Hello,

I'm writing here as I'm slowly but steadily running out of option:
Drive: RD400 nvme drive
Setup: Z87 Deluxe / 4770K / Raid SATA Setup...
Context:
SSD visible in the bios (Referenced as "E2: [blabla][SSD Size]")

1st try: Initially plugged in the SSD, was visible with bios 2004, cloned my actual raid setup on, didn't boot.
2nd try: SSD still behind visible in the bios, played with diskpart to try fixing things, didn't work (bootrec /RebuildBcd failing and so on)
3rd try: Tried to install linux on but it failed at file copying
At that step, when erasing SSD or so, it stopped to be visible in the bios.
4th try: Modded the bios with standard module, was able to see it as "PATA SS:", but Windows wouldn't let me install on because Secure boot still enabled.
5th try: Flash the bios available page 25 for the Z87D, did the proper setup (disable secureboot and so on), Windows would install, but SSD isn't shown in bios

Basically, since I switched from GPT to MBR and back to GPT, it's just not visible in BIOS. Right now the initial setup of Windows 10 works but then I've got the bootloop in the Windows10 USB key.
I tried step 5th with every setting possible in the Bios regarding CSM, with no luck.
Could it be so that something went wrong on the SSD at some point ? If I replug all my other drives, it's working like a charm in windows as a data disk.
I also don't understand how come the drive was properly visible in the BIOS and then just disappeared after formats or so ( I don't mean the windows boot manager on the drive, I mean the drive unit itself)

Any ideas ?
Thanks a lot

EDIT:
Any idea regarding this issue ? I will try to test the drive with another computer, but I'm on the edge to return it as-well. Or try another drive, or flash a new bios...

EDIT by Fernando: To save space I have merged the 2 nearly identical posts and removed unneeded blank lines.

@inkk85

Zitat von inkk85 im Beitrag #2295

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@pipould:
Sounds like a bad SSD. Does it work in another machine?

I would try it in another computer and use that other computer to install the OS and before it reboots to do its final setup step plug it into your Z87 and let it continue the installation.

EDIT by Fernando: Unneeded fully quoted poost replaced by directly addressing to the author (to save space)

Zitat von Fernando im Beitrag #2300

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1. Which OS do you want to get installed onto the NVMe SSD?
2. When you erased the SSD, which tool did you use?
3. Did you unplug the members of your RAID array, when you tried to get the OS installed?
4. Why didn't you disable the "Secure Boot" option before starting with the OS installation? Haven't you read the start post of thius thread?
5. Why didn't you unplug the USB Flash drive during the first reboot (after having completed copying the OS image onto the NVMe SSD) to prevent an endless rebooting off it?

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Update:

Redoing step 4 did the trick: Secure boot disabled, PATA SS stopped, booted like a charm. So I wouldn't give my hand to the Bios Available page 25.

I included here : https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B_SC9Z...NWhkZ2xnaW5QS28 All the tools I used to craft the bios, if needed.

I've to say it's fairly crazy, now everything is up and running : Secure boot, Fast boot... I don't understand what the hell was going on... I've to say my Z87Deluxe is nasty.... (need to wait 5 min after bios update to accept boot, then boot with 1 stick of ram, then put others, audio is broken due to watercooling leak... )

Thanks a bunch for re-setting me on the right track :)

thanks for your help everything works as it is, the Corsair MP500 drive is a little slow:



Update:
Samsung 960 Evo 250GB, probably the best option:



EDIT by Fernando: To save space within this voluminous thread, I have merged the 2 posts, resized the pictures und slightly customized the text.

Off-topic: I really can't believe configs that are 5/6 years old are still just 5-10% slower than the top of today (in mixed use), and manufacturers just renew the market with planned obsolescence... I'd have never believed I could have trouble with my Z87... 20 years ago you was changing every 6 months lol...

EDIT by Fernando: This post has been natively written in German language.
Here is the original text:

Sorry, dass ich in einem englischsprachigen Forum deutsch schreibe. Mein Englisch ist leider grottenschlecht. Ich konnte bisher kein aktuelles Forum in deutscher Sprache für mein Vorhaben finden. Auf der Suchen im Netz nach Infos zu SSD, M.2, AHCI, Raid usw. bin ich auf Artikel von Fernando gestoßen. Ich habe hier bei ihm angefragt. Er macht mir bisher als einziger Mut, eine M.2 SSD in meinen aelteren MSI Z77 MPower PC einzubauen. Er mein mir wuerde sicher im Forum geholfen werden. Das Thema M.2 SSD ist fuer mich einigermaßen neu. BIOS-Updates habe ich schon viele ausgefuert. Daher weiß ich auch, dass wenig Spielraum fuer Fehler ist. Man sollte dabei wissen was man tut und verstehen, was man liest.

Fernando hat mir diesen Abschnitt empfohlen.
[Guide] How to get full NVMe support for all Systems with an AMI UEFI BIOS

Ich habe schon erste Versuche gestartet. Es bleiben aber doch noch einige Verstaendnisprobleme. (Bing Uebersetzer ), die man mit ein Paar Infos sicher beseitigen kann. Ich baue seit Jahrzehnten an PCs.
Erst einmal danke, falls sich jemand meiner erbarmt.

Hello, I read FAQ and some posts by links and found answers to most of my questions. I already downloaded bios and inserted NVME module, but didn't flash it yet, and didn't bought SSD+controller m2, cause I'm not sure will it work in my system at full speed. I want to use Samsung 960 pro 512gb.

There are system specs:
Processor: Intel i7 3770k
Memory: 16GB 4GBx4 Corsair Vengeance DDR3-1600 CML16GX3M4A1600C9B
Mobo: ASUS P8Z77-V PRO
Video: Zotac Geforce GT440
Soundcard: Creative X-Fi Elite Pro
HDD: SSD Samsung Pro 840 PRO 256GB + 1.5TB Western Digital SATA2
OS: Windows 10

So the question is can I put the PCI-E 3.0 4x controller with m2 slot on it, into PCI-E 3.0 16-8x upper slot? Even if its physical size is bigger on mobo. Cause if I understood only this slot on motherboard is PCI-E 3.0 and would give the max SSD speed (and it would support 3.0 standard only if proper CPU used, mine seems is fine for that). So is it possible to use upper PCI-E 16x slot, for controller w Samsung 960pro, and will another PCI-E slot (not main) work w video card in same time (cause sometimes there is an issue if only one video card used it should be put into the main slot)? Also can i get full speed from this ssd if i would use other 2.0 pci-e slot (8x) on this motherboard ( i think probably not, correct me if I'm wrong). As i remember u used kinda same motherboard for testing NVME insertion, so which slot u used on mobo, and which slot\choice u advice to me.

Sorry if my English is a bit rusty. Thx in advance.

Hello everyone!

First, a big thank you to Fernando and everyone else who contributed to this guide! It's been super-helpful.

I've been trying to move from a SATA SDD to an NVMe PCIe SDD on an x79 motherboard. I have some partial success to report, and a bug I could use some advice on.

System specs:
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X79-UP4
Processor: i7-3930k @3.2GHz (2011 socket)
Graphics: GeForce GTX600 series
Hard Drives:
Arch Linux: Micron M500 960GB SSH
--> Currently transitioning to Intel 750 PCIe 1.2 TB SSD.
Windows: Micron M500 960GB SSH
RAM: 4x Crucial Ballistix Tactical 1600 MHz, 8GB.

Previously, I had this system set up to "dual boot" either Arch Linux or Windows 7, but I never figured out how to make Windows play nicely with the bootloader, so I just use BIOS to pick which drive to boot off of. I started by cloning my linux SDD to the new NVMe SDD using rsync (following directions here: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/rsy...l_system_backup), then modified the bootloader, fstab, etc. necessary to get everything to boot (following directions here: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/mig...e#Top_to_Bottom).

Then, of course, I discovered that x79 motherboards can't see NVMe cards as bootable options from BIOS. I tried upgrading to the latest BIOS (F7, for this motherboard), which didn't help of course. I then used MMtool to put all three nvme modules into the F7 BIOS file and flashed it from a bootable DOS USB. AFTER doing this, I noticed that I did make a mistake here -- I used the BIOS for the Rev. 1.1 motherboard, but I have the Rev. 1.0 motherboard. Not sure how bad this is?

Here's the success part -- that *did* successfully let me see the NVMe card as a boot option!

Here's the failure part -- now I cannot boot anything from BIOS using UEFI. I can see UEFI boot options for my old Linux SSD, the new NVMe Linux SSD, and the DOS bootable flash drive. If I select any of those for boot, the screen goes dark for about half a second and then the system goes right back to BIOS. I can boot just fine from DVD, the non-UEFI option for the DOS bootable flash drive, and my Windows SDD.

I've tried flashing using the correct revision number BIOS (both factory version and modded for NVMe support), as well as flashing back to the F4 BIOS. Didn't help. I'm trying to do a CMOS factory reset now, but it hasn't worked yet.

Any idea what would specifically make UEFI boot not work?