[SOLVED] Old SSD not being recognized

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Hello guys,

So I just built myself my new PC (upgraded from older one) and I played around with it. It runs smoothly and normally as ever, no issues at all. I owned a 1TB HDD and a 240GB SSD.

Now, along with the other upgrades I decided buy myself an M2 SATA 1TB SSD a few days later. I installed as usual and upon initializing I see my older SSD is missing. Both from BIOS and Windows Disk Management for some reason. The new M2 IS recognized though. Once I removed the M2 SSD (i checked the cables on the old SSD btw, all good) my old SSD gets recognized normally in BIOS.

Anyone got any ideas on how I can have them both?

I own a MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC motherboard with the newest BIOS (since I overclocked my i5 9600k)

Cheers
 
Solution
Figured it out.

Depending on the Mobo, each Mobo disables different SATA ports differently when an M2 SSD (either SATA or PCI-E) is installed. My old SSD was on SATA 2, which the M2 SATA-type disabled according to a graph shown in the manual of my Motherboard.
Figured it out.

Depending on the Mobo, each Mobo disables different SATA ports differently when an M2 SSD (either SATA or PCI-E) is installed. My old SSD was on SATA 2, which the M2 SATA-type disabled according to a graph shown in the manual of my Motherboard.
 
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