AMD Motherboard BIOS, multiple drive types
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Forum Description: Question about ASRock AMD motherboards
URL: https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=99550
Printed Date: 31 Oct 2025 at 5:31pm
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Topic: AMD Motherboard BIOS, multiple drive types
Posted By: jphutch60bj
Subject: AMD Motherboard BIOS, multiple drive types
Date Posted: 27 Feb 2025 at 12:52am
ASRock B650M PRO RS WIFI Motherboard:
AMD Ryzen 7 8700F 4.1 GHz 8-Core Processor AM5 socket
Memory Kingston FURY Beast Black 16GB 5200MT/s DDR5
WINDOWS 10 PRO/ENTERPRISE OS
1 1TB M2 Crucial P3 Plus 1TB PCIe Gen4 3D 4X4: Disk 0
1 1TB SSD DRIVE Westerndigital Model:WD10SPSX-00A6WT0 SATA3: DISK 1
1 4TB WD - Blue Internal Hard Drive for Desktops Model:WD40EZAX SATA3: DISK 2
It has been 15 years since I last put together a computer.
Issue can't format SATA drives?
BIOS/UEFI would only format the 1TB M24x4 PCIE, which was auto assigned as Disk0, Drive:C in Windows10.
Able to install Windows 10 enterprise, on the C drive.
SATA drives were designated AHCI in BIOS setup, and seen.
To format the new, additional SATA3 disks I had to use Windows10: [ Computer Management ] app. did the trick.
My takeaway is the BIOS/UEFI will only format single drive.
It seems to me that this should be noted in ASROCK Manual's as there are numerous posts about this Issue.
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JPH
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