Need help with thinkpad s2 and 970 evo plus nvme

#1 | Need help with thinkpad s2 and 970 evo plus nvme datum

Sun Mar 17, 2019 9:28 pm

hello
my laptop model is 20GJ0048IV
loaded with bios R0CET43W 1.31
needed to replace the drive so i bought samsung 970 evo plus nvme m.2
the win 10 pro installation does not recognize the 970 evo plus
i have tried this guide[Guide] How to get full NVMe support for all Systems with an AMI UEFI BIOS
but was not able to locate the bios file under UEFITool
i will appreciate your help

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#2 | RE: Need help with thinkpad s2 and 970 evo plus nvme datum

Sun Mar 17, 2019 9:42 pm

@smario:
Welcome to the Win-RAID Forum!

Are you sure, that the original SSD of your laptop was an NVMe SSD? There are M.2 ports, which only support SATA SSDs.
If the original SSD was a SATA AHCI one, you will have no chance to get the Samsung 970 EVO working within your laptop.
Please attach the extracted "pure" BIOS you have tried to investigate as *.ZIP or *.RAR archive.

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Dieter (alias Fernando)

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#3 | RE: Need help with thinkpad s2 and 970 evo plus nvme datum

Sun Mar 17, 2019 10:13 pm

fernando hi
thanks for replying me
i cannot upload the rar file due its larger than 6 mb
this is link to the bios file
this is strange due in bios nvme boot is present as option

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#4 | RE: Need help with thinkpad s2 and 970 evo plus nvme datum

Sun Mar 17, 2019 10:22 pm (Last edited: Sun Mar 17, 2019 10:22 pm)

@smario:
Since you obviously have used the original SSD, you should know, whether it was a SATA or NVMe one. Both are using completely different drivers and the related Controllers are listed within completely different Device Manager sections (SATA: "IDE ATA/ATAPI Controllers", NVME: "Storage Controllers").

Zitat von smario im Beitrag #3
this is link to the bios file

I got the EXE file already, but wasn't able to get the "pure" BIOS extracted.

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#5 | RE: Need help with thinkpad s2 and 970 evo plus nvme datum

Sun Mar 17, 2019 10:37 pm

fernando hi
so what do you suggest i should do?

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#6 | RE: Need help with thinkpad s2 and 970 evo plus nvme datum

Sun Mar 17, 2019 11:29 pm

Zitat von smario im Beitrag #5
so what do you suggest i should do?

If you should still have the original SSD, please check, which model it is.
Furthermore you should tell me how you got the BIOS EXE file extracted or upload the extracted BIOS to a hoster and give me the link.

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#7 | RE: Need help with thinkpad s2 and 970 evo plus nvme datum

Mon Mar 18, 2019 6:59 am

@Fernando - run the r0cuj21w.exe and then it will extract BIOS to C:\DRIVERS\Flash\R0CUJ21W - inside BIOS will be in >> R0CETxxW folder
This BIOS has NVMEExpress modules.

Please don't send PM's for help on BIOS edits, I can't help with BIOS in PM's. Please make a thread and I will try to help as soon as I can - thanks!
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#8 | RE: Need help with thinkpad s2 and 970 evo plus nvme datum

Mon Mar 18, 2019 10:31 am

@Lost_N_BIOS:
Thanks for the tip how to get the BIOS extracted.

Zitat von Lost_N_BIOS im Beitrag #7
This BIOS has NVMEExpress modules.

Indeed it has. So it seems, that all NVMe SSDs will be supported by this laptop.

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#9 | RE: Need help with thinkpad s2 and 970 evo plus nvme datum

Tue Mar 19, 2019 8:59 am

hello guys
sorry i was very busy at work and could not get to work around laptop issue
so by Fernando answer "all NVMe SSDs will be supported by this laptop" how can i proceed so the win installation will recognize the 970 evo plus?
many thanks for your kind help

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#10 | RE: Need help with thinkpad s2 and 970 evo plus nvme datum

Tue Mar 19, 2019 12:13 pm

@smario:

Zitat von smario im Beitrag #9
how can i proceed so the win installation will recognize the 970 evo plus?

You can find the related guide within the start post of >this< thread (point 4 of the chapter "This is what you should do").

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#11 | RE: Need help with thinkpad s2 and 970 evo plus nvme datum

Tue Mar 19, 2019 10:41 pm

Fernando hi
but by following chapter 4 is what i have done before and mentioned win installation does not recognize the nvme drive.

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#12 | RE: Need help with thinkpad s2 and 970 evo plus nvme datum

Tue Mar 19, 2019 11:03 pm

OK, i have tried again the installation and same problem
of course its same problem because i have not change anything
win 10 installation (rufus usb as described in chapter 4) does not recoghine the evo 970

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#13 | RE: Need help with thinkpad s2 and 970 evo plus nvme datum

Wed Mar 20, 2019 12:11 am

@smario:
The presence of NVMe modules within the BIOS indicates, that the device (laptop or PC) may support NVMe, but is is not a proof.
My advice: Ask the Technical Support of Lenovo, whether NVMe is supported by your laptop or not.
Another possibility to find it out would have been the knowledge of the details about the SSD, which has been replaced by the Samsung 970 EVO Plus, but you haven't yet answered my related question.

My current System:
MB: ASRock X570 Pro4, CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600, System Drive: 500 GB Samsung 980 Pro, Graphics: Sapphire Radeon RX570, OS: Win10 x64 Pro
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#14 | RE: Need help with thinkpad s2 and 970 evo plus nvme datum

Wed Mar 20, 2019 7:10 am

Fernando hi
The old drive is
L8H-256V2G

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#15 | RE: Need help with thinkpad s2 and 970 evo plus nvme datum

Sat Mar 23, 2019 6:49 pm

i did the follow:
prepared portable win 10 on usb hdd
booted the laptop with the portable win 10 while 970 evo plus pluged in the m.2 slot
the windows did ot recognized the the nvme drive (970 evo plus) not in disk management and not in device manager
tried to install samsung nvme 970 plus driver but failed with error: no nvme device detected
any advice how to move on?
Mario

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