REBOOT AND SELECT PROPER BOOT DEVICE

[KipMcLaughlin]

Hello all, thanks in advance! This issue is not happening every time, but it has been happening often and it's very frustrating! I seem to notice it particularly happening after restarting from an install or update. It could just be coincidental. If I try to reboot and go into the BIOS to change the boot priority, my M.2 with the OS on it does not show up as an option. I have to physically uninstall the M.2 and reinstall it. Once does this, the system boots fine. I just don't understand why it keeps happening. I also don't understand why physically uninstalling the M.2 temporarily solves the problem. See PC specs below.

 

 

OS: Windows 10

 

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 1st Gen - RYZEN 5 1600 Summit Ridge (Zen) 6-Core 3.2 GHz (3.6 GHz Turbo) Socket AM4 65W YD1600BBAEBOX

 

Motherboard: ASUS ROG Strix B450-F Gaming II AMD AM4 (3rd Gen Ryzen)

 

RAM: CORSAIR Vengeance RGB Pro (AMD Ryzen Ready) 16GB (2 x 8GB) 288-Pin DDR4 3600

 

GPU: PowerColor AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT 6GB AXRX 5600XT 6GBD6-3DHV2/OC

 

Storage: Team Group MP33 PRO M.2 2280 1TB PCIe 3.0 x4 with NVMe 1.3 3D NAND Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) TM8FPD001T0C101
               WD Blue 2TB Desktop Hard Disk Drive - 5400 RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache 3.5 Inch - WD20EZRZ
               WD Blue 250GB Internal SSD Solid State Drive - SATA 6Gb/s 2.5 Inch - WDS250G1B0A

 

PSU: EVGA SuperNOVA 120-GP-0650-X1, 650 G+, 80 Plus Gold 650W, Fully Modular

 

Case: Phanteks Eclipse P400A PH-EC400ATG_DWT01 White Steel / Tempered Glass ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

 

Cooling: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo CPU Cooler, 4 CDC Heatpipes, 120mm PWM Fan, Aluminum Fins for AMD Ryzen/Intel LGA1200/1151

 

 

 

[bmx6454]

have you tried updating the bios?

[BiotechBen]

Set the primary boot device to Boot Loader. Then the desired drive second. That usually fixes the problem, weird bug with windows that I've seen. 

[KipMcLaughlin]

1 hour ago, bmx6454 said:

have you tried updating the bios?

It shows no updates. 

[KipMcLaughlin]

3 hours ago, bmx6454 said:

have you tried updating the bios?

Ok the EZ Update was not reporting any updates. So I went to ASUS website and downloaded the newest BIOS and updated manually. Upon restarting the system after the BIOS update it got stuck on the reboot. Now it won't acknowledge my M.2 boot drive no matter what I do and I can't boot. 

[KipMcLaughlin]

2 hours ago, BiotechBen said:

Set the primary boot device to Boot Loader. Then the desired drive second. That usually fixes the problem, weird bug with windows that I've seen. 

Ben, on mine I think it's worded as Boot Manager or something like that but it goes away as an option when the M.2 disappears. 

[BiotechBen]

46 minutes ago, KipMcLaughlin said:

Ben, on mine I think it's worded as Boot Manager or something like that but it goes away as an option when the M.2 disappears. 

My bad, Manager is correct. This seems to be an interesting predicament, do you have other M.2 slots to try the drive in?

[KipMcLaughlin]

9 hours ago, BiotechBen said:

My bad, Manager is correct. This seems to be an interesting predicament, do you have other M.2 slots to try the drive in?

No, unfortunately it only has one slot. I can't get it to acknowledge the M.2 at all now after trying the BIOS update. I am wondering if I have a bad M.2. 

 

 

[BiotechBen]

1 hour ago, KipMcLaughlin said:

No, unfortunately it only has one slot. I can't get it to acknowledge the M.2 at all now after trying the BIOS update. I am wondering if I have a bad M.2. 

 

 

That is entirely possible. Apart from the NVMe, you and I have nearly identical storage setups.