[SOLVED] Windows Boot Manager and m.2 SSD

Cashby

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So i recently built my first PC and encountered a few issues installing windows 10.
Originally i used my previous SSD Sandisk SATA which had windows 10 installed and booted my new PC from this.
I then tried to install windows 10 to my m.2 SSD Adata XPG SX8200.
This caused a few issues but finally got it to work however noticed that in boot manager it was still using my old SSD to boot. Even after formatting it.
In the end i had a few issues with my 5900X CPU with the random Kernel P loses and decided to start over.
I formatted my SSD's via the X570 ASRock Taichi bios tool and the m.2 SSD.
I then clean installed direct to the m.2 SSD via media creation tool.
PC was running really well until a recent windows update brought back the dreaded Kernel P error - so i was investigating bios and then noticed my boot options were again skewiff.
first option was my samsung EVO sata SSD showing windows boot manager and then my m.2 Adata... ive never had windows on this samsung drive - that was purely for my games.
when i changed it to first option NVME Adata my pc comes up - please insert disk/media and hit a button. and it just wont load at all.

Do i need to do a clean install of windows 10 and disconnect all my other HDD and SSDs so it will purely only install on a m.2? what am i doing wrong for it to want to use everything but the m.2...

SPECS:
CPU: AMD R9 5900X
MOBO: ASRock X570 Taichi
GPU: 1080Ti MSI Gaming
PSU: RM650X corsair
RAM: 4x 8gb 3600mhz corsair RGB vengeance pro
 
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Do i need to do a clean install of windows 10 and disconnect all my other HDD and SSDs so it will purely only install on a m.2? what am i doing wrong for it to want to use everything but the m.2...

Yes.
This is a key aspect of a Windows install.
Outlined in the first part of this:

Do i need to do a clean install of windows 10 and disconnect all my other HDD and SSDs so it will purely only install on a m.2? what am i doing wrong for it to want to use everything but the m.2...

Yes.
This is a key aspect of a Windows install.
Outlined in the first part of this:

 
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