Each OS Setup needs a matching NVMe driver for the detection of the NVMe SSD. WIN10 is the first Windows OS, which natively supports NVMe.
My windows is 7 how would I use hyper x as storage drive motherboard is x79a-gd45 plus
@cmoneytheman :
What is âhyper xâ, which disk drive shall be your system drive (containing the OS) and why donât you want to use Win10, which natively supports nearly all NVMe Controllers?
Hyper x predator its pcie I do have win 10 to it Im using 7 cause a game wouldnt work on 10 and the didnt ssd wouldnt show up in my system on 10 i was asking cause maybe somebody can tell me how to make it show up on 10
Just to finish following up â this guide worked perfectly for a GA-x79-UP4 motherboard, using F7 BIOS.
Hello Fernando,
thank you very much for your support and support for finding and setting up a suitable SSD and creating a required BIOSmod for my system.
The PC is now ready and running well.
Board: MSI Z77 MPower
M.2 SSD: Samsung NVMe 960 EVO 250
BIOSmod: 17.12 + NVME module 3, uncompressed
Adapter: Aquacomputer kryoM.2 evo PCIe 3.0 x4 Adapter for M.2 NGFF PCIe SSD
The LED lighting integrated into this adapter provides an information at the
Access to the M.2 SSD, since the SATA access LED does not work.
Sorry again for the run-up difficulties with the English language. The Google translator works much better than the previously used Bing translator.
Sincerely
Carnmerioneth
AS SSD Benchmark 5 GB:
Samsung SSD 830 960 EVO
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Seq: 502,69 MB/s 258,55 MB/s 2398,24 MB/s 1580,63 MB/s
4K: 17,94 MB/s 54,59 MB/s 40,29 MB/s 123,61 MB/s
4K-64Thrd: 280,54 MB/s 82,25 MB/s 1754,34 MB/s 816,72 MB/s
Zugriffszeit: 0,156 ms 0,258 ms 0,041 ms 0,159 ms
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Hello everyone!
I have ASRock b250m Pro4 motherboard and PLEXTOR 512M8PEGN PCI ssd. If any HDD connected I can setup and load Windows 10 from ssd. If I disconnect HDD (PC has ssd only) system start loading and cycle reboot. This behaviour I see also when load from USB-flash - system load normally only if SATA disk connected. Could you help me? I need PC with nvme ssd bootable disk only. PC has 16GB Samsung DDR4 2400 memory (it tested by memtest - is OK).
@pVlady :
Welcome to the Win-RAID Forum!
Does your ASRock mainboard natively support booting off an NVMe SSD? If not, how did you manage to get full NVMe support?
How many bootable HDDs/SSDs are connected to your mainboard? It is not a good idea to have more than 1 boot sector within the system configuration.
Have you aready looked into the BOOT section of the BIOS? The âWindows Boot Managerâ should be on the first position of the HDD boot order.
Regards
Dieter (alias Fernando)
Hello Fernando!
1. Due to specification ASRock b250m Pro4 mainboard supports NVMe SSD as boot disks http://www.asrock.com/mb/Intel/B250M%20PâŚp#Specification.
2. There is only one bootable disk (NVMe SSD) connects to the mainboard.
3. Yes, I looked the âWindows Boot Manager <PLEXTOR>â in the boot section of BIOS.
If PLEXTOR NVMe SSD is connected only the PC cannot boot - it begins booting and reboot, try booting again and reboot one more and so on. In this configuration PC canât boot from USB flash too.
If I connect a SATA HDD (it may be empty - without any volumes) the PC boot from SSD or from USB flash well. I donât know how to get bootable PC with single NVMe SSD. Do you or any other forum participants encounter the same situation?
Using system: MB: ASRock B250m Pro 4, CPU: Intel Pentium G4600, RAM: 16 GB SAMSUNG DDR4 2400, Disk Drive: 512 GB PLEXTOR 512M8PEGN, Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 630, OS: Win10 Pro x64
I tried to boot another system with this SSD (ASRock Z170 Extreme, single PLEXTOR 512M8PEGN). There is no any problem. System started well. But my mainboard has strange behaviour described above. What do you think - this is mainboard defect or specific property? I have no any other problem with this mainboard.
@pVlady
Did you try both M.2 slots? The upper M.2 slot (M.2_1) will share resources with the SATA ports, which will make the M.2 SSD run slower when another drive is present in SATA3_0. Try the lower M.2 slot (M.2_2) as it will not share resources with other ports.
And like Fernando mentioned, check your BIOS settings. Connect only the M.2 SSD in the lower M.2 slot (M.2_2), and in the BIOS check âAdvanced/Storage Configurationâ to see if your M.2 SSD is detected in âM2_2â. If it is, check âBoot/Boot Options Prioritiesâ to see if your M.2 SSD is selected as the default boot device. Looking at the manual at the link you provided it shows âBoot Options Prioritiesâ but doesnât show details, so Iâm assuming clicking on it will give you options.
Also, check if there are any BIOS updates available for your motherboard. It looks like version 2.10 is the latest available.
There is no reason that I know of that would cause your motherboard to do what you say itâs doing, other than the boot priorities. But when installing Windows 10 on this M.2 SSD you should not have any other drives connected in the system, as Fernandoâs guide says. So, if you initially installed Windows 10 with the SATA drive installed with the M.2 SSD, you need to start over without the SATA drive (or any other drives).
@Paulos7
Thanks for you answer.
1. Now ssd is connected to M.2_2 for the same reasons that you pointed out. But I trtied both slots (M.2_1 and M.2_2) and result was the same.
2. The NVMe ssd is single disk in the PC. I see that SSD is detected in M2_2 on the Advanced/Storage Configuration tab. I see ânot detectedâ for all SATA ports.
3. I see âWindows Boot Manager <PLEXTORâŚ>â in Boot/Boot Option Priorities and PLEXTOR as default boot device. There is no other device in the system.
4. Then motherboard UEFI BIOS has 2.10 version. (I donât try 2.11 because it is beta and updates Hyper-Threading only. A tried to disable Hyper-Threading but has no success).
In the configuration mentioned above the PC does not boot. If I install SATA HDD (simply connected to SATA without any volumes on it) the PC boots nomally.
Also the PC does not boot from USB flash with Windows ISO if there are no SATA connected (if system has NVMe ssd only). In this sitiation I NEED connect empty SATA HDD to install witdows on SSD. Of course, HDD was visible during windows installation (when I choose disks) but I donât use it. All partitions (efi, resore, system) was created on SSD. The HDD remains empty and has now volimes.
P.S. The changing of CSM settings on Boot/CSM tab or setting CSM to disable does not solve the problem.
P.S.2 If I remove ALL ssd and HDD than the PC boot from USB flash with Windows ISO and I get a message that system has no ane disks and proposal set drives. The system doesnât boot from THIS USB flash if SSD connesned in any M2 slot (cycle reboot after 1-2 second when âStating Windowsâ is displayed).
Is there defect of motherboard or specific property?
@pVlady :
The problem you have is not normal and seems to me either BIOS or hardware related.
My suggestion: Contact the ASRock Technical Support.
@Fernando
Thank you for you opinion.
I wrote a letter to ASRock Technical Support and waiting answer now. Iâll write about ASRock expert report when get one.
@pVlady
The initial Windows 10 installation needs to be done without any other drives connected, or boot configuration files will possibly be written to the SATA drive, making it necessary to have that drive connected for Windows 10 to boot correctly. If the USB with the Windows 10 ISO is not prepared correctly, it will not work.
Did you use Rufus to create the Windows 10 USB install media formatted as GPT/UEFI and FAT32? If so, try putting it in a USB3.0 port (with only the Plextor SSD connected) and press F11 while booting to bring up the ASRock boot manager, and select the USB drive in UEFI mode. It should boot into Windows setup normally.
My ASRock motherboard is older than yours, but though my BIOS shows âSamsung SSD 960 EVO 250GBâ in Boot Options Priorities, I have to select âWindows Boot Managerâ as the first bootable device for Windows to boot successfully. If I select âSamsung SSD 960 EVO 250GBâ my PC will not boot. âWindows Boot Managerâ will only show up in the BIOS boot section after Windows has been installed on the SSD (obviously).
If you installed Windows 10 to the Plextor SSD without a drive in the SATA port (and the USB formatted as GPT/UEFI and FAT32), try changing the 1st bootable device to âWindows Boot Managerâ, not PLEXTOR.
I personally donât think there is a problem with your motherboard. I think it has to do with the way Windows was installed, or a BIOS setting, or both.
Hi⌠i have a problem. I have buyed an Asus Hyper M.2 x4 Mini card, for place the ssd samsung 960 PRO 1TB on the pcie x16_4 instead of the native slot on my ASUS Z97-WS. I have the necessity to place the ssd on the PCIE slot, because if i use the M.2 disk, i canât use the SATA6G_5, SATA6G_6, SATA6GE_1 and SATA6GE_2 slots of the motherboard, because they share the same bandwith of the M.2 slot, and enabling the M.2 slot automatically disable the sata slots. Now the question is:
I see that the z97 chipset is supported by the m.2 hyper card and the Asus support, confirm this, but when i insert the M.2 in the pci express card and in the slot the M.2 card is not visible and i canât install the OS on this M.2. The problem isnât on the slot, because with other cards works well. When i turn on the pc with the card inserter, appear a green led on the card. The card work. I think is a problem of settings, but i have tried various settings, but the SSD M.2 is invisible. If i use the SSD in the native M.2 slot, works well. How i can solve this?
@salvo00786 :
Welcome to the Win-RAID Forum!
The PCIe connected M.2 SSD may not be visible within your Z97 Chipset mainboard BIOS, but nevertheless you should be able to get Win10 installed in UEFI mode onto your Samsung 960 Pro SSD.
Pre-conditions:
1. The in-use mainboard BIOS must contain a matching NVMe EFI module.
2. The NVMe SSD should be either unused or quick formatted.
3. The FAT32 formatted USB Flash Drive containing the OS installation media should be created by a tool like Rufus and prepared for being booted in UEFI mode using the GuiMode Partition Table.
4. Before you start booting off the USB Flash Drive in UEFI mode, it is strongly recommended to unplug/disconnect all HDDs/SSDs except the target SSD for the OS installation.
Please follow my related advices given within the start post of this thread.
Good luck!
Dieter (alias Fernando)
@Paulos7 :
Thanks for your additional comment. I totally agree with you, that pVladyâs problem may have been caused by himself in case of missing to remove/unplug all connected storage devices except the NVMe SSD before starting the OS installation process.
On the other hand I always assume, that users, who encountered a problem, made sure, that they strictly have followed my related guide before asking here for help.
@pVlady :
Did you remove/unplug all storage devices except the NVMe SSD before starting the OS installation in UEFI mode?
Hi⌠thanks for the reply. I have contacted Asus and the guys from the supports tell me that the the Z97-WS fully support the Hyper M.2 Card, without any mod to the bios. The 960 PRO on M.2 slot works well but for the problem that i mentioned early, i cannot use the M.2 slot. Now tell me if i have to mod the bios. I have tried to unplug all the discs from the motherboard, but the ssd pcie isnât visible. I know how to create the bootable pen drive in UEFI mode with rufus, because it isnât the first time that i have to install an UEFI OS.
I have tried with WIN10 and itâs the same. I have integrated PCIE drivers on WIN7 ISO for install PCIE SSD.
@salvo00786 :
Please give me a link to your currently in use mainboard BIOS or attach it as RAR archive. After having looked into the BIOS, I will answer your question.