ROG Maximus Xiii Hero - BSOD - PCIe/SATA Problem

[Mole65]

Hello,

I have a PCIe to SATA problem, and maybe someone can help.

History: I built a system with an ASUS ROG Maximus XIII Hero using NVMe M.2 as the system HD and another NVMe M.2 for data. Graphics NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060.

I've connected five HD drives to motherboard SATA1/2/3/4/5 ports and also installed a PCIe to SATA extension card - MZHOU Controller SATA PCI,4X 8 Port SATA ASM575+1166 8-Port-Chip,supports 8 SATA 3.0

https://www.amazon.com/MZHOU-Profile-Bracket-Support-Devices/dp/B098QPBCBJ

I added three more HD drives to this card.

Everything worked fine; all 8 HDs were visible and accessible for one year running with Windows 11.

Issue: Since one week, I've had a problem where the PC does not boot (spinning Windows circle) after a restart command. Detaching the HDs connected to the PCIe to SATA controller allows the PC to boot, and I can see the five HD drives connected to SATA1/2/3/4/5, which are accessible. Connecting an HD to the extension card (hot plug capable) causes a BSOD, and the PC starts to reboot, ending at the spinning circle.

I suspected a defective/broken controller card and ordered a different one - Startech 8P6G-PCIE-SATA-CARD:

https://www.amazon.com/StarTech-com-Port-SATA-PCIe-8P6G-PCIE-SATA-CARD/dp/B09FY9FBTN/ref=sr_1_3?crid...

Installing this, including drivers, gives the same problem. Attaching an HD to the card results in a BSOD.

To exclude any software issues, I restored an older installation image from four weeks ago, but it gave me the same result. Therefore, I would exclude a driver/software issue because this earlier backup always worked flawlessly when restored, including the installation that was stable for 1-2 years.

Any ideas?

Many thanks.

P.S.: Newest BIOS and Intel ME installed

[Jiaszzz_ROG]

Hello, @Mole65 

Thank you for reaching out to us and providing detailed context.
May I inquire if the situation you described occurred following any recent changes, such as a BIOS update or the connection of an external device?
Could you please confirm if you encountered BSOD when testing each SSD connected directly to the motherboard without using a SATA PCIE card?
Have you ruled out the possibility of hardware issues with individual SSDs or HDDs that might be causing the BSOD?
If needed, we recommend removing all SSDs and HDDs except for the system drive and then testing each HDD one by one with the SATA PCIE card to isolate any potential hardware problems, or consider cross-testing with different adapters.
However, we still recommend avoiding the use of adapters if possible to prevent potential compatibility or stability issues.

Thank you.