PC won't boot after installing a new M.2 despite me having Windows 10 on my current Hard Drive

[Stannis_The_Mannis]

Hi guys.

So a few days ago I bought a Kingston A400 120GB M.2 SSD to add to my storage and maybe move my OS onto it as my OS iss on my hard drive. But after installing the SSD into my motherboard (Gigabyte B450 AORUS Elite) and turning my pc back on again, it asks me to insert boot media and press a key. 

Upon seeing this I tried to create boot media with the Windows tool. I moved the boot media onto a USB stick i had. So I tried again with the SSD and still it comes up asking me to insert boot media. I tried using a free trial of a partitioning/general storage management thing called AOMEI but I wasn't going to spend more money on something that I might be able to fix asking this forum.

How should I try to get my Windows 10 to onto my new SSD

I don't know the product activation key or have a disc or anything in case that might be helpful.

Thanks for any responses

[WhitetailAni]

Move your hard drive SATA cable.

Your hard drive is likely plugged into a port that is disabled when an M.2 SSD is put in.

It happens to a lot of people, don't feel dumb

[Dujith]

Where did u install the drive? in the M2A_SOCKET or the M2B_SOCKET

Only the A socket supports SATA SSD's (Which the Kingston is)

[WkdPaul]

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Do not repost, wait for a mod to move your thread instead.

[Stannis_The_Mannis]

3 minutes ago, Dujith said:

Where did u install the drive? in the M2A_SOCKET or the M2B_SOCKET

Only the A socket supports SATA SSD's (Which the Kingston is)

M2A

[Dujith]

18 minutes ago, ragnarok0273 said:

Move your hard drive SATA cable.

Your hard drive is likely plugged into a port that is disabled when an M.2 SSD is put in.

It happens to a lot of people, don't feel dumb

 

5 minutes ago, Stannis_The_Mannis said:

M2A

ASATA3_0 and ASATA1 will be disabled if u use a SATA drive in M2A

[Stannis_The_Mannis]

28 minutes ago, ragnarok0273 said:

Move your hard drive SATA cable.

Your hard drive is likely plugged into a port that is disabled when an M.2 SSD is put in.

It happens to a lot of people, don't feel dumb

Thanks, ill try moving it

[Stannis_The_Mannis]

On 11/5/2020 at 4:55 PM, Dujith said:

 

ASATA3_0 and ASATA1 will be disabled if u use a SATA drive in M2A

I managed to install the SSD into the m2a slot and i can now boot up, but it isn't showing up as a storage option

Edited November 6, 2020 by Stannis_The_Mannis