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#4291 | RE: [Guide] How to get full NVMe support for all Systems with an AMI UEFI BIOS datum

Wed Mar 13, 2019 7:57 pm

Hello guys,
Quick update on my ASUS N751JK laptop, which I managed to mod and boot from NVMe (described in post #3662 of this thread).
After mod update, keyboard backlight gone. I was unable to turn it on using function keys. Other function keys worked. Pretty sure hardware was not a problem.
Tried reinstalling drivers and other stuff, but nothing helped until I found this thread.
http://forum.notebookreview.com/threads/...e-2#post9448488
If someone is facing the same issue this is the cure you are looking for.

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#4292 | RE: [Guide] How to get full NVMe support for all Systems with an AMI UEFI BIOS datum

Wed Mar 13, 2019 8:48 pm

@ViliusK:
Thanks for your report, which may help other laptop users, who are facing the same issue (missing keyboard backlight after flashing a new BIOS).
Just to make it clear: Your keyboard backlight issue has been caused by the BIOS flashing procedure and not by the insertion of the NVMe module.

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#4293 | RE: [Guide] How to get full NVMe support for all Systems with an AMI UEFI BIOS datum

Wed Mar 13, 2019 11:40 pm

Well, everything went quite smooth thanks to your detailed guide, at least to this point.
I was not able to boot off the new SSD, i just installed a Windows copy on it. I cannot boot into this new Windows.
I see the name in the visual board explorer:

Pata:/ option shows only in BBS Priorities if the UEFI+LEGACY is enabled, doesn't show in UEFI mode.

I tried disabling the SATA mode (seems it's disabling SATA controller) but no luck either.
When there is no old options to boot enabled, it just shows some code when booting, long message under UEFI+LEGACY, short - under UEFI and SATA disabled.

Thank you!

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#4294 | RE: [Guide] How to get full NVMe support for all Systems with an AMI UEFI BIOS datum

Thu Mar 14, 2019 12:04 am

@Unlucky NVMe guy:
The fact, that the NVMe SSD has been detected as "PATA" disk drive, verifes, that you had perfectly modded the BIOS and properly flashed it.
So you should be able to get Win10 installed in UEFI mode onto the NVMe SSD.
You should strictly follow my regarding advices layed down within the start post.
Good luck!

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#4295 | RE: [Guide] How to get full NVMe support for all Systems with an AMI UEFI BIOS datum

Thu Mar 14, 2019 12:29 am

I have Asus P8P67 Pro rev 1.01 motherboard. I have Win 10 running on SanDisk 256GB SSD currently. If I flash modded BIOS and install NVMe M.2 SSD in ASUS M/B, can I clone SanDisk SSD to NVMe SSD and boot from it?
Thanks.

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#4296 | RE: [Guide] How to get full NVMe support for all Systems with an AMI UEFI BIOS datum

Thu Mar 14, 2019 1:02 am

@kernsk:
Welcome to the Win-RAID Forum!

Cloning the system drive and the bootsector from a SATA SSD to an NVMe SSD is not a good idea, because both SSDs need different drivers to be able to boot off it.
So it is better to do a fresh Win10 in UEFI mode onto the NVMe SSD according to my guide.

Good luck!
Dieter (alias Fernando)

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#4297 | RE: [Guide] How to get full NVMe support for all Systems with an AMI UEFI BIOS datum

Thu Mar 14, 2019 8:16 am (Last edited: Thu Mar 14, 2019 8:17 am)

Zitat von Fernando im Beitrag #4289
@ViliusK:
Thanks for your report, which may help other laptop users, who are facing the same issue (missing keyboard backlight after flashing a new BIOS).
Just to make it clear: Your keyboard backlight issue has been caused by the BIOS flashing procedure and not by the insertion of the NVMe module.

Yes, I forget to mention that. Many asus laptop users facing this problem after updating bios.

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#4298 | RE: [Guide] How to get full NVMe support for all Systems with an AMI UEFI BIOS datum

Thu Mar 14, 2019 8:24 am (Last edited: Thu Mar 14, 2019 8:25 am)

@ViliusK - how exactly are these users flashing in the mod BIOS? And, what is the source of the BIOS they modify, before this issue happens? Did you get yours fixed?
To add to the info you posted, 7c is not always the correct bytes to edit-in, here is recent example (7E required for F510UA/X510UAR & X510UQR) but I've seen others in the past too - [BIOS Modding Request] ASUS VivoBook F510UA/X510UAR (3)

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!
If you appreciate my efforts and are willing to donate to help improve my hardware, gift cards work for me (Amazn, NuEgg, eBa) - send me a PM
I view the forum like this, please bump your thread 1x every 24-48 hours if no reply

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#4299 | RE: [Guide] How to get full NVMe support for all Systems with an AMI UEFI BIOS datum

Thu Mar 14, 2019 11:00 am

@Unlucky NVMe guy:
Have you checked the "Secure Boot" setting within the BIOS? It has to be DISABLED, if you want to get Win10 installed onto a PCIe connected SSD.

Zitat von Unlucky NVMe guy im Beitrag #4290
I was not able to boot off the new SSD, i just installed a Windows copy on it. I cannot boot into this new Windows.

How did you get the OS installed onto the SSD without being able to boot into the freshly installed Windows?
If you are not able to boot off a specific Disk Drive, you cannot get any Windows OS (incl. the boot sector) properly installed onto it.

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#4300 | RE: [Guide] How to get full NVMe support for all Systems with an AMI UEFI BIOS datum

Thu Mar 14, 2019 12:49 pm

Zitat von Fernando im Beitrag #4296
@Unlucky NVMe guy:
Have you checked the "Secure Boot" setting within the BIOS? It has to be DISABLED

Yes, there was a tab Security and everything there (such as password to boot, etc.) was Disabled.

Zitat von Fernando im Beitrag #4296
@Unlucky NVMe guy:
How did you get the OS installed onto the SSD without being able to boot into the freshly installed Windows?

I had it on a flash drive, and in UEFI mode was booting from flash drive. The Windows installer did see the new SSD and installed Windows on it. But after that the Windows Boot Manager option didn't appear (in UEFI mode).

Pata option is visible only in BBS Priorities section which is only visible in UEFI+LEGACY mode. Trying to boot off it only leads to those black screens with logs.

Thank you again for your attention to this and sorry for late replies, i basically have only an hour before sleep and half an hour at lunch, when i'm not on a job duty.

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#4301 | RE: [Guide] How to get full NVMe support for all Systems with an AMI UEFI BIOS datum

Thu Mar 14, 2019 1:18 pm

@Unlucky NVMe guy:
You obviously haven't installed the Windows Boot Manager onto the NVMe SSD, when you tried to install Win10 by booting off the USB Flash drive.

Zitat von Unlucky NVMe guy im Beitrag #4297
The Windows installer did see the new SSD and installed Windows on it.

The question is, where the 100MB sized EFI system partition containing the "Windows Boot Manager" has been created by the Win10 Setup. It has to be done onto the NVMe SSD and nowhere else. That is why I recommend to remove/unplug all other SSDs/HDDs before starting with the OS installation onto the NVMe SSD.

Zitat von Unlucky NVMe guy im Beitrag #4297
Pata option is visible only in BBS Priorities section which is only visible in UEFI+LEGACY mode. Trying to boot off it only leads to those black screens with logs.

Nobody is able to boot of a Disk Drive, which is listed as "PATA", because no NVMe SSD (except the Samsung 950 Pro) supports booting in LEGACY mode. After a successful installation of Win10 (incl. Windows Boot Manager) onto the NVMe SSD in UEFI mode you can only boot off a device named "Windows Boot Manager".

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#4302 | RE: [Guide] How to get full NVMe support for all Systems with an AMI UEFI BIOS datum

Thu Mar 14, 2019 1:41 pm

Thanks, now i seem to understand the problem, i'll soon try to reinstall Win10 properly and i'll update you on the progress.

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#4303 | RE: [Guide] How to get full NVMe support for all Systems with an AMI UEFI BIOS datum

Thu Mar 14, 2019 1:43 pm

Zitat von Unlucky NVMe guy im Beitrag #4299
Thanks, now i seem to understand the problem, i'll soon try to reinstall Win10 properly and i'll update you on the progress.

And if you should succeed, please change your nickname to "Lucky NVMe Guy".

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#4304 | RE: [Guide] How to get full NVMe support for all Systems with an AMI UEFI BIOS datum

Thu Mar 14, 2019 9:12 pm

sorry, but i'm still in no luck...
So i reinstalled Windows, following every step of the instruction... but the Windows Boot Manager doesn't show up.
I feel that it's because of the PATA option available only in UEFI+Legacy mode. If it was present in UEFI mode, everything would work just fine.
But in UEFI mode i only have this:
And when trying to boot in UEFI with nothing recognisable, i get this:.
That's that.
I guess i could still get it to boot with USB device, but this option is much less reliable.

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#4305 | RE: [Guide] How to get full NVMe support for all Systems with an AMI UEFI BIOS datum

Thu Mar 14, 2019 9:35 pm

If I have Win 10 on SATA SSD with GPT partition, I can clone it to NVMe SSD, right?

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