Will this method to add an NVMe Bios module work on Intel based laptops too? I own an P651SG Clevo Notebook (XMG P505 Pro) with Intel CPU i7-4710HQ with Mobile Intel HM87 Express chipset which does not have NVMe support (and its confirmed that there will not be an officially Bios update)?

**edit i tried a little with my laptops stock Bios found here**

i did the steps like in the OP but i always get "File size exeeds the volume size" when trying to insert the Module. I tried to insert the NVMe Module (tried to add the uncompressed NVMe ROM and because it did not work i tried in an other attemp the compressed NVMe ROM) into the latest laptop firmware.

May sombody help me out what am i doing wrong?

Hi Fernando,
i have replaced the SATA ROM in my old P170EM Laptop (using your guide) to add TRIM support for Raid0. This had worked fine. So i had done this before. Do you have any ideas which module is "not really required" - just point me some directions please ;-)

ok i have asked Prema - the GURU of Clevo Bios Modding - if he can add NVMe support with your guide in his Bios Mods. I do not have enough knowledge to test this for myself :-D but i never used PXE Boot, Trusted Platform, Intel Rapid Start - so this could be deleted in my opinion....

Some1 knows whtether the NvmeExpressDxE Module will also work with AMD-based Platforms? I created a Thread related to this issue here:

AMD A88X Chipset and NVme support with Nvme.efi or alike

Guys,

If you do not have enough space in your bios for the nvme module it is recommended to extract and remove some other module that's not important and then reinsert it as a compressed module instead. The guys at the Ozmosis threads on Insanelymac have lots of guides on how to do it. I think they recompress the coredxe module but not certain using third party tools you can find in the Ubu package.

Then you need to read those forums I referenced because I have done it myself and can attest it works.

Hello
I'm thinking about getting intel 750 on to my workstaion
I have asus z9pe d8 ws with c602 chipset and uefi 2.3 firmware.
Is my motherboard is able to run Intel 750 nvme ssd as primary boot drive?

Hi Fernando and everyone, and above all thanks for all the useful informations on this particular thread. I have been using my Intel 750 400 gb for some months as a data drive in Windows 7 with no problems whatsoever and amazing speed, but now wanted to try to use it as boot drive as well. Seeing several "success" stories of X79 users I wanted to try this as well.

My system is Asus P9X79 Deluxe with the latest bios available (4801) and i7 3930K.

I tried using the bios of the X99 Deluxe as "source", as it was the one which made the most sense to me, but maybe it does not work like this.
I tried with both procedures. I managed to extract the 3 Nvme modules from the X99 bios and to insert those in the X79 bios with MMTool 5 with no problems. I also tried the other procedure, the revised method, with the NvmeExpressDxE.ffs file. I worked with CAP files. Checked the resulting modded bios and it contained the new modules. Flashed it with no problems as well using the Flash USB port (because within the bios it did not allow me as the new one was not recognised as UEFI).

The problem I have now is that my mainboard recognises the Intel 750 as PATA (as prior to the bios mod), however, when I boot from the USB drive to install Windows (whichever version, it is the same, I tried with both 7 and 10) the drive is in the list but, if I click on it, it says that "Windows cannot be installed on this drive because the hardware may not support the booting". I also tried to load the intel Nvme driver but even this solution gives me an error, as the Windows installation says that the driver is "unsigned" and it cannot be installed.

I have the option to install it nonetheless and did it with both win 7 and 10, but at the next reboot I obtain a boot failure, as the system is not able to boot from the Intel drive: it says "the operating system couldn't be loaded because a required file is missing or contains errors. File: Windows\system32\winload.exe.

I would ask your help - and particularly from the x79 users who succeeded - to know how should I proceed and where my error could be. It seems that the procedure of flashing went well, the CSM is enabled, the drive (even if as a PATA) seems to be recognised, the drive is seen also from the windows USB installation but apparently something is missing. Please tell me if I have to provide any other info.

Bios General information:


This is the drive as it appears in the bios, as PATA (I am guessing it is that one, at least, because that one appeared when I installed it):


This is the info I see from the bios on the Intel Nvme Drive 400 gb:


More info:


Additional information within the package type menu:


This is the CSM Section of the bios:


Moving onto the installation, this is what the Windows 10 installation says regarding the Intel 750:


This is the driver I try to load before installing, but without success, as it says is not "signed" (I have no idea what it means, it is the official Intel).


And finally, this is the error I obtain if I go ahead and install Windows 10 anyway:


One thing I did not try is to disconnect all my sata drives, but doubt this will have any effect.
Every help or suggestion is greatly appreciated, many thanks in advance,
Carlo

Thanks a LOT Fernando for this detailed reply!!
I will try to follow all these useful steps this evening and report back on the outcome.

Many thanks again,
Carlo

Hi Fernando,
many thanks again for your instructions. Theey worked flawlessly and I was able to detect the drive and to install Win10 on it without problems.
Once in Windows I installed the Intel Nvme drivers and the Samsung 950 Pro (and related drivers) as well. I ran some tests and it intrigues me the speed difference between the two drives, as they should be fairly similar, at least from what I have inferred from the reviews I have read. On the ssd speed database the 950 Pro is ranked first, while the Intel is currently third. Here is an image of the two drives' speed:

Samsung


Intel


As it can be seen the Samsung is faster, but it should not really be THAT faster. Do you think there could be a possible explanation for it?
At first I thought that maybe something was bottlenecking the transfer of the Intel, but then again my setup should have more than enough pcie lanes (40) for them to run at full speed without any issues.

Thanks again for your insights,
Carlo