at all, the system boots fine. Is this likely a problem with the motherboard, or is it the ssd?

What other drives are in this system?
Where is the OS?

 

[couponcory]

I have a new WD black 512gb M.2 nvme ssd that I am trying to install into a Asrock AB350 Pro4. When I install it into the gen3 M.2 slot, I get 5 long beeps coming from the motherboard. When I install it into the other sata M.2 slot, I can boot into bios, but there the drive is not found. And without it at all, the system boots fine. Is this likely a problem with the motherboard, or is it the ssd?

What other drives are in this system?
Where is the OS?

I have Windows 10 on a HDD, but I want to be able to a clean install windows on the SSD. But the system will not boot with in the one gen3 slot and I can't see the SSD when it is in the other slot in bios or windows when I boot with the HDD.

 

[Paul NZ]

Is the CPU a Summit Ridge CPU?? According to the site it has to be to support booting from NVME

*Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks
If M2_1 is occupied, PCIE4 will be disabled.

**This feature is only supported with Ryzen Series CPUs (Summit Ridge).
Storage

 

[couponcory]

Is the CPU a Summit Ridge CPU?? According to the site it has to be to support booting from NVME

*Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks
If M2_1 is occupied, PCIE4 will be disabled.

**This feature is only supported with Ryzen Series CPUs (Summit Ridge).
Storage

It is a Ryzen 1700x

 

[Greg Gregorich]

I have a new WD black 512gb M.2 nvme ssd that I am trying to install into a Asrock AB350 Pro4. When I install it into the gen3 M.2 slot, I get 5 long beeps coming from the motherboard. When I install it into the other sata M.2 slot, I can boot into bios, but there the drive is not found. And without it at all, the system boots fine. Is this likely a problem with the motherboard, or is it the ssd?

there is only one m.2 slot

 

[couponcory]

I have a new WD black 512gb M.2 nvme ssd that I am trying to install into a Asrock AB350 Pro4. When I install it into the gen3 M.2 slot, I get 5 long beeps coming from the motherboard. When I install it into the other sata M.2 slot, I can boot into bios, but there the drive is not found. And without it at all, the system boots fine. Is this likely a problem with the motherboard, or is it the ssd?

there is only one m.2 slot

There is:
1 x Ultra M.2 Socket (M2_1), supports M Key type 2242/2260/2280 M.2 PCI Express module up to Gen3 x4 (32Gb/s)
1 x M.2 Socket (M2_2), supports M Key type 2230/2242/2260/2280 M.2 SATA3 6.0Gb/s module

 

[Greg Gregorich]

I have a new WD black 512gb M.2 nvme ssd that I am trying to install into a Asrock AB350 Pro4. When I install it into the gen3 M.2 slot, I get 5 long beeps coming from the motherboard. When I install it into the other sata M.2 slot, I can boot into bios, but there the drive is not found. And without it at all, the system boots fine. Is this likely a problem with the motherboard, or is it the ssd?

there is only one m.2 slot

There is:
, M.2 PCI Express module

 

[USAFRet]

I have Windows 10 on a HDD, but I want to be able to a clean install windows on the SSD. But the system will not boot with in the one gen3 slot and I can't see the SSD when it is in the other slot in bios or windows when I boot with the HDD.

Disconnect the HDD.
What happens?

From your motherboard user manual:
"*M2_2 and SATA3_3 share lanes. If either one of them is in use, the other one will be disabled."

 

[couponcory]

I have Windows 10 on a HDD, but I want to be able to a clean install windows on the SSD. But the system will not boot with in the one gen3 slot and I can't see the SSD when it is in the other slot in bios or windows when I boot with the HDD.

Disconnect the HDD.
What happens?

From your motherboard user manual:
"*M2_2 and SATA3_3 share lanes. If either one of them is in use, the other one will be disabled."

The HDD was in the SATA3_1. When I disconnect the HDD, the SSD does not show up, in bios or windows installer.

 

[Paul NZ]

An NVME needs drivers. And you have to configure the BIOS first to add drivers so you can install on it

 

[Calvin7]

Windows 10 has a NVMe driver already in its library.

The M.2 drive has to be the only drive installed.

NVME SSDs do not appear within the BIOS until Windows creates the system partition with the EFI Boot Sector. Your M.2 SSD contains UEFI driver information within the firmware.

Insert a USB memory stick with a UEFI bootable iso of Windows 10 on it, USB3 is quicker but USB2 works also. A Windows DVD won’t work unless you’ve created your own UEFI Bootable DVD.

How to create a bootable UEFI USB drive with Windows 10 Setup
https://winaero.com/blog/how-to-create-a-bootable-uefi-usb-drive-with-windows-10-setup/

You also have Secure Boot settings you may have a preference to set.

 

[Paul NZ]

I know win10 has generic drivers for NVME