Adding M.2 SSD In Aurora R15 AMD and not finding SSD-1 in BIOS

Alienware Aurora R15 AMD

I installed a new WD _BLACK SN770 NVMe SSD (4th Gen) into my PC and the SSD-1 Slot is not being recognized in my motherboard through BIOS/Windows. I tried swapping the original M.2 SSD located in the SSD-0 Slot (with Windows installed) with the SSD-1 Slot and it recognizes the SSD with 2TB is there (in SSD-0 Slot) but no Boot Drive (now in the SSD-1 Slot).

I tried going through the cmd prompt and running chkdsk and diskpart to see if it's found at all after not finding it in System Information and Device Manager.

I've updated all BIOS and Windows Updates.

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redxps630

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November 13th, 2023 00:33

It sounds like ssd-1 slot is disabled, deactivated, or defective.

	M.2 PCIe SSD-0	Displays the SSD information installed in the M.2 PCIe SSD-0.
	M.2 PCIe SSD-1	Displays the SSD information installed in the M.2 PCIe SSD-1.

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redxps630

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November 13th, 2023 00:37

make sure sata operation is set as AHCI, which is default,

SATA/NVME Operation mode

Sets the operating mode of the integrated storage device controller.

Default: AHCI/NVMe

Vanadiel

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November 13th, 2023 17:07

If you swapped SSD-0 with SSD-1 and the BIOS sees the drive, then the slot is working.

For boot drive you have to select the Windows EFI boot manager.

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