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Tuf gaming b650-plus wifi motherboard doesn't show mp600 core xt nvme ssd 2tb as bootable

Anonymous
2024-01-21T14:17:21+00:00

Heyo, so a bit complicated problem here. First of all, i had the smart idea to change my windows 10 to my new M.2 4.0 ssd (corsair mp600 core xt 2tb), because its faster and has much more space, and would be generally a good idea. It went about as good as i expected, which is not at all.

I could install windows on it no problem, as far as i can tell, all files are on it, it shows up in the windows installation window, it seems to install perfectly fine, but i cant boot from it. Then i learned, that in most cases, you just cant boot from a M.2 under most circumstances without changing some things first. Most of which i would guess are changed in windows... which im not getting in anymore.

Another thing is, i had windows 10 on another, older "normal" ssd first, which after installing windows on the new one, managed to boot, but only into a bluescreen with "PC needs to be repaired". Then i reinstalled windows 10, from the same usb as i used to install on the new ssd, on this old ssd... and since then it TOO doesnt show up in the boot menu of the bios anymore. Meaning, now i have 2 ssds with windows on them, that just wont boot. I fear that somehow, the installation of windows deleted more on those drives then it should have, for instance any way to recognize them as bootable in the bios. HOWEVER, both of them still show up in the bios first page under "Storage information", i can even navigate to the windows-system files on them in the bios, they worked both perfectly before, the new ssd already had 1TB of games on it and worked extremly well, and it seems they both still do. They just dont show up as bootable, the M.2 never did im pretty sure, and the other ssd doesnt anymore.

While i installed windows on them, both had at least 3 partitions on them, the first 2 of which i cant install windows on cause theyre reserved, but windows tells me the partition-order isnt right to install on a GPT drive, which the new one is, i made sure of that, i even converted it ANYWAYS to GPT again with the command promt window you can open in PC repair mode (which i can only access with the usb that has the windows install on it, but at least that), so its 200% sure GPT. Yes i formatted both before the install, and when i delete partitions in the win install window, they automatically come back after i look at the drive again, which i would expect. But i cannot make a partition 1 to install windows on, which is what windows seems to want? Idk anymore.

Its also not probable that the windows install on the usb was faulty, because i downloaded and installed it from 2 diffrent pcs, both times onto 2 diffrent sticks, so had 4 diffrent installation setups and tried multible times with each of them, if really both pcs AND both sticks somehow managed to mess up the official windows media creation tool, that would be actually impressive. One usb stick is brand new bought this week with 128gb, there is almost no way at least that one is faulty.

Again, the first time i tried to boot from the old ssd again, it gave me the bluescreen with error 0xc00000e, some windows boot file could not be found, even tho it still had the exact same windows on it that worked before i tried to install windows on the other ssd, and did NOTHING with this one yet. It still somehow got messed up while that happened. Then i reinstalled windows on it in the hope that would fix it, and since then its not bootable anymore too. But also still works and shows up as storage.

I honestly dont care which i manage to boot up windows from first now, i think its probable i have to make it work on the old ssd first again, to get into windows, to be ABLE to change the M.2 into a bootable device, somehow, havent figured out how. Because i so far havent found a way to make that happen in the bios, even tho multible guides tell me its possible. I cant find the options they mention, and by that i mean they arent there. Its an ASUS motherboard bios, with the newest version, i made SURE of that because i had many problems making that work already when i build this pc from scratch. There IS a SATA config menu, and there IS a NVMe config menu, and both DO show their respective ssd, but i cant change anything in there. In the bios boot menu, already neither show up. In the NVMe menu, all i get are 3 self-test options which arent important, and 2 greyed out other self-test options. In the SATA menu for the other, all i get is the SATA mode, which i read i should keep in AHIC as it was before, and an option to enable SATA6G\_2 Hot Plug for the old ssd, which im not sure yet if i should touch that so i wont for now. Thres nothing about anything having to do with booting in there for me.

I tried most options in the boot menu too already, enabling and disabling CMS and all its options, changing OS type between Other OS and Windows UEFI Mode, setting Secure boot mode to Standard or Custom, so far nothing made the ssds show up. The only option that seemed important in the boost config menu was "AMI Native NVMe Driver Support", which also didnt do anything changing it, the M.2 still shows up in the storage information after changing that, which suprised me a bit, but no matter i think.

I will continue too look up all guides i can find, but because that likely will take days, i might as well ask here and hope for a miracle. Im sure if i go to a PC shop with my old ssd and make them put on a bootable windows on it, that would fix most problems, but i ofc dont wanna pay money for a problem i can fix myself. And i fixed so far all problems i had with any PC even tho im pretty stupid with PCs as i would see myself, and all problems were worse then this i felt like. Sadly, its sometimes the "easy" problems that get real complicated real fast. With most other problems i could at least access windows and work from there...

Sorry for this very long post, but i want to give as much information as i can and probably still havent given enough. Im now half a week without my pc and its getting really annoying getting nowhere by myself.

Edit: What I also did since this is fully removed and reinserted the M.2 ssd, reset the motherboard by removing and reinserting the battery, and updating the bios AGAIN to a version that was actually newer then mine because updating that was a few months back now. Nothing did anything, what a surprise. No new options in bios either, it seems to be exactly the same as before. If this is a bug or other mistake, the update didn't fix it.

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  1. Anonymous
    2024-01-26T14:51:17+00:00

    I took the only option I had and got a USB ssd card reader... and it doesn't show up there either, at least not as a ssd. I will now try to make it show up there somehow, and if that fails, the ssd is literally just broken, but SOMEHOW managed to work to store games before, and shows up in bios as storage, idk anymore. I didn't damage it, because I didn't take it out at all again before these problems started, the first time since the first install to change it to another slot. And after that, bios still detected it, in the other slot as expected, so it's not broken now either. At least not physically, and not fully. Also no way the ssd reader is just broken, because it detects SOMETHING. We'll, if a faulty ssd is the entire problem, idk if I should laugh or cry because it would be so easy to fix.

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-01-23T14:31:12+00:00

    Hello, don't worry about anything, you can't get into each problem personally right away. So to 1, I just tried installing again, but this time I got a NEW error and took a screenshot of that, it's probably because I updated my bios again, at least that's what I hope, I will download the windows install with the MCT again now and see if that makes a difference, in the meantime I'll look for any changes in the boot settings from the update again, even tho I did that right after, but I think I didn't try to install windows again from there, I just looked for if the ssd was in the boot order, but it still wasn't, even when I tried changing multible settings again. The usb with the install was in the boot list at all times I think, no matter what I changed. Idk why it has 2 partitions BTW, both work for the install, and both give me the new error now... one in less resolution then the other. But hey, the stick still boots even if it doesn't work from there anymore rn, so the boot settings in the bios are still not entirely messed up.

    Also I used the MCT almost every time, but the windows 10 version, I guess I will now try the windows 11 version if I can get it, because my new pc can be updated to 11, I just didn't wanna do it yet, but everything is messed up now anyways so I might as well. I also tried to use the tool "rufus" to get the windows 10 install on a stick, which worked just as well, and installed just as well... but still didn't make the ssd bootable so I don't think I have to try that one anymore.

    So I can't get a screenshot of the install window rn, but on the nvme ssd it was 3 partitions, one reserved for system, one for MSR, and 3 was the seemingly normal one and the only I could even attempt to install windows on. When I do, the message pops up with something about not the right partition order for GPT, but it will let me install anyways, it just might not work right then. I CAN delete all partitions and I did, but they all reappear when I try to install windows again, as it probably should work. When I delete the first 2, or all 3, the last partition gets called something with "not allocated space" or what, and when I try to install windows on that, it lets me without giving me the warning, because there are no partitions anymore. But if that works I don't know, it for sure doesn't make the ssd appear in the bootlist either. The install files are still on the ssd tho when I look in bios tho.

    For point 4, the nvme ssd DOES get recognized, in the nvme config menu (even tho I can't change any options there), and as a space medium in bios, and again, it worked perfectly fine before this, and it probably still does.

    Btw, I can't really expect this to get solved here cause it's so weird, so I won't. Every single solution I've found so far that worked for others didn't work for me. Except they had faulty drives, but then they didn't get recognized at all for others, so I kinda hope it's not that. Even tho it's empty anyways, and if that would be the solution, it would be an easy one. But I actually don't think I'm that lucky and it's a different problem.

    EDIT: Before I do something stupid ill ask, one thing I've not tried is to disable secure boot completely by deleting the PK management key, or maybe all keys, in the bios. Idk what that does, but it seems like I actually can't disable secure boot with them active, and now I've read that some ssd firmware just doesn't get recognized as "safe" by it. I thought it was disabled because Im on the "other OS" option, but now see that there is another, greyed out option "secure boot state" and it's set on "user". Is this something I should try that won't make my pc explode? If this is the solution, I will kick myself in the face, and if I succeed, I will apply for the circus.

    https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/cannot-see-my-ssd-in-bios-when-enabling-secure/40229263-143c-4b6b-a69f-e63d0208cbd6

    https://superuser.com/questions/1734315/how-do-i-turn-secure-boot-off-in-uefi-bios-on-an-asus-tuf-gaming-board

    EDIT 2: Deleting they keys didn't do anything, I backed them up tho, and can reset them to default too. I'll try some things again now, but my chances are very slim now. Noone in 2 tech discords could help me so far.

    EDIT 3: Days later now, I went through the hell of squeezing my hands past my gigantic gpu to take the SSD out of slot M.2_1 to M.2_2... for no reason. Still the exact same, it does get shown in bios as storage, I can install windows on it just like before, it still doesn't show up in bootlist. I also tried turning the 2_1 and 2_2 slightly ts in the bios from auto to gen4 like the ssd uses, no difference. I was actually starting to think my motherboard or ssd were faulty or broken, but this REALLY doesn't look like it. It likely wouldn't get recognized at all then right? My fear is that if I get the mobo or ssd replaced, or even both, that I still would get this issue. I find more and more posts every day that corsair ssds have a lot of problems with booting, but either the problems are different to mine, or any solution that worked doesn't work for me, or it never got answered. I can't put this ssd in another pc to check it, and I don't know if it's worth to get some ssd reader to see it on my laptop, just to not help anyways. But I might have to at this point...

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  3. Anonymous
    2024-01-23T05:32:25+00:00

    Regarding my first reply, some of it wasn't written in too much detail, I read the long post carefully and I'll analyze it for you one by one and help you fix it as best I can.

    1. Windows Setup: Installing using the MBR or GPT partition style | Microsoft Learn You mentioned that the partition order is not suitable for installing on a GPT drive, what is your partition order? Can you take a picture or screenshot?
    2. What medium did you use? How did you make the boot disk? Did you use an official tool?
    3. The official installation tool that you can refer to： Back up your data, and you can remove the hard disk (if you have no relevant experience, you can find your device manufacturer or someone with relevant experience), and then connect to other devices for backup.
      1. Prepare a flash driver with at least 8GB (Pay attention to backup data, because creating a boot disk will erase all data of the flash driver). Then operate it on another Windows computer.
      2. Visit Download Windows 11 (microsoft.com) and click "Download Now" to download MCT(Media Creation Tool). Image
      3. Run the MCT, select "Create installation media (USB flash drive, DVD or ISO file) for another PC”, and then choose Language, Version, Architecture(if you are not sure about these, choose "Use the recommended options for this PC"), then select "USB flash drive" in the "Select Media to Use" interface, then make a boot disk.
      4. Then boot from the USB flash drive, and execute the installation program.
      And you can visit How to make clean install of Windows 11 - Microsoft Community & How to Perform a Clean Install or Reinstall of Windows 11 - Microsoft Community****for specific steps of install Windows 11.
    4. NVMe Configuration: In the NVMe configuration section, ensure that the M.2 SSD is recognized. We need to make sure the system recognizes it correctly first.

    Best Regards

    Patch - MSFT | Microsoft Community Support Specialist

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  4. Anonymous
    2024-01-22T11:49:54+00:00

    Hello, first of all thanks, it looks like a at least partly pre-written message so I'll try to shorten the important parts. I've tried every single point on this list already multiple times, all of them and more, points 1 and 8 are the main topics here. The ssd is not in the bootlist, at all, and I installed windows on it, but can't boot. So to point 8... no, it does not insure a clean installation without interference, then I wouldn't be here. Trying to reinstall windows is the one and only reason for all of this. :x

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  5. Anonymous
    2024-01-22T11:14:42+00:00

    Hello

    Welcome to the Microsoft Community.

    It seems like you're facing a complex issue with your system not recognizing the M.2 SSD as a bootable device after installing Windows on it. Here are a few steps you can try to troubleshoot and potentially resolve the problem:

    1. Check Boot Priority: Enter the BIOS/UEFI settings and make sure to check the boot priority. Ensure that the M.2 SSD is set as the first boot device.
    2. UEFI vs Legacy Mode: Make sure your system is set to UEFI mode rather than Legacy mode. This is usually found in the BIOS/UEFI settings.
    3. SATA Configuration: Check the SATA configuration in BIOS. Confirm that it is set to AHCI mode for both the M.2 SSD and the other SSD.
    4. Secure Boot: If your system supports Secure Boot, try enabling or disabling it to see if it makes a difference.
    5. Clear CMOS: Clear the CMOS by removing the motherboard battery and reinserting it. This can sometimes reset any incorrect settings.
    6. NVMe Configuration: In the NVMe configuration section, ensure that the M.2 SSD is recognized and check for any specific options related to booting from NVMe drives.
    7. Disconnect Other Drives: Temporarily disconnect all other drives (except the M.2 SSD) and attempt to boot. This helps isolate the issue and ensures there's no confusion in the boot process.
    8. Reinstall Windows: If all else fails, consider reinstalling Windows on the M.2 SSD after disconnecting other drives. This ensures a clean installation without interference.

    Remember to proceed with caution when making changes in the BIOS/UEFI settings, and ensure that you have backups of important data before performing any major actions.

    If there is anything not clear or I can't understand your problem, please do not hesitate to let me know.

    Best Regards

    Patch - MSFT | Microsoft Community Support Specialist

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