Posted October 18 · Original PosterOP So I use a M2 ssd and i'm trying to figure out which sata ports are disable so I can also use my Hard drive that I have. I have it in the second slot which is on the bottom area of the motherboard. If anyone can help. I tried looking at the manual and I'm unsure which part would show it. Link to post Share on other sites
Posted October 18 You don't need to disbale the sata ports. You just need to change the boot priotrity to your SSD If you want me to see your reply, please tag me @Faisal A Link to post Share on other sites
Posted October 18 · Original PosterOP they disable certain sata ports that cant be used. My SSD is already boot priority. Not to be rude but the statement you made just seems you didn't read the first sentence. "So I use a M2 ssd and i'm trying to "figure out which sata ports are disable" Link to post Share on other sites
Posted October 18 It's in the manual...which m.2 slot you used? Read the manual it'll tell you which sata ports are affected... CPU AMD Ryzen™ 7 3700X 4.3Ghz 1.3V Motherboard MSI MEG X570 ACE RAM G.SKILL Trident Z Royal Series 32GB (2 x 16GB) 288-Pin RGB DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 3200 (PC4 25600) Desktop Memory Model F4-3200C16D-32GTRS GPU GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce® GTX 1060 6G (rev. 2.0) Case Tecware Nexus Evo Storage ADATA Ultimate SU800 2TB 2.5" SSD, Toshiba X300 4TB Performance Desktop and Gaming Hard Drive 7200 RPM 128MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5 Inch Internal Hard Drive PSU Cooler Master MWE GOLD 750 FULL MODULAR Display(s) Acer KG271B Cooling Cooler Master MASTERLIQUID ML240R RGB Keyboard ARMAGGEDDON Kalashnikov AK-700 Gaming Keyboard Mouse Razer Naga Hex Wraith Red Edition Wired Laser Mouse Operating System Windows 10 Home Link to post Share on other sites
Posted October 18 · Original PosterOP Just now, ZephCloud said: It's in the manual...which m.2 slot you used? Read the manual it'll tell you which sata ports are affected... does anyone here actually read the original post? "I tried looking at the manual and I'm unsure which part would show it." Link to post Share on other sites
Posted October 18 7 minutes ago, Gfuse said: does anyone here actually read the original post? "I tried looking at the manual and I'm unsure which part would show it." Since it's not stated anywhere in the manual then no sata port(s) shares the lane...just like my msi meg x570 ace you can install every sata ports... CPU AMD Ryzen™ 7 3700X 4.3Ghz 1.3V Motherboard MSI MEG X570 ACE RAM G.SKILL Trident Z Royal Series 32GB (2 x 16GB) 288-Pin RGB DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 3200 (PC4 25600) Desktop Memory Model F4-3200C16D-32GTRS GPU GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce® GTX 1060 6G (rev. 2.0) Case Tecware Nexus Evo Storage ADATA Ultimate SU800 2TB 2.5" SSD, Toshiba X300 4TB Performance Desktop and Gaming Hard Drive 7200 RPM 128MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5 Inch Internal Hard Drive PSU Cooler Master MWE GOLD 750 FULL MODULAR Display(s) Acer KG271B Cooling Cooler Master MASTERLIQUID ML240R RGB Keyboard ARMAGGEDDON Kalashnikov AK-700 Gaming Keyboard Mouse Razer Naga Hex Wraith Red Edition Wired Laser Mouse Operating System Windows 10 Home Link to post Share on other sites
Posted October 18 · Original PosterOP so why won't my hard drive be detected anywhere if its plugged in etc. some ports have to be disabled and idk which ones they are Link to post Share on other sites
Posted October 18 1 minute ago, Gfuse said: so why won't my hard drive be detected anywhere if its plugged in etc. some ports have to be disabled and idk which ones they are Is the hdd new? If it's new just run drives manager and create volume(s)... CPU AMD Ryzen™ 7 3700X 4.3Ghz 1.3V Motherboard MSI MEG X570 ACE RAM G.SKILL Trident Z Royal Series 32GB (2 x 16GB) 288-Pin RGB DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 3200 (PC4 25600) Desktop Memory Model F4-3200C16D-32GTRS GPU GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce® GTX 1060 6G (rev. 2.0) Case Tecware Nexus Evo Storage ADATA Ultimate SU800 2TB 2.5" SSD, Toshiba X300 4TB Performance Desktop and Gaming Hard Drive 7200 RPM 128MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5 Inch Internal Hard Drive PSU Cooler Master MWE GOLD 750 FULL MODULAR Display(s) Acer KG271B Cooling Cooler Master MASTERLIQUID ML240R RGB Keyboard ARMAGGEDDON Kalashnikov AK-700 Gaming Keyboard Mouse Razer Naga Hex Wraith Red Edition Wired Laser Mouse Operating System Windows 10 Home Link to post Share on other sites
Posted October 18 · Original PosterOP Just now, ZephCloud said: Is the hdd new? just bought it the other day for the whole build i made. it's a Seagate BarraCuda 1TB Internal Hard Drive HDD – 3.5 Inch SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 RPM 64MB Cache Link to post Share on other sites
Posted October 18 · Original PosterOP wait not like this its picking up my hard drive and not my ssd just looked and noticed I installed windows on my hard drive and not my ssd when downloading it it asked me which drive 0 or 1 and i thought 0 was my hard drive fack me. but its not showing my ssd anywhere Link to post Share on other sites
Posted October 18 2 minutes ago, Gfuse said: wait not like this its picking up my hard drive and not my ssd just looked and noticed I installed windows on my hard drive and not my ssd when downloading it it asked me which drive 0 or 1 and i thought 0 was my hard drive fack me. but its not showing my ssd anywhere Do you only have the two drives? Main Desktop: Cpu - I7-8700k @5ghz | Mobo - Asus ROG STRIX Z390-E | Gpu - Asus ROG STRIX 2080ti OC | Ram - G.Skill Trident Z RGB 16GB 3200mhz | Aio - H100i Pro RGB | Psu - Evga 850 GQ | Case - Fractal Design Meshify C White | Storage - Samsung 970 Pro M.2 NVME SSD 1x 1TB 1x 512GB / 1x Seagate Ironwolf Pro 4TB HDD | TV Streaming PC: Intel Nuc CPU - i7 8th Gen | RAM - 16GB DDR4 2666mhz | Storage - 256GB WD Black M.2 NVME SSD | Phone: Samsung Galaxy S10+ - Ceramic White 512GB | If you ask for a Mid Tower case recommend, I will 90% of the time recommend the Fractal Design Meshify C or S2. Link to post Share on other sites
Posted October 18 3 minutes ago, Gfuse said: wait not like this its picking up my hard drive and not my ssd just looked and noticed I installed windows on my hard drive and not my ssd when downloading it it asked me which drive 0 or 1 and i thought 0 was my hard drive fack me. but its not showing my ssd anywhere Does the ssd shows in the disk manager? CPU AMD Ryzen™ 7 3700X 4.3Ghz 1.3V Motherboard MSI MEG X570 ACE RAM G.SKILL Trident Z Royal Series 32GB (2 x 16GB) 288-Pin RGB DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 3200 (PC4 25600) Desktop Memory Model F4-3200C16D-32GTRS GPU GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce® GTX 1060 6G (rev. 2.0) Case Tecware Nexus Evo Storage ADATA Ultimate SU800 2TB 2.5" SSD, Toshiba X300 4TB Performance Desktop and Gaming Hard Drive 7200 RPM 128MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5 Inch Internal Hard Drive PSU Cooler Master MWE GOLD 750 FULL MODULAR Display(s) Acer KG271B Cooling Cooler Master MASTERLIQUID ML240R RGB Keyboard ARMAGGEDDON Kalashnikov AK-700 Gaming Keyboard Mouse Razer Naga Hex Wraith Red Edition Wired Laser Mouse Operating System Windows 10 Home Link to post Share on other sites
Posted October 18 · Original PosterOP 2 minutes ago, ZephCloud said: Does the ssd shows in the disk manager? no i dont think so from what I just pulled up Link to post Share on other sites
Posted October 18 Press the windows key..then type in partition this will appear...open it if it's connected it'll show...if it's a new ssd you have to make it as nvme then you can start creating volumes... CPU AMD Ryzen™ 7 3700X 4.3Ghz 1.3V Motherboard MSI MEG X570 ACE RAM G.SKILL Trident Z Royal Series 32GB (2 x 16GB) 288-Pin RGB DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 3200 (PC4 25600) Desktop Memory Model F4-3200C16D-32GTRS GPU GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce® GTX 1060 6G (rev. 2.0) Case Tecware Nexus Evo Storage ADATA Ultimate SU800 2TB 2.5" SSD, Toshiba X300 4TB Performance Desktop and Gaming Hard Drive 7200 RPM 128MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5 Inch Internal Hard Drive PSU Cooler Master MWE GOLD 750 FULL MODULAR Display(s) Acer KG271B Cooling Cooler Master MASTERLIQUID ML240R RGB Keyboard ARMAGGEDDON Kalashnikov AK-700 Gaming Keyboard Mouse Razer Naga Hex Wraith Red Edition Wired Laser Mouse Operating System Windows 10 Home Link to post Share on other sites
Posted October 18 · Original PosterOP Just now, ZephCloud said: Press the windows key..then type in partition this will appear...open it if it's connected it'll show...if it's a new ssd you have to make it as nvme then you can start creating volumes... well it shows disk 0 and 1 and says 1 is unallocated Link to post Share on other sites
Posted October 18 1 minute ago, Gfuse said: well it shows disk 0 and 1 and says 1 is unallocated Disk 1 is your ssd...to start using you need to allocate the space...for eg. CPU AMD Ryzen™ 7 3700X 4.3Ghz 1.3V Motherboard MSI MEG X570 ACE RAM G.SKILL Trident Z Royal Series 32GB (2 x 16GB) 288-Pin RGB DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 3200 (PC4 25600) Desktop Memory Model F4-3200C16D-32GTRS GPU GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce® GTX 1060 6G (rev. 2.0) Case Tecware Nexus Evo Storage ADATA Ultimate SU800 2TB 2.5" SSD, Toshiba X300 4TB Performance Desktop and Gaming Hard Drive 7200 RPM 128MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5 Inch Internal Hard Drive PSU Cooler Master MWE GOLD 750 FULL MODULAR Display(s) Acer KG271B Cooling Cooler Master MASTERLIQUID ML240R RGB Keyboard ARMAGGEDDON Kalashnikov AK-700 Gaming Keyboard Mouse Razer Naga Hex Wraith Red Edition Wired Laser Mouse Operating System Windows 10 Home Link to post Share on other sites
Posted October 18 If it's a new built you can just install windows to disk 1...go to bios and set the boot priority to disk 1...then when you reached windows format the hdd...booting from ssd takes less then 30s...hdd takes more then 2 minutes...xD CPU AMD Ryzen™ 7 3700X 4.3Ghz 1.3V Motherboard MSI MEG X570 ACE RAM G.SKILL Trident Z Royal Series 32GB (2 x 16GB) 288-Pin RGB DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 3200 (PC4 25600) Desktop Memory Model F4-3200C16D-32GTRS GPU GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce® GTX 1060 6G (rev. 2.0) Case Tecware Nexus Evo Storage ADATA Ultimate SU800 2TB 2.5" SSD, Toshiba X300 4TB Performance Desktop and Gaming Hard Drive 7200 RPM 128MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5 Inch Internal Hard Drive PSU Cooler Master MWE GOLD 750 FULL MODULAR Display(s) Acer KG271B Cooling Cooler Master MASTERLIQUID ML240R RGB Keyboard ARMAGGEDDON Kalashnikov AK-700 Gaming Keyboard Mouse Razer Naga Hex Wraith Red Edition Wired Laser Mouse Operating System Windows 10 Home Link to post Share on other sites
Posted October 18 · Original PosterOP 6 minutes ago, ZephCloud said: If it's a new built you can just install windows to disk 1...go to bios and set the boot priority to disk 1...then when you reached windows format the hdd...booting from ssd takes less then 30s...hdd takes more then 2 minutes...xD Yeah I'm resetting the windows to install onto the ssd the only problem was the ssd wasn't showing as an option on the bios the first time just the HDD Link to post Share on other sites
Posted October 18 2 minutes ago, Gfuse said: Yeah I'm resetting the windows to install onto the ssd the only problem was the ssd wasn't showing as an option on the bios the first time just the HDD Unplug the hdd then...then the pc has no options but to install there..hehehe CPU AMD Ryzen™ 7 3700X 4.3Ghz 1.3V Motherboard MSI MEG X570 ACE RAM G.SKILL Trident Z Royal Series 32GB (2 x 16GB) 288-Pin RGB DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 3200 (PC4 25600) Desktop Memory Model F4-3200C16D-32GTRS GPU GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce® GTX 1060 6G (rev. 2.0) Case Tecware Nexus Evo Storage ADATA Ultimate SU800 2TB 2.5" SSD, Toshiba X300 4TB Performance Desktop and Gaming Hard Drive 7200 RPM 128MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5 Inch Internal Hard Drive PSU Cooler Master MWE GOLD 750 FULL MODULAR Display(s) Acer KG271B Cooling Cooler Master MASTERLIQUID ML240R RGB Keyboard ARMAGGEDDON Kalashnikov AK-700 Gaming Keyboard Mouse Razer Naga Hex Wraith Red Edition Wired Laser Mouse Operating System Windows 10 Home Link to post Share on other sites
Posted October 18 · Original PosterOP 2 minutes ago, ZephCloud said: Unplug the hdd then...then the pc has no options but to install there..hehehe Meaning like I had the option to install on drive 0 or 1 when doing it but it wasn't showing both on the bios Link to post Share on other sites
Posted October 18 10 minutes ago, Gfuse said: Meaning like I had the option to install on drive 0 or 1 when doing it but it wasn't showing both on the bios ? Anyway...after selecting the language, time,keyboard...windows keys entered or skipped by choosing I have no key...selecting the windows 10 version you're going to use like windows 10 home x64...accepting the terms...install windows... the next screen should shows what drives and partitions you have..just select drive 1 here and click next... Assuming you're using a usb installer made using the media creation tool on windows's website... CPU AMD Ryzen™ 7 3700X 4.3Ghz 1.3V Motherboard MSI MEG X570 ACE RAM G.SKILL Trident Z Royal Series 32GB (2 x 16GB) 288-Pin RGB DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 3200 (PC4 25600) Desktop Memory Model F4-3200C16D-32GTRS GPU GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce® GTX 1060 6G (rev. 2.0) Case Tecware Nexus Evo Storage ADATA Ultimate SU800 2TB 2.5" SSD, Toshiba X300 4TB Performance Desktop and Gaming Hard Drive 7200 RPM 128MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5 Inch Internal Hard Drive PSU Cooler Master MWE GOLD 750 FULL MODULAR Display(s) Acer KG271B Cooling Cooler Master MASTERLIQUID ML240R RGB Keyboard ARMAGGEDDON Kalashnikov AK-700 Gaming Keyboard Mouse Razer Naga Hex Wraith Red Edition Wired Laser Mouse Operating System Windows 10 Home Link to post Share on other sites