Sata storage stops PC booting

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   I've just built a new pc based on a ryzen 1600af on an Asrock b450itx motherboard. It has a brand new nvme drive for the boot drive with win10 pro on. However, when I plug my old, existing data drives in it refuses to boot. One is a sata SSD and one is a sata HDD. With sata set to ahci mode in bios the pc simply won't boot, it gets to the blue windows logo and hangs with the spinning balls endlessly spinning. If I change the sata mode from ahci to raid the pc boots but the drives don't show up. I can't find a similar issue via Google. Anu ideas?

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Lung Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 20 Jan 2020 Status: Offline Points: 4	Post Options Post Reply Quote Lung Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Sata storage stops PC booting Posted: 20 Jan 2020 at 4:26pm
	I've just built a new pc based on a ryzen 1600af on an Asrock b450itx motherboard. It has a brand new nvme drive for the boot drive with win10 pro on. However, when I plug my old, existing data drives in it refuses to boot. One is a sata SSD and one is a sata HDD. With sata set to ahci mode in bios the pc simply won't boot, it gets to the blue windows logo and hangs with the spinning balls endlessly spinning. If I change the sata mode from ahci to raid the pc boots but the drives don't show up. I can't find a similar issue via Google. Anu ideas?

Reset Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 13 Jan 2020 Status: Offline Points: 99	Post Options Post Reply Quote Reset Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 21 Jan 2020 at 12:44am
	Unfortunately I do not have a clear help either. But a few pointers. I guess that the old SATA SSD was your boot drive, there is probably still the MBR on it, and the UEFI Secureboot doesn't like it. Put that down and see if it works then...

Reset Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 13 Jan 2020 Status: Offline Points: 99	Post Options Post Reply Quote Reset Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 21 Jan 2020 at 12:48am
	Did you format the Nvme SSD as GPT? So that the UEFI can save its data? Start the stick/DVD press F11 and select "as UEFI then the C:\ drive is also used as UEFI.

gizmic Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 13 Jun 2018 Location: Hong Kong Status: Offline Points: 677	Post Options Post Reply Quote gizmic Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 21 Jan 2020 at 10:18am
	does the old drive have windows in them legacy mode windows will crash if you enable uefi mode


Lung Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 20 Jan 2020 Status: Offline Points: 4	Post Options Post Reply Quote Lung Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 22 Jan 2020 at 5:44pm
	Turned out it was a dodgy sata cable of all things.