Hello,
I've searched around and can't seem to find the answer. I appreciate any help.
I bought several different types PCI-e cards to expand my storage capacity, but none of the cards are detected by my system (nothing in Device Manager or Disk/Partition Manager). I'm not sure what to do. Here's the more detailed summary:
OS: Win10 (all mandatory updates made; no optional updates seem relevant)
Mobo: ASUS ROG STRIX B550-F GAMING (AM4)
CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
Storage:
M2_1: Samsung 980 NVMe
M2_2: WDC WDS200T2B0B-00YS70 (SSD)
Sata ports 1-4: occupied
Sata ports 5-6: free (disabled due to occupying M2_2)
Trying to connect a 4GB Seagate Barracuda HDD via a PCI-e card (since my SATA ports 5-6 are disabled).
PCI-e cards that I tried:
(1) MHQJRH PCI Express SATA 3.0 Controller Card, 2-Port PCIe to SATA III 6GB https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B07M942LN9/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
*This one worked fine on my previous computer as of a few weeks ago. The old computer had the Gigabyte Technology Co. Ltd. Z68XP-UD3 (Socket 1155) and Win10.
**On the current rig, when the card is installed without a connected drive, Win10 boots fine but the card is not detected. BUT when I attached a SATA drive, I am frozen on the BIOS load screen that tells me to press DEL or F2, but pressing either doesn't do anything. I've tried waiting up to 15 minutes. The LEDs on the Mobo light up fine suggesting that everything got initialized, but something clearly hangs.
(2) MHQJRH Dual M.2 PCIE Adapter for SATA or PCIE NVMe SSD https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B07JKH5VTL/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
*BIOS and Win10 boot fine regardless of whether a drive is connected, but neither the drive nor the card are detected.
(3) ZEXMTE Dual M.2 PCIe Adapter Card for NVMe/SATA SSD https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B08MZGN1C5/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
*Same as #2.
I tried connecting a different drive to these cards (a Crucial SSD) and no difference. When those drives are connected to SATA port 4, then they work. So it's an issue of the PCIe cards not being accepted by my system.
Am I missing a driver, but then why are the cards not even showing up as a problematic device in Device Manager? Does this mobo not support adding more SATA ports/drives via PCI-e beyond the built-in four SATA ports when both M2 slots are taken? That seems like a huge oversight for a modern board. I haven't tried connected my Western Digital SSD to the M2 slot on these PCIe cards. If that worked, that would free up SATA Ports 5-6, but that wouldn't address the underlying issue of what's going on? Plus, I'm not sure that'll work anyway.
Thanks in advance!
EDIT1: I also tried changing those PCI slots to GEN1 instead of AUTO in the BIOS, but that didn't do anything.
EDIT2: PCIEx16_1 has a GeForce RTX 3070. Tried connecting those PCI expansion cards #2 and #3 on PCIEx16_2 slot. Tried card #1 on the PCIEX1_2 slot.
EDIT3: Mobo has the latest BIOS as of a couple weeks ago. (I think 2407 but can verify if important; Armoury Crate confirms no new update available.)
I've searched around and can't seem to find the answer. I appreciate any help.
I bought several different types PCI-e cards to expand my storage capacity, but none of the cards are detected by my system (nothing in Device Manager or Disk/Partition Manager). I'm not sure what to do. Here's the more detailed summary:
OS: Win10 (all mandatory updates made; no optional updates seem relevant)
Mobo: ASUS ROG STRIX B550-F GAMING (AM4)
CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
Storage:
M2_1: Samsung 980 NVMe
M2_2: WDC WDS200T2B0B-00YS70 (SSD)
Sata ports 1-4: occupied
Sata ports 5-6: free (disabled due to occupying M2_2)
Trying to connect a 4GB Seagate Barracuda HDD via a PCI-e card (since my SATA ports 5-6 are disabled).
PCI-e cards that I tried:
(1) MHQJRH PCI Express SATA 3.0 Controller Card, 2-Port PCIe to SATA III 6GB https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B07M942LN9/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
*This one worked fine on my previous computer as of a few weeks ago. The old computer had the Gigabyte Technology Co. Ltd. Z68XP-UD3 (Socket 1155) and Win10.
**On the current rig, when the card is installed without a connected drive, Win10 boots fine but the card is not detected. BUT when I attached a SATA drive, I am frozen on the BIOS load screen that tells me to press DEL or F2, but pressing either doesn't do anything. I've tried waiting up to 15 minutes. The LEDs on the Mobo light up fine suggesting that everything got initialized, but something clearly hangs.
(2) MHQJRH Dual M.2 PCIE Adapter for SATA or PCIE NVMe SSD https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B07JKH5VTL/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
*BIOS and Win10 boot fine regardless of whether a drive is connected, but neither the drive nor the card are detected.
(3) ZEXMTE Dual M.2 PCIe Adapter Card for NVMe/SATA SSD https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B08MZGN1C5/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
*Same as #2.
I tried connecting a different drive to these cards (a Crucial SSD) and no difference. When those drives are connected to SATA port 4, then they work. So it's an issue of the PCIe cards not being accepted by my system.
Am I missing a driver, but then why are the cards not even showing up as a problematic device in Device Manager? Does this mobo not support adding more SATA ports/drives via PCI-e beyond the built-in four SATA ports when both M2 slots are taken? That seems like a huge oversight for a modern board. I haven't tried connected my Western Digital SSD to the M2 slot on these PCIe cards. If that worked, that would free up SATA Ports 5-6, but that wouldn't address the underlying issue of what's going on? Plus, I'm not sure that'll work anyway.
Thanks in advance!
EDIT1: I also tried changing those PCI slots to GEN1 instead of AUTO in the BIOS, but that didn't do anything.
EDIT2: PCIEx16_1 has a GeForce RTX 3070. Tried connecting those PCI expansion cards #2 and #3 on PCIEx16_2 slot. Tried card #1 on the PCIEX1_2 slot.
EDIT3: Mobo has the latest BIOS as of a couple weeks ago. (I think 2407 but can verify if important; Armoury Crate confirms no new update available.)
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