[SOLVED] SSD WD Blue 250GB SATA3 cannot be detected by BIOS

[MAlice_Psyche]

SSD WD Blue 250GB SATA3 cannot be detected by BIOS. NVMe configuration does not detect it as well as disk managment in windows 10. I have tried to change it on NVME RAID mode and disable CSM support. Any ideas what possible can be wrong? Or What i can do to fix this? Motherboard: Gigabyte B450 Gaming X Thanks in advance.

 

[Maxxify]

What form factor is the WD Blue 3D in? If M.2, your M.2 socket only supports PCIe/NVMe.

 

[MAlice_Psyche]

What form factor is the WD Blue 3D in? If M.2, your M.2 socket only supports PCIe/NVMe.

It is in M.2, what does it mean that it supports PCIe/NVMe?

 

[captaincharisma]

It is in M.2, what does it mean that it supports PCIe/NVMe?

there are 2 mytes of M.2 SSD drives. M.2 are the SSD drives that look like a stick of ram

M.2 drives are either NVMe or SATA.

NVMe is a new type of interface that offers a better MB/s then SATA

you will need to check you motherbord manuel to confirm which M.2 slot it has. it is possible it may have 2 M.2 slots for both SATA and M.2 type SSD's

 

[Calvin7]

Motherboard has:
1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 PCIe 3.0 x4/x2 SSD support)

That means a WD Blue 250GB SATA3 won't work in that connector.

 

[Maxxify]

It is in M.2, what does it mean that it supports PCIe/NVMe?

As the other posters stated, M.2 is a form factor that can take two different types of drives: SATA and PCIe. Generally PCIe drives are also known as NVMe. Your M.2 socket only supports the latter while your drive is SATA.

It's possible to get an enclosure that converts the M.2 SATA drive to a 2.5" SATA drive - if that's your desire, it's pretty cheap/easy. If instead you simply got the wrong drive (FYI WD also makes a Blue SSD that's NVMe - SN500 or SN550) then you should return it.