[SOLVED] ssd not showing

[PUBGisDead]

Installed new m.2 ssd, did clean install of windows 10 on it, it is my C drive. Old ssd which had windows installed on it, also C drive, that ssd, the old one, is not showing up anywhere, because they are both C drives, they are conflicting, the only way to get the old ssd to show up is if i remove m.2 ssd, please help. gone through disk partition tried to change the Drive letter, does not show in bios when both are connected. when both are connected at same time, m.2 ssd shows up and boots fine. I want to just wipe the old ssd so I can use for steam games that I need to boot faster

 

[USAFRet]

No, they are NOT both "C drives". There is only one...the one the OS is currently booting from.

Details, please.
What motherboard, what specific make/model drives.

 

[wi5pa]

unplug the old SSD, reboot with the new one
Then you can plug the old one back in as a slave.

If that doesnt work then just use your new ssd only, re-install windows on it,
it will make your new SSD the boot drive
Once that works you can plug in old one as a slave and make it a D drive

 

[USAFRet]

unplug the old SSD, reboot with the new one
Then you can plug the old one back in as a slave

Lets wait for details. This is likely a case of the M.2 port disabling one or more SATA ports.

 

[wi5pa]

Yes maybe he needs to go into the EUFI and change the boot sequance, and also enable the M.2 drive

 

[USAFRet]

Yes maybe he needs to go into the EUFI and change the boot sequance, and also enable the M.2 drive

"Lets wait for details"

Anything else until then is speculation.

 

[PUBGisDead]

ok, so its now showing up everything in sata port 3, how do I get it to enable sata port 1?

 

[PUBGisDead]

ok, so its now showing up everything in sata port 3, how do I get it to enable sata port 1?

 

[USAFRet]

ok, so its now showing up everything in sata port 3, how do I get it to enable sata port 1?

Still awaiting "details".
Motherboard, specific drives....

Often/usually, one or more SATA ports are disabled in various combinations of an M.2 drive.
Hence, the request for "details".

 

[PUBGisDead]

asus tuf gaming plus 370

 

[USAFRet]

asus tuf gaming plus 370

And the actual drives? Make/model?
I'm not asking for "details" just because I like the sound of my keyboard.

From the user manual:
https://dlcdnets.asus.com/pub/ASUS/...ING/E13474_TUF_Z370_PLUS_GAMING_UM_v2_web.pdf

M.2_1 Configuration
[Auto] Auto-detects the M.2 device mode.
If a SATA device is detected, SATA6G_1 will be disabled.
[SATA mode] Only supports M.2 SATA devices. Please note that SATA6G_1 port cannot be used in this mode.