X870E GODLIKE M.2 XPANDER-Z SLIDER GEN5 Not Working

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Hello dear forum members.
I bought a MEG X870E GODLIKE motherboard. I installed it today but encountered a problem.
I installed 2 SSDs for M.2 XPANDER-Z SLIDER GEN5. I installed it but I can't get it to work at all. XPANDER-Z SLIDER doesn't have any lights on.
Can you help?

1.
Will having SSDs in M2_1 and M2_2 slots prevent it from working?
2.
I connected the power but there is no power. The blue light is not on. I could not get it to work at all. Do I also need to connect the power input that I marked in the image below?
3.
The SSDs that I installed in the M.2 XPANDER-Z SLIDER are not visible in the BIOS. Do I need to make any settings in the BIOS?

My system components are as follows:;

AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
MSI MEG X870E GODLIKE
ASUS ROG STRIX GeForce RTX 4090 24GB GDDR6X 384Bit
Corsair Dominator Titanium RGB 64GB (2X32GB) 6000MHz DDR5 CL30 Ram CMP32GX5M2B6000Z30
CORSAIR MP700 PRO GEN 5 2TB M.2 SSD 12400MB/s 11800MB/s
Seagate FireCuda 540 GEN 5 2TB M.2 SSD 10,000MB/s 10,000MB/s
Seagate FireCuda 530 GEN 4 2TB M.2 SSD 7300 MB/s 6900 MB/s
LIAN LI O11 Dynamic EVO XL BLACK CASE
Corsair iCUE LINK H170i RGB 420mm LCD Liquid Cooler
MSI MEG AI1300P PCIE5 1300W 80 PLUS PLATINUM
 

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plutomate said:
Can you list down your full system configuration? Which CPU do you use?
I don't think that PCIe power connector is mandatory but why not.
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Sorry, I should have added this to the topic. I edited it.
My system components are as follows:

AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
MSI MEG X870E GODLIKE
ASUS ROG STRIX GeForce RTX 4090 24GB GDDR6X 384Bit
Corsair Dominator Titanium RGB 64GB (2X32GB) 6000MHz DDR5 CL30 Ram CMP32GX5M2B6000Z30
CORSAIR MP700 PRO GEN 5 2TB M.2 SSD 12400MB/s 11800MB/s
Seagate FireCuda 540 GEN 5 2TB M.2 SSD 10,000MB/s 10,000MB/s
Seagate FireCuda 530 GEN 4 2TB M.2 SSD 7300 MB/s 6900 MB/s
LIAN LI O11 Dynamic EVO XL BLACK CASE
Corsair iCUE LINK H170i RGB 420mm LCD Liquid Cooler
MSI MEG AI1300P PCIE5 1300W 80 PLUS PLATINUM
 
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plutomate said:
Is BIOS up to date? For testing purpose, if you put VGA on slot 2, will it work?
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I tried swapping the graphics card and it still didn't work.
On page 66 of the Godlike booklet, there is a warning in red:
Important!
If the system fails to detect the M.2 SSD, please attempt to replace the thermal pad. We provide thermal pads in two varying thicknesses. To ensure a successful connection with the M.2 SSD,please select the appropriate thickness based on your M.2 SSD requirement.

Could it be related to this?
 
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