I have got a new SSD. When plugged into the SATA 2 port the SSD shows in the BIOS and can boot into windows. When plugged into the SATA 3 port the SSD will not boot and will not show in the BIOS. Windows can recognize the drive and can read/write to it if the drive is secondary.
When installing Windows while the SSD is plugged into the SATA 3 it will show as a hard drive. I can install onto it but as long as its plugged into SATA 3 when booting it will say “Your PC needs repaired”.
When I move the hard drive to SATA 2 the drive will boot just fine. This is what I am using now.
Troubleshooting:
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Switching cables: Same result.
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Swapping the SATA 3 port the SSD is in from 0 to 1, 2, and 3: Same result
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Repairing windows with a flash drive: Windows was unable to find the drive.
Specs:
OS: Windows 10 1709
Mobo: Gigabyte GA-B85M-D2V (rev. 1.1) BIOS ver. F7
SSD: WD Blue 3D NAND 1TB PC SSD
RAM: 16 GB
CPU: Xeon E3 1241 V3
