[SOLVED] PC won't boot up after trying to install second SSD

[Skpstr]

Hi all, ran into an issue when trying to add a second (used) SSD.

I figured I could simply plug the second drive in, then boot up the PC and format it. But when I booted, it used the second drive instead. I tried swapping the cables around, figuring that might work, but then when I fired it up, I got the Aorus logo, and then a message that I needed to add a boot source.

Did I break something, or does it sound like something I can fix in the BIOS?

TIA

 

[rgd1101]

full system spec?

 

[Skpstr]

full system spec?

Here it is: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/tqsrmD

(the Samsung SSD is the one I'm trying to add)

 

[rgd1101]

when you plug in the samsung ssd. does bios still see the intel ssd in storage?

which sata port are you using?

 

[Skpstr]

when you plug in the samsung ssd. does bios still see the intel ssd in storage?

which sata port are you using?

I haven't checked BIOS yet, I was doing this at lunch, and ran out of time lol.

Not sure which SATA port I was using, other than it wasn't the one the original SSD was plugged into.

I'll have to check the BIOS when I get home, the main thing I'm concerned about is if I fried something somehow.

 

[rcald2000]

I doubt that you fried something, although it's possible that someone sold you something DOA. Regardless....

The Intel 520 480GB is your original SSD, and you're attempting to add the Samsung 850 Evo 250GB is the new/used SSD that you recently purchased? And I'm assuming that the Samsung SSD is indeed 2.5" and not an M.2. I mention that last point, because the second M.2 slot does not support SATA SSDs.

Question: If you unplug the Samsung SSD and plug back in the Intel 520 only, does the system boot up normally?

If the question above is yes, then shutdown the computer, leave the Intel SSD connected and re-connect the Samsung 850. Then boot into the BIOS to check if both SSD's are recognized by the BIOS. Then let us know the answers please.

** notes **

Was Samsung 850 Evo previously installed in a RAID array, and resold without having the RAID info cleaned?

 

[Skpstr]

when you plug in the samsung ssd. does bios still see the intel ssd in storage?

which sata port are you using?

Got it sorted thanks!

I think it's right anyway. I was concerned, because the BIOS showed the Samsung drive, then the boot manager for the Samsung Drive, and than the boot manager for the Intel drive. The Intel drive shows up in the summary after you save and exit, but didn't show up when it could actually be selected.

I tried the Intel boot manager, and that worked 🙂

Thank for the help!