I have been reading through this thread for a while now and I am still having trouble getting my ssd to become bootable. I have purchased the MydigitalSSD BPX 240GB PCIe 3.0 x4 m.2 ssd and have it on an adapter that will allow it to run in the PCIe 3.0 x4 slot on my motherboard.

Motherboard: Asus p9x790 Pro
Bios: 4801 with the 3 NVMe moduals added to it.

When the system boots, it tells me that this is not a compatible boot device and tells me to change my CSM settings in the bios. I believe I have them set correctly.
The BIOS doesn't show the SSD but is visible at the beginning of the Windows 10 install(installing via USB). Windows 10 will not install on the drive.

I was gifted a great SSD that required some BIOS modification to get to work on my Z77 system - with the help of all of the posts and information here, I was able to get it up and running a couple weeks ago. I was very happy to not have to explore a new system build to support the SSD, but rather keep my current workhorse going. I couldn't have done it without everyone's research and willingness to share here, so THANK YOU!

Zitat von Fernando im Beitrag #1100

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@i9bataman:
Welcome at Win-RAID Forum and thanks for your feedback!

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year wishes
Dieter (alias Fernando)

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Hi, Fernando. I'm using ga-z68a-d3-b3 can i use nvme insert method working for this mainboard?

EDIT by Fernando: Moved into the better matching thread

Hi Fernando & others.

I finally received the 960 EVO 500GB yesterday. Went thru the guide, modded latest version of 4901 bios for Rampage 4 Extreme and flashbacked it to the board. Than I spend about 6-7 hours trying all sorts of things to get drive working at optimal speeds and I don't feel like I've achieved that goal :(

This is what I'm getting :



While people are getting 4KQ32 at 1000MB/s+ speeds and in Atto I'm maxing at +- 2GB/s while others can do 3GB/s+

As for small sized files I do get better results with my old 850 EVO SATA3 which is frustrating.

Zitat von Fernando im Beitrag #1105

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Your problem has nothing to do with the inserted NVMe BIOS module and the topic of this thread.
Nobody here has promised you, that an NVMe SSD like the Samsung 960 EVO will give you the same performance boost while writing or reading very small sized files as with much bigger sized ones.
You should have read the related informations before you bought the NVMe SSD.

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Zitat von Fernando im Beitrag #1107

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This question cannot be answered by us, because nobody except you knows, what exactly you have done to optimize your current configuration.
Have you already done a view into the start post of >this< thread? Although I have written these tips for AHCI users, many of them are valid for users with an NVMe SSD as well.

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Thank you for this outstanding write up! I have followed your procedures for a GigaByte Z87XUD4H Bios (versions F9, and 10b). Unfortunately it appears that I lack space for the new module. I am guessing there are modules currently in the Bios image that I have no need for, but I am new to Bios mods so I don't have a clue about what could be a candidate to be removed to make space available. I would also be concerned about removing something that then causes the Bios not to initialize something critical in the chip set or some other potential fail mode.

Can you provide any guidance on what modules may be candidates for removal in favor of adding the NVMe module?