PC not starting after adding new M.2 SSD

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   Hi @cx5, even after trying the different SATA slots, my PC stays frozen at the motherboard boot up screen. In BIOS, it says that my SSD with my OS is the first in boot up, but still freezes when my M.2 is inserted. The only thing from my manual regarding storage is:       1 x Ultra M.2 Socket, supports M Key type 2242/2260/2280 
M.2 SATA3 6.0 Gb/s module and M.2 PCI Express module up 
to Gen3 x4 (32 Gb/s) (with Matisse, Picasso, Summit Ridge, 
Raven Ridge and Pinnacle Ridge) or Gen3 x2 (16 Gb/s) (with 
Athlon series APU)*
* Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks
* Supports ASRock U.2 Kit

Does this mean that SATA3 can't be used with M.2?

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ESChestnut Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 15 Aug 2022 Status: Offline Points: 110	Post Options Post Reply Quote ESChestnut Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 16 Aug 2022 at 8:57am
	Hi @cx5, even after trying the different SATA slots, my PC stays frozen at the motherboard boot up screen. In BIOS, it says that my SSD with my OS is the first in boot up, but still freezes when my M.2 is inserted. The only thing from my manual regarding storage is: 1 x Ultra M.2 Socket, supports M Key type 2242/2260/2280 M.2 SATA3 6.0 Gb/s module and M.2 PCI Express module up to Gen3 x4 (32 Gb/s) (with Matisse, Picasso, Summit Ridge, Raven Ridge and Pinnacle Ridge) or Gen3 x2 (16 Gb/s) (with Athlon series APU)* * Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks * Supports ASRock U.2 Kit Does this mean that SATA3 can't be used with M.2?

cx5 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 15 Sep 2017 Location: Hong Kong Status: Offline Points: 2398	Post Options Post Reply Quote cx5 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 15 Aug 2022 at 3:35pm
	Hello @ESChestnut try changing the 3rd SSD sata port, because some actual signal routes are shared between here and there, read your motherboard's manual more more carefully and you will notice some place has small prints, if you use port 1 then can't use port 5, etc etc..... i.e. my x370 taichi M2.socket2 cannot be used together PCIe_slot5, because they are both wired together as one or the other.
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ESChestnut Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 15 Aug 2022 Status: Offline Points: 110	Post Options Post Reply Quote ESChestnut Report Post Thanks(1) Quote Reply Posted: 15 Aug 2022 at 3:18pm
	After adding a Crucial - P3 1TB to my B450M-HDV R4, my PC gets stuck on the motherboard logo screen and doesn't register my keyboard inputs to get into the boot menu. This is my 3rd storage device and when I just have the other two in, it boots fine. When by itself it doesn't boot nor does it when it's just the M.2 with the SSD that has my OS. Should I just buy another SATA SSD or can I get it to work with the M.2?