I bought this motherboard a while ago (MSI PRO B650-S WiFi, DDR5), and the specs online say it has 4 SATA ports.
Recently I got a free SATA SSD from a friend, so I opened my PC to plug it in… and realized something weird:
SATA 1–2 are normal and already in use.
SATA 3–4 are printed on the motherboard, but the “ports” are covered with a solid plastic block.
It looks like a cap, but it does not come off at all.
There is no side opening for a SATA cable either.
Basically only 2 real SATA ports exist.
Here are the pics of the SATA area (SATA 3–4 look sealed):
Is this normal?
Did MSI remove the extra SATA ports on this revision?
Or did I get a defective board?