@100PIER

Thanks for suggesting HWInfo64 to diagnose link speed issues. What I was able to do ultimately was understand that on my nf200 nforce X58 board that the primary PCI-E slot was not being controlled by the nf200 switch thanks to HWinfo. This enabled me to take a risk and move the gpu to another secondary pci-e slot of which I was able to initialize the display. Second move my Plextor M8Pey card onto that primary slot and lo and behold 1600mb/sec read speeds on X58 which I thought was impossible because I thought every slot was under the control of the nf200 switch. Guess all but the primary slot is under its control. Not sure of the impact to gpu performance while gaming. Need to test more.

Thanks.

Thank you EDK2 Team and Fernando!!!

I modded UEFI for my ASUS P9X79 Pro and I was able to install Windows 10 (1703) on Samsung SSD 960 EVO 500GB.
Everything works fine including Fastboot - Windows 10 boot up takes approx. 4 seconds (to desktop)!

My hardware - installed in second (blue) PCI-E 3.0 x16 slot



PCI-E 3.0 x4 Confirmed!



Impressive performance for 6-years old PC! ;)



BTW Samsung NVMe driver v2.1 sucks (Windows 10 Standard NVMe driver is better!)

Hello Fernando,

do you think it is possible to install a Win 10 on a Samsung SM961 with an ASUS x4 Adapter Card on a FUJITSU D3161-A1 (SOCKET 0)

Version: S26361-D3161-A1
Chipset Vendor: Intel
Chipset Model: Ivy Bridge
Chipset Revision: 09
Southbridge Vendor: Intel
Southbridge Model: ID1E48
Southbridge Revision: 04
BIOS
Brand: FUJITSU // American Megatrends Inc.
Version: V4.6.5.3 R1.11.0 for D3161-A1x
Date: 16.07.2012

ftp://ftp.ts.fujitsu.com/pub/Mainboa...DS_D3161-A.pdf

or is it only possible with a (modded) UEFI BIOS?

If not, do you think a Samsung 950 will work as bootable device?

thanks for your answer and your fantastic, galactic work here!

Elmar

Hello Fernando,
thanks for your quick answer.
I attached the manuals and the extracted .bup file, I hope this is what you need.
The ivy bridge info is from speccy.
Elmar

Thank you for your answer.

Do you know if the following Model after the Samsung 950, the 960 has its own Legacy mode NVMe Option ROM module too, or is it different?

It is a bit hard to find new 950 to buy, and they are much cheaper than the 960s.

Can I use a 960 for booting on this MB or am I forced to stay at the 950?

Elmar

I will add the latest NVMe module to ALL ASUS motherboards supporting ASUS Flashback (starting from Z68 chipset) :)

Shame on you, you lazy... ASUS

It will take a few days... (maybe you can help me create a list of ASUS motherboards supporting ASUS Flashback).

@MeatballB
For your PLEXTOR NVMe SSD 1TB a new firmware v1.06 is now online to get fixed some problems.

@100PIER - Thanks! Flashed with the latest and everything looks good.

Hi, fernando.
I'm using msi z77 gd65, and I was able to boot from my intel 750 ssd, without a problem.
Thnx to your guide.

Wanted to ask you a question.
Intel utility is asking me if I would like to update my firmware, and it looks like you're using the same ssd.
Somewhere in the internet I've read, that after updating the firmware on the drive, it will not boot anymore, on z77 boards.

What's you're opinion on this case?

@Aili
What i750 firmware version do you have currently ?
What Intel SSD Tool Box do you use ?
What i750 firmware version is suggested ?