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Installing 2nd NVMe SSD made my primary unbootable

Hello,

 

My computer was running just fine for almost two months now. Today I tried to install another 1tb NVMe SSD. 

I went into the BIOS to check the boot order. Ended up turning on XMP and virtualization as well. This caused boot loop with the BIOS and keyboard inputs freaking out. 

BIOS was on F3. I tried clearing CMOS and reseating both SSD. 

 

Ended up flashing new BIOS. So I am now on F6b. It's working fine and I haven't changed anything from default except Boot Order. I still cannot boot into Windows. 

 

I have tried: 

  • a Linux boot USB and checked the primary SSD is still accessible. 
  • a Windows boot USB to try to "Repair Startup" option. 
  • booting with only the one NVMe SSD. 
  • changing the M.2 slot from A to B on the board. 


My weekend is ruined, I have no idea what my next steps are. I am afraid of having to install Windows and all my software all over again. Is there anything you would suggest?

At this point I am unsure if I should install Windows on the Silicon Power drive and use the WD drive as the secondary. 

 

Any help is appreciated. Please let me know what other information I can provide. 

 

 

My specs:

Aorus X570 Ultra

AMD 3800X

GSkill 32GB RAM

RTX 2080

1 3TB HDD, 1 2TB HDD

 

Primary Windows

WD_Black SN750 1TB NVMe Internal Gaming SSD - Gen3 PCIe, M.2 2280, 3D NAND, Up to 3470 MB/s - WDS100T3X0C
New Secondary

Silicon Power 1TB NVMe PCIe Gen3x4 M.2 2280 TLC R/W up to 3,400/3,000MB/s SSD (SU001TBP34A80M28AB)

 

 

Edit:

 

Added some pics of things I am trying. 

 


 

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Disregard

Black Knight-

Ryzen 5 5600, GIGABYTE B550M DS3H, 16Gb Corsair Vengeance LPX 3000mhz, Asrock RX 6800 XT Phantom Gaming,

Seasonic Focus GM 750, Samsung EVO 860 EVO SSD M.2, Intel 660p Series M.2 2280 1TB PCIe NVMe, Linux Mint 20.2 Cinnamon

 

Daughter's Rig;

MSI B450 A Pro, Ryzen 5 3600x, 16GB Corsair Vengeance LPX 3000mhz, Silicon Power A55 512GB SSD, Gigabyte RX 5700 Gaming OC, Corsair CX430

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