Struggling with PCIe Detection - Asrock rack bundle

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Hey all,

I am running the Asrock rack Altra Q64 bundle and struggling getting any PCIe devices detected. I have two M.2 SSDs which work fine but I have been trying to add a startech 4 port SATA adapter and can’t get it to detect in any slot. I also have been trying to use a SlimSAS to U.2 adapter for a Soldigm ssd and also can’t seem to detect that either.

I don’t see anything really useful in dmesg but does anyone have any other ideas for me to troubleshooti connectivity?

Thanks!

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We’re going to need quite a bit more info here:

  • What O/S are you running?
  • What is the output of “lspci” (if you’re on Linux)?
  • What specific makes and models of cards are you running?
  • Is SecureBoot enabled or disabled?
  • According to the vendor documentation, what drivers should be loading?
  • If you look for messages related to those drivers in the logs, what comes up?
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Answers in order:

Debian trixie
lspci outputs all the PCI bridges, ethernet controllers, and my two m.2 ssds, but not my specific pcie sata card
Its a startech, the controller is Asmedia’s ASM1164
SecureBoot enabled
ahci is the correct driver
nothing telling, no errors
the achi driver is loaded though which I verified with lsmod.
I also tried this in all the pcie slots too just in case a slot was being finnicky

Regarding the u.2 ssd, the nvme driver is also loaded but it also doesnt appear in lspci output.
I am using a slimsas to u.2 cable for that and it also does not appear in the bios in the nvme section either. I also tried all 4 ports on the mobo to no avail

Thanks again!

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To anyone that finds this, I managed to find the solution to one of the problems. I was using a tri-mode slimsas to u.2 cable which was not working. Swapping that with a non-tri-mode cable solved the issue detecting my SSD.

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