Installing M.2 drive as secondary storage prevents boot drive from appearing

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I'm using an internal 2.5 inch SSD as my boot drive and am trying to add a M.2 drive as secondary storage. When I installed the M.2 drive and restarted my computer it booted to the BIOS and said No Boot Drives Detected. When I removed the M.2 drive my computer started as normal.

Here's what I'm using:
Motherboard: ASUS ROG Maximus IX Hero
CPU: Intel i7-7700K
OS: Windows 10 Home
OS Drive: Crucial MX300 525GB SATA 2.5 Inch SSD
M.2 Drive: WD Blue 250GB Internal SSD

Let me know if you need any other info or have suggestions for troubleshooting. Thanks!
 
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norseman4


Good find. I didn't see this in the online manual.

OP: Move your boot drive connection to another SATA connector.
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The thing that went immediately through my head is that many (most?) motherboards disable some SATA ports when using an M.2 drive. I have not checked the manual for your MB concerning this though.
 
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Good find. I didn't see this in the online manual.

OP: Move your boot drive connection to another SATA connector.
 
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