ASRock H170M Pro4 / M.2 SSD & two SATA-3 HDDs

Message Topic Search Topic Options Post Reply Create New Topic Printable Version Translate Topic

   Hello Guys
I recently bought the ASRock H170M Pro4 togehter with a M.2 SSD (Crucial MX300) and two WD 2TB HDDs.
I have now the problem, that my system only recognize one of the two HDDs (the one connected to the port sata3_1).
The HDD connected to the port sata3_0 does not show up. In  the BIOS i see, that the M.2 SDD occupies this slot.
In the manuel and on the product site (http://www.asrock.com/mb/Intel/H170M%20Pro4/?cat=Specifications) it says: "If M2_1 is occupied by a SATA-type M.2 device, SATA3_0 and SATA3_1 will be disabled."
So i guess thats the reason why my second HDD not shows up (in BIOS and Diskmanager). But i wonder why my HDD on port sata3_1 gets regonized when it says "SATA3_0 AND SATA3_1 will be disabled"?
Is it even possible to run a system with 2 (Sata 3)HDDs and an OS System drive with this MoBo? Maybe with a PCI-Express SSD or can i tweak some settings and still use the M.2 SSD i bought?

Any feedback/suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Thx xela

Author	Message Topic Search Topic Options Post Reply Create New Topic Printable Version Translate Topic
xela6078 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 19 Dec 2016 Status: Offline Points: 3	Post Options Post Reply Quote xela6078 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: ASRock H170M Pro4 / M.2 SSD & two SATA-3 HDDs Posted: 19 Dec 2016 at 10:38am
	Hello Guys I recently bought the ASRock H170M Pro4 togehter with a M.2 SSD (Crucial MX300) and two WD 2TB HDDs. I have now the problem, that my system only recognize one of the two HDDs (the one connected to the port sata3_1). The HDD connected to the port sata3_0 does not show up. In the BIOS i see, that the M.2 SDD occupies this slot. In the manuel and on the product site (http://www.asrock.com/mb/Intel/H170M%20Pro4/?cat=Specifications) it says: "If M2_1 is occupied by a SATA-type M.2 device, SATA3_0 and SATA3_1 will be disabled." So i guess thats the reason why my second HDD not shows up (in BIOS and Diskmanager). But i wonder why my HDD on port sata3_1 gets regonized when it says "SATA3_0 AND SATA3_1 will be disabled"? Is it even possible to run a system with 2 (Sata 3)HDDs and an OS System drive with this MoBo? Maybe with a PCI-Express SSD or can i tweak some settings and still use the M.2 SSD i bought? Any feedback/suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thx xela

ASRock_TSD Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List ASRock_Official Joined: 20 Mar 2015 Status: Offline Points: 8787	Post Options Post Reply Quote ASRock_TSD Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 27 Dec 2016 at 3:57pm
	Dear xela6078, Greetings, this is ASRock TSD. H170M Pro4 Ultra M.2 Sockets support 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). The M.2 slot is shared with SATA3_0 and SATA3_1, so if M2_1 is occupied by a SATA-type M.2 device, SATA3_0 and SATA3_1 will be disabled. We would suggest connecting HDD to other SATA ports except for SATA3_0 and SATA3_1 when using M.2 device. The link to this model specification is below. http://www.asrock.com/mb/Intel/H170M%20Pro4/?cat=Specifications Thanks! All the best, ASRock TSD