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#5101 | RE: [Guide] How to get full NVMe support for all Systems with an AMI UEFI BIOS datum

Sun Nov 17, 2019 10:17 pm

@Laikike:
That looks very strange. What is drive X: named "Boot"?
Please take a screenshot of the Win10 "Disk Management", which shows all currently attached disk drives (the USB pendrive should be removed before).
You can get the best screenshot if you hit ALT+PRINT at the same time, run the MS in-box tool named "Paint" and click onto the "Insert" tab and then onto the "Crop" one.

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#5102 | RE: [Guide] How to get full NVMe support for all Systems with an AMI UEFI BIOS datum

Sun Nov 17, 2019 10:26 pm (Last edited: Sun Nov 17, 2019 10:57 pm)

@Fernando
Thanks for instruction for ss :D

It looks as you see:

Disk 0 is working SATA3 SSD with OS. I dont know why nvme list as Disk 2. I have nvme in pciex adapter in x16 second port (asrock extreme4 have 3x 16x paciex and two 1x pciex). In first x16 port is GPU. I dont know is it matter which port i use.

E: about X: boot partition, i make photo while i run OS installer from bootable pendrive. Probably this is the reason for this partition exisiting, but I'm not sure.

EDIT by Fernando: Attached picture renamed, re-uploaded and correctly inserted, original attachment deleted (didn't work correctly due to its strange name with a lot of special characters)

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#5103 | RE: [Guide] How to get full NVMe support for all Systems with an AMI UEFI BIOS datum

Sun Nov 17, 2019 10:42 pm

@Laikike:
Thanks for the screenshot of your "Disk Management", which verifies, that there is currently no drive X: named "Boot" attached to your system.
Question: Did you remove or unplug the SATA SSD, which is currently your system drive and doesn't use the GPT partition scheme? If not, this would explain your troubles while trying to get Win10 installed onto your NVMe SSD.

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#5104 | RE: [Guide] How to get full NVMe support for all Systems with an AMI UEFI BIOS datum

Sun Nov 17, 2019 10:54 pm (Last edited: Sun Nov 17, 2019 10:57 pm)

Of course. I unplagged all disc except nvme while i'm installing OS.

I have no more idea about this. I saw on internet people run nvme on my motherboard, but my case is weird. I checked another pciex and still same. Maybe nvme disc is the problem?

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#5105 | RE: [Guide] How to get full NVMe support for all Systems with an AMI UEFI BIOS datum

Sun Nov 17, 2019 11:06 pm

@Laikike:
Have you ever tried to set CSM within the BIOS to "Enabled", but to allow booting in UEFI mode by loading EFI Option ROM modules?

Zitat von Laikike im Beitrag #5104
Maybe nvme disc is the problem?

To get it tested, you may have either to borrow an NVMe SSD from someone else or to insert your NVMe SSD into another system with full NVMe support.

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#5106 | RE: [Guide] How to get full NVMe support for all Systems with an AMI UEFI BIOS datum

Mon Nov 18, 2019 1:29 am

Zitat von Fernando im Beitrag #5105
@Laikike:
Have you ever tried to set CSM within the BIOS to "Enabled", but to allow booting in UEFI mode by loading EFI Option ROM modules?

Yes, probably i tried all combination of it. X: boot create every time and its visible only via pendrive installer. When i connect sata ssd and run os it looks like on screenshot before.

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#5107 | RE: [Guide] How to get full NVMe support for all Systems with an AMI UEFI BIOS datum

Mon Nov 18, 2019 8:31 pm

Hello Fernando,

I have a Asrock Z77 pro4-m Mobo that i want to use with my Intel 660p NVME SSD as my main bootdrive. I have completed the steps as in your tutorial. I flashed the bios succesfully on the Mobo but the SSD still doesn't show in the boot menu. Have you got any further tips?

Greetings,

Marc

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#5108 | RE: [Guide] How to get full NVMe support for all Systems with an AMI UEFI BIOS datum

Mon Nov 18, 2019 9:08 pm

@Newbie:
Welcome to the Win-RAID Forum!
You will never see the Intel 600p listed as bootable disk drive, but nevertheless you will be able to boot off it, if you have followed my guide (= start post of this thread). After the successful OS installation in UEFI mode it will be shown as "Windows Boot Manager".
Do you see a device named "PATA" or "PATA SS" within the "BOOT" section of the BIOS? If yes, you can execute step 4 of my guide ("Installation of the OS onto the NVMe SSD").
Good luck!
Dieter (alias Fernando)

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#5109 | RE: [Guide] How to get full NVMe support for all Systems with an AMI UEFI BIOS datum

Tue Nov 19, 2019 8:03 pm

In the bios, within the boot menu I don't see a device named "PATA" or "PATA SS". I already reflashed the bios again with the modded one. And still no device with "PATA" or "PATA SS". Does it matter whats on the NVME SSD?

Greetings,

Marc

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#5110 | RE: [Guide] How to get full NVMe support for all Systems with an AMI UEFI BIOS datum

Tue Nov 19, 2019 9:36 pm

@Newbie:
Please attach your modded BIOS as *.zip archive. Then I can look into it and check, whether the NVMe module has been correctly inserted.

Zitat von Newbie im Beitrag #5109
Does it matter whats on the NVME SSD?

No, but the NVMe SSD must be properly connected to the mainboard andthe related PCIe slot should fully support the data lanes to your NVMe SSD.
How did you flash the modded BIOS? Did you get any error message while doing that?

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#5111 | RE: [Guide] How to get full NVMe support for all Systems with an AMI UEFI BIOS datum

Tue Nov 19, 2019 9:43 pm

I've attached the bios. I flashed the bios with the instant flash option by pressing F6 on startup. And I didn't get an error message while doing that, it just said UEFI Bios has flashed succesfully press enter to restart or somthing along those lines.

Newbie has attached files to this post

Z77P4M2.zip

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#5112 | RE: [Guide] How to get full NVMe support for all Systems with an AMI UEFI BIOS datum

Tue Nov 19, 2019 10:31 pm

@Newbie:
The NVMe module seems to be correctly inserted, but there are still some questions:
1. Is your mainboard an ASRock Z77 Pro4? If not, which is the manufacturer and the model name?
2. Which BIOS version was your source file?
3. Why did you rename the BIOS the way you did (adding "ME" and changing the extension to *.rom)?
4. Did you remove the GUID header of the BIOS before starting to flash it?

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#5113 | RE: [Guide] How to get full NVMe support for all Systems with an AMI UEFI BIOS datum

Wed Nov 20, 2019 3:41 am (Last edited: Wed Nov 20, 2019 8:51 am)

Hi
I currently have the Asus Sabertooth z87 motherboard
Ive tried moding the bios using both the UEFItool and the MMTool, I have even tried the mod that was posted in this thread
Z87 Sabertooth NVMe bios mod help
(was able to see the drive for 1 boot)
these are the steps that I have tried
-download latest bios version from asus site
-Using the UEFItool, followed the steps and added the Nvmecpress file at the end of the bios in the dxe section
-used the asus bios renamer to rename the bios
-copied to usb and shut down to flash bios, usb is inserted into flashback port pressed the bios flashback button (starts blinking blue)
-when i use the UEFItool it will keep blinking for around 1min to 1.5 min and there is usb activity. after that the light turns off.
-after powering on the machine i have to re-config bios, but drive is not there.
-the only time i saw the drive is when i used the mod that Fernando created but after a reboot it disappeared.

when using the MMtool, after trying to do the flashback with the usb, it lights up for a few blinks and then the usb doesn't show activity and the flashblack light stays solid.
I also have found a usb that I can flashback to an older version using an offical asus bios and then once successful flash back to the bios that @Fernando moded
I also dont see Pata or Pata SS in the bios after the mod

Am I missing a step?
Thanks again for all the help

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#5114 | RE: [Guide] How to get full NVMe support for all Systems with an AMI UEFI BIOS datum

Wed Nov 20, 2019 9:15 am

@thefozzybear:
Welcome to the Win-RAID Forum!

Only owners of an ASUS Sabertooth Z87 mainboard, who succeeded and were able to boot off the NVMe SSD, can give you the demanded tip.
Since you have reported about your problems within >this< more specific thread as well, the chances to get help there are higher than here.

Zitat von thefozzybear im Beitrag #5113
-the only time i saw the drive is when i used the mod that Fernando created but after a reboot it disappeared.

That is an interesting find, because the reboot process cannot modify the BIOS file, which is within the BIOS chip of your mainboard.
I suspect, that you forgot to redo the required BIOS settings after having flashed the modded BIOS.
Please enter the BIOS and check the related settings (Fast boot, Secure boot, UEFI Boot etc.).

Good luck!
Dieter (alias Fernando)

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#5115 | RE: [Guide] How to get full NVMe support for all Systems with an AMI UEFI BIOS datum

Wed Nov 20, 2019 9:20 am (Last edited: Wed Nov 20, 2019 9:48 am)

Hi, i'm brazilian and i'm 35 years old ... i don't speak english well i'm sorry (google translator) ... i have an old PC with GA-Z87m-d3h rev. 1.0 (I used the bios F11mod I found right here) and used its installation mode (by the way, very good, thanks) to install a SSD A1000 nvme x2 240Gb in the second Pcie slot ... I was able to format and install windows 10 normally and It's working ... But in Bios only appear IDE, AHCI and RAID (I left in AHCI). But the SSD according to the manufacturer reaches 1500mb / s read and 800mb / s write ... But my A1000 is at 400mb / s and 300mb / s ...
It don't understand if it is to put in AHCI, which I think would limit the speed ... The second slot Pcie of my Mobo is 2.0 x4, but from what I've been seeing from 4.0 to 3.0 not the difference (real) so I think It's not Pcie ... Wasn't it supposed to appear Nvme on Bios once it was modified?
If I switch to Gpu for PCie2.0 x4 and SSD for the second slot which is Pcie 3.0 x16 will I get better SSD performance, but will I get worse in game graphics? Have a solution? can you help me ?

Thanks in advance for all the support and all the work you've had. A big hug to everyone.

Pc config:
Z87m-d3h
i5 4670k
16gb DDr3 corsair vengeance 1600
R9 380X G1 gamming
Corsair Cx750
SSD M.2 A1000 240gb nvme
Seagate Barracuda 500Gb
WD 500gb

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