[SOLVED] [SOLVED] First real boot failure

[paszol]

Hi,
since yesterday I've been dealing with a problem that I can't seem to resolve. The situation went as follows:

1. I assembled a computer from entirely new parts.
2. I booted it up, and everything was working correctly.
3. I connected a USB with the Windows Installation Tool.
4. I installed Windows 10 on the (only) M.2 NVMe drive in the computer.
4.5. The system was running fine, I reached the desktop, and then I shut it down.
5. I packed up the computer (since it wasn't for me).
6. When I turned the computer on today, I got the message "Inaccessible Boot Device" on the screen.
7. When I connect the USB with the installer, the computer doesn't detect any drives.
8. In the BIOS, the system recognizes the drive.
9. When I connect the SATA SSD drive from a laptop, the installer also doesn't detect that drive, even though it appears in the BIOS.

I don't know what to do anymore; I've searched through forums, Microsoft's official help, and still nothing. Perhaps someone among you has had a similar issue and might be able to help.

Specifications:
Intel Core i5-13600k
MOBO: Asus TUF B760M-Plus WiFi D4
Drive: WD 1TB M.2 PCIe Gen4 NVMe Blue SN580

I'm not very experienced in building computers; I've done it a few times in my life. However, it seems like the problem lies in the software rather than the hardware.

 

[ubuysa]

M.2 drives have a nasty habit of causing niggly issues if they're not seated properly. Since the P{C has been moved since you had it running this is a likely cause. Just remove and re-seat the M.2 drive firmly and see whether that sorts the problem.

The other thing to check are all the cables, they sometimes move in transit. Check both the PSU end and the other ends of each cable.

 

[paszol]

M.2 drives have a nasty habit of causing niggly issues if they're not seated properly. Since the P{C has been moved since you had it running this is a likely cause. Just remove and re-seat the M.2 drive firmly and see whether that sorts the problem.

The other thing to check are all the cables, they sometimes move in transit. Check both the PSU end and the other ends of each cable.

Battlefield report:
After disconnecting the M.2 NVMe drive, the installer still doesn't detect the SSD.
After disconnecting and reconnecting the M.2 NVMe in the same port, a BSOD still occurs.
After changing the M.2 NVMe port, the computer behaves the same as in the previous port.

In each of the above scenarios, the USB Installation Tool doesn't detect any of the drives. From the BIOS (even when the SSD is the only installed drive), I cannot select the SSD as the boot drive, but the BIOS sees the disk in storage info.

 

[ubuysa]

If it was working and now it's not then something has changed, and that's got yo be a hardware change of some sort.

 

[paszol]

It looks like I found a problem.

After reseting BIOS to default options and disabling Intel Rapid Storage in BIOS, PC just booted up like nothing happened.
If anything will change in the future, I'll post it here.

Thank you @ubuysa for trying to help, I really appreciate that.
Hope, this thread will help someone in the future!

 

[Colif]

Intel Rapid Storage Technology (RST) is a solution built into a range of Intel chipsets. On platforms that have RST support built and enabled in the computer’s BIOS, it allows users to group and manage multiple hard disks as single volumes. This functionality is known as the Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID).

Intel RST

With it on, a normal drive won't boot. As you found.
With it off, its business as usual.