Re-enable a disabled drive. Can I do this in the BIOS?


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CalypsoArt

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So my machine has three drives, one of which I was problematic. Every time there was a crash, it was trying to write to that drive. On startup after a crash, the machine would always do a drive repair on that drive. I feel like this happened after the machine got hot. The drive is a m.2 SSD on the underside of the ASUS ROG Strix B550-I motherboard. Replacing the drive would mean completely disassembly of the machine, so I disabled the drive in Disk Manager and the problem went away. However, I'd like enable it again to access some files and then wipe it. However, the drive is no longer visible in Disk Manager. DM only shows the other two drives.

C: which is the Samsung 960 EVO 500GB
E: which is the Crucial CT500P5PSSD8

I went into the BIOS and found the those two listed in the NVMe page. I eventually found the problem, drive a Crucial CT1000MX500SSD (1000.2GB) on the BIOS SATA page. (See Pics) Can I enable the disabled drive in the BIOS, and how would I do that.
 

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    ROG STRIX B850-I
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Says that sata port is enabled.. you could enable the hotplug but I doubt that’ll make any difference. You sure it’s not enabled and just not assigned a drive letter in windows? Did you check Disk Management?
 

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dacrone said:
Says that sata port is enabled.. you could enable the hotplug but I doubt that’ll make any difference. You sure it’s not enabled and just not assigned a drive letter in windows? Did you check Disk Management?
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Yep. this is what DM shows.

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    Ryzen 9 9900X
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    ROG STRIX B850-I
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    G.SKILL DDR5 Flare X5 64GB 6000 CL30-40-40-96
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    RTX 4060 6GB
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What does it say if you browse to E:\ in explorer or terminal?
 

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dacrone said:
What does it say if you browse to E:\ in explorer or terminal?
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There is no problem with E:. The malfunctioning drive that I disabled was D:
Neither terminal nor explorer find the drive the drive. The only place is shows is in the BIOS on the SATA page.
 

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    Ryzen 9 9900X
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    ROG STRIX B850-I
    Memory
    G.SKILL DDR5 Flare X5 64GB 6000 CL30-40-40-96
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    RTX 4060 6GB
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    Onboard Realtek
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    Dual Dell U3014
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    Samsung EVO m.2 2TB, Silicon Power m.2 2TB
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    Corsair Modular SFX 750W
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    NZXT KRAKEN 240 AIO

My Computer

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  • OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Home Built
    CPU
    Ryzen 9 9900X
    Motherboard
    ROG STRIX B850-I
    Memory
    G.SKILL DDR5 Flare X5 64GB 6000 CL30-40-40-96
    Graphics Card(s)
    RTX 4060 6GB
    Sound Card
    Onboard Realtek
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dual Dell U3014
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1600
    Hard Drives
    Samsung EVO m.2 2TB, Silicon Power m.2 2TB
    PSU
    Corsair Modular SFX 750W
    Case
    Lan-Li H2O
    Cooling
    NZXT KRAKEN 240 AIO
hi @CalypsoArt

What does the Device Manager show under 'Disk Drives'? Also, in the Device Manager have you tried running the 'Scan for hardware changes ' option?
 

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Same two HDs.
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  • OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Home Built
    CPU
    Ryzen 9 9900X
    Motherboard
    ROG STRIX B850-I
    Memory
    G.SKILL DDR5 Flare X5 64GB 6000 CL30-40-40-96
    Graphics Card(s)
    RTX 4060 6GB
    Sound Card
    Onboard Realtek
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dual Dell U3014
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1600
    Hard Drives
    Samsung EVO m.2 2TB, Silicon Power m.2 2TB
    PSU
    Corsair Modular SFX 750W
    Case
    Lan-Li H2O
    Cooling
    NZXT KRAKEN 240 AIO
1) you keep saying disk manager.. i'm assuming you meant you disabled it in disk management?
2) if it shows in bios but not in windows, its seeming more like a driver issue to recognize the m.2 slot - look for mobo drivers for m.2
 

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