m.2 wont boot without sata ssd

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   strange issue here, i installed an m.2 a few months ago and installed a new windows os onto it. when the computer boots up im prompt with booting from old (sata ssd) or the new (m.2 ssd). this is all normal, however i just tried removing my old ssd's and the bios prompts me to insert a boot drive. when i go into bios i can see the samsung m.2 is a boot option but fails to boot into windows without plugging in the other sata ssd's. was going to update bios but this version is stable apart from this odd behavior. any help other than 'update bios' would be much appreciated.

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gunnthorian Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 25 Jan 2022 Location: Florida Status: Offline Points: 35	Post Options Post Reply Quote gunnthorian Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: m.2 wont boot without sata ssd Posted: 25 Jan 2022 at 8:27am
	strange issue here, i installed an m.2 a few months ago and installed a new windows os onto it. when the computer boots up im prompt with booting from old (sata ssd) or the new (m.2 ssd). this is all normal, however i just tried removing my old ssd's and the bios prompts me to insert a boot drive. when i go into bios i can see the samsung m.2 is a boot option but fails to boot into windows without plugging in the other sata ssd's. was going to update bios but this version is stable apart from this odd behavior. any help other than 'update bios' would be much appreciated.

gunnthorian Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 25 Jan 2022 Location: Florida Status: Offline Points: 35	Post Options Post Reply Quote gunnthorian Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 25 Jan 2022 at 8:28am
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ASRock_TSD Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List ASRock_Official Joined: 20 Mar 2015 Status: Offline Points: 8907	Post Options Post Reply Quote ASRock_TSD Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 25 Jan 2022 at 3:31pm
	Hi gunnthorian, Thank you for your post. We think some necessary file for booting windows has been installed in your SATA SSD. It might the reason why your Windows is not able to boot without SATA SSD. We recommend backing up your DATA and reinstalling the Windows with only installed M.2 SSD in your system. All the best ASRock TSD Edited by ASRock_TSD - 25 Jan 2022 at 3:32pm