Ok, sorry I didn't express myself clear. I have to two options, the first: buying the Samsung 951 M2 AHCI version and install the SAMSUNG_M2_DXE module in my Bios to make it bootable (Knowing it won't work), or the second: buying the Samsung 951 M2 NVME version and install the NVMeExpressDxE module in my Bios to boot from the drive and install WIN10, but I'm not sure it will work. So, I have to test the second method and with a bit of luck it could be done. Talking about the Sabertooth motherboard,( I got this bios and checked it); there are some NVME modules that I could extract and test in my Bios and try to make the NVME drive bootable. If the second method fails, do you think this alternative could work?.

Thanks for the link using Clover, if the other methods fail I'll give it a try.

Here's the Sabertooth bios:

Fernando, I have another question for you. What happens if I insert both modules (AHCI & NVME) in my bios?. Does this make wherever 951 M2 SSD (AHCI ver./NVME ver.) that I install bootable? or Could this cause conflicts with Bios size?


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I grabbed 2 sm951s and thought I had to eBay them. This guide saved me and now I just have to find a card to raid 2 of these bootable! Any suggestions?

Hi, all! First post. Just found out that ebay is selling MacAir SSD to PCIE converter cards for $10 and wanted to try to get it working on my HP Pro 3500, H61 machine.

Pretty sure it is not NVMe and just a SATA AHCI M.2 form factor.

I went searching all over the net, and win-raid looks to be the most on top of things. I love threads that are years in the making. Means it's worth it. And this one is gold!

So, I got the card and installed it. Booted into my Ubuntu installation disk and it found the drive, so I installed no problem.

Then booted back up and nothing.

Booted into BIOS/UEFI which is AMI 2.15 with I guess an HP overlay. All text, no graphics, but with UEFI options. Indeed it did not know the PCIe drive was connected.

So after that I've tried all manner of leveraging a windows install on a spinning disk and other methods to try to get it to see the drive at boot. Windows sees the drive, which is what i'm seeing now on Win-Raid and other mod forums; that the OS has the drivers to see and use the drive, but that that wimpy H61 chipset does not have the UEFI modules on its host motherboard to accompany it to bootable M.2 glory.

If this guy can get NVMe on an old board, then surely, surely, it is possible to boot to an AHCI M.2 SATA drive on an H61.
https://audiocricket.com/2016/12/31/boot...t-se-mainboard/

I also saw setting up a clover bootloader, but i'm just not sure if a disk that UEFI doesn't see will be bootable even using a higher level bootloader like clover.

I do work in IT, so I can wrap my head around this stuff with some research, but because I just don't know enough about what exactly is the architecture of the UEFI and how bootloaders work their magic, I feel like I need a bit of cardinal direction first. Especially since it seems flashing UEFI ROMs and the like are highly specific in terms of chipsets and mobo architectures. Don't wanna brick my buddy here.

I saw a lot about installing NVMeExpressDxE to the UEFI, but nothing about how to get AHCI drives bootable. I find it hard to believe that NVMe, a new technology, is possible to boot off older H61s, but not the AHCI variety.

That being said, here is exactly what I'm looking at.

HP Pro 3500 Desktop with an i5-3470, 4GB RAM,
Stock San Disk (SD6PQ4M-128G-1021) 128GB MacAir M.2 SSD (2013, 7+17 pin) to generic ebay MacAir M.2 to PCIe adapter, AHCI SATA not NVMe,
Ubuntu 16.04 installation to the 128GB SSD as the goal, Win 10 if absolutely necessary, but would hate to do that
AMI UEFI v2.15

Please let me know where I should look and what tools I need to get this setup working. Even if it's the particular part of this or another similar thread because I find it difficult to parse all this out.

Thank you.

After hooking back up my other SSD (another MacAir adapter rig built off the 2012 MacAir SSD, but keyed as a SATA connection) with Ubuntu already installed I fired the machine up to see what GRUB would find.

Indeed GRUB saw the PCIe disk and the Ubuntu installation on it.

When I selected it I got the following error.



I was then able to use Universal Extractor to grab the ROM out of the HP UEFI update exe.

Here's what the ROM looks like in UEFITool. Wow I feel like i'm getting closer. Now I see options to insert bin files into areas of this ROM.



Maybe this can help someone figure out how best to approach this configuration.

I mean, if my SSD is San Disk made and not Samsung like this post is geared towards, should I be looking at the mfg of the on-disk controller?

I'll keep hacking away while I await you guys response. Thanks.

Thanks for the quick reply.

I found out it's actually a SanDisk part. But the same applies. I will both query the SanDisk team and try out the Samsung_M2_DXE route.

Will keep you posted as to my progress.

Hello people.
this is my first post, I've been in the forums all week looking for the way my SSD works on my laptop, but it just does not detect it in bios or when installing WIN10

my laptop is an ASUS ROG G771jw.
This is the SSD I want to put.
Silicon Power 120 GB M55 M.2 2280 SSD
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3AHQuKY2lk

I do not have much knowledge of bios, but I have managed to make the flash mod with the module NvmExpressDxE_4, disabling all options (CSM), Secure Boot and Fast Boot.
rufus configured in Win10x64_1803
without getting results.

if it does not work, try to flash with the module NvmExpressDxE_3.
without achieving it

Looking in Google I found someone who quotes this post and says that I do it, with my same PC.

Thanks for the response and corrections.

there is no way for this disk to be detected on my laptop?
before installing the mod, it had the bios 211, but it was not detected in the same way.

you with the knowledge you have, could you show me a method for this disk to work on my laptop?
I would appreciate it very much.

reply my disk
Silicon Power 120 GB M55 M.2 2280 SSD
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3AHQuKY2lk