Cannot boot from M.2

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   Hi,

My motherboard AB350 Gaming-ITX/ac will not use the AST280 240G M.2 as boot drive. 
I am able to install windows 10 on the drive. But cannot boot from it and get BSOD.
Is it board problem or M.2? what else can I do now?

Best regards 

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Yannoss Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 11 Nov 2017 Status: Offline Points: 16	Post Options Post Reply Quote Yannoss Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Cannot boot from M.2 Posted: 06 Aug 2019 at 11:10am
	Hi, My motherboard AB350 Gaming-ITX/ac will not use the AST280 240G M.2 as boot drive. I am able to install windows 10 on the drive. But cannot boot from it and get BSOD. Is it board problem or M.2? what else can I do now? Best regards

ASRock_TSD Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List ASRock_Official Joined: 20 Mar 2015 Status: Offline Points: 8937	Post Options Post Reply Quote ASRock_TSD Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 06 Aug 2019 at 12:24pm
	Dear Yannoss, Greetings, this is ASRock TSD. According to your question, we provide some suggestions for verifying: 1. Please enter to BIOS setup and load BIOS default setting via [F9] key. 2. Under Advanced tab>Storage device, please check if the M.2 SSD is recognized. 3. Please press [F11] key during post screen to access Boot Menu; make sure the M.2 SSD is detected. If the M.2 SSD is detected by BIOS, this indicates there's no firmware or HW issue. Please try to re-install a clean Windows 10 OS to the M.2 SSD; If possible, please use another Windows 10 installation media to verify. Thanks! All the best, ASRock TSD

Quesada Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 05 Aug 2023 Location: Costa Rica Status: Offline Points: 30	Post Options Post Reply Quote Quesada Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 05 Aug 2023 at 10:15am
	So I was trying all these fixes but nothing. Personally what fixed it was the NVME Sanitation tool located in the BIOS. Run it with the format setting. If not, check the gen used by the SSD and the motherboard and configure accordingly.

M440 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 12 Jul 2023 Status: Offline Points: 4580	Post Options Post Reply Quote M440 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 05 Aug 2023 at 7:32pm
	If you are making full install of windows 10/11 it should be writing UEFI boot entries, but I would check that.
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