Forum - RE: [Guide] How to get full NVMe support for Intel Chipset systems from 6-Series up

#1126 | RE: [Guide] How to get full NVMe support for Intel Chipset systems from 6-Series up datum

Thu Dec 29, 2016 10:36 am

@davidm71:
Do you have a dual/multi boot system or is there any other disk drive attached, which contains a boot sector/bootloader?
Which bootable drives are listed within the BOOT section of the BIOS?

@yeemaster3:
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Zitat von yeemaster3 im Beitrag #1125
This thread mainly talks about Intel 6- chipsets.

The reason is, that I only write guides about procedures, which have been tested and confirmed by myself. Since I only had/have access to Intel chipset systems, I was/am not able to test it with an AMD chipset system.

Zitat
was wondering if the NvmeExpressDxE patch would work for an AMD chipset mainboard.

Although I cannot give you any guarantee, I am pretty sure, that my guide will work with AMD chipset systems as well, provided that the mainboard has an UEFI BIOS and supports booting in UEFI mode.

Zitat
I'm considering taking the NVMe modules from the Maximus VII Formula BIOS and inserting them into mine.

You can try it, but I would prefer to insert just the NVMeExpressDxE.ffs module as written within my guide.
Good luck!
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#1127 | RE: [Guide] How to get full NVMe support for Intel Chipset systems from 6-Series up datum

Thu Dec 29, 2016 3:43 pm

@Fernando

Hi. Thank you for replying. I have about three drives each containing boot sectors of various OS's such as Windows, Ubuntu, and two OSX installations. The Windows 10 install is actually a clone of another drive which I disconnected after the cloning process. Its weird though how sometimes it boots and sometimes not. I ran SFC scannow and logs complained about duplicate files and found errors though not sure if related. I suppose I have to disconnect every drive in the system and try to install windows fresh.

Thanks

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#1128 | RE: [Guide] How to get full NVMe support for Intel Chipset systems from 6-Series up datum

Thu Dec 29, 2016 8:17 pm

@Fernando:
Thanks for replying. I'll try the mod once my SSD arrives and report back with results.

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#1129 | RE: [Guide] How to get full NVMe support for Intel Chipset systems from 6-Series up datum

Thu Dec 29, 2016 10:23 pm

Fighting to get my p9x79pro to work with my new 960evo. Tried inserting the nvme lines from the x99 board. No dice. Any ideas?

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#1130 | RE: [Guide] How to get full NVMe support for Intel Chipset systems from 6-Series up datum

Thu Dec 29, 2016 10:54 pm (Last edited: Thu Dec 29, 2016 10:54 pm)

@Camccardell:
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Zitat von Camccardell im Beitrag #1129
Tried inserting the nvme lines from the x99 board.

What exactly have you done and what happened?
Which BIOS settings did you choose?

Happy New Year!
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#1131 | RE: [Guide] How to get full NVMe support for Intel Chipset systems from 6-Series up datum

Fri Dec 30, 2016 4:41 am

@Fernando

Was able to reinstall Win 10 64 from a USB key onto the Plextor NVME drive this time. Disconnecting all the other drives fixed the problem. Didn't get that 'System partition needs to be formated fat32' error this time. Must have been the other disk installations causing the problem.

Interestingly enough 'Bootrec /ScanOS' failed to find any Windows installation so despite successfully modding the bios for NVME certain rescue operations may not be possible.

Thanks

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#1132 | RE: [Guide] How to get full NVMe support for Intel Chipset systems from 6-Series up datum

Fri Dec 30, 2016 5:13 am (Last edited: Fri Dec 30, 2016 5:17 am)

I extracted the 3 nvme files from the x99 bios per the instructions in the writeup and force installed the bios. I also tried the x79 bios.

I removed all other drives from the motherboard and set all the csm settings to UEFI. The bios does not see the drive.
I can boot from a windows 10 usb drive and it sees the 960 nvme drive but will not allow me to install to it saying that my computer hardware doesn't recognize it as a valid boot device

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#1133 | RE: [Guide] How to get full NVMe support for Intel Chipset systems from 6-Series up datum

Fri Dec 30, 2016 6:18 am (Last edited: Fri Dec 30, 2016 9:48 am)

Zitat von Camccardell im Beitrag #1132
I extracted the 3 nvme files from the x99 bios per the instructions in the writeup and force installed the bios. I also tried the x79 bios.
I removed all other drives from the motherboard and set all the csm settings to UEFI. The bios does not see the drive.
I can boot from a windows 10 usb drive and it sees the 960 nvme drive but will not allow me to install to it saying that my computer hardware doesn't recognize it as a valid boot device

Try the NvmExpressDxe module.

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#1134 | RE: [Guide] How to get full NVMe support for Intel Chipset systems from 6-Series up datum

Fri Dec 30, 2016 10:38 am

Hi everyone,

I am still concerned about getting NVMe support for Asus z9pe-d8 ws. Has anyone managed to do that successfully ?

@Fernando's procedure may apply, or simply not be valid, for these Asus mainboards:

Z9PE-D8 WS
Z9PE-D16 WS
Z9PA-U8
Z9PA-D8
Z9PC-D8
Z9PR-D16

Any hint on that is much appreciated. Please let me repeat that NvmeExpressDxE.ffs has been added, modded BIOS flushed, BIOS security and fast boot disabled, and obviously some other digital voodoo has been applied. - No success: the NVMe drive is not appearing on any list.

Happy new year,
Franco

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#1135 | RE: [Guide] How to get full NVMe support for Intel Chipset systems from 6-Series up datum

Fri Dec 30, 2016 10:56 am

Zitat von Francesco im Beitrag #1134
Please let me repeat that NvmeExpressDxE.ffs has been added, modded BIOS flushed, BIOS security and fast boot disabled, and obviously some other digital voodoo has been applied. - No success: the NVMe drive is not appearing on any list.

Which NVMe SSD model do you have inserted? Which OS are you trying to get installed onto the NVMe SSD? Which "other digital voodoo" did you apply?

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#1136 | RE: [Guide] How to get full NVMe support for Intel Chipset systems from 6-Series up datum

Fri Dec 30, 2016 11:32 am (Last edited: Fri Dec 30, 2016 11:34 am)

Hi Dieter

Zitat von Fernando im Beitrag #1135
Which NVMe SSD model do you have inserted? Which OS are you trying to get installed onto the NVMe SSD? Which "other digital voodoo" did you apply?

Samsung 960 Pro on kryoM.2; Ubuntu Server 16.04 plus Windows Server 2012 R2; Disabling collateral controllers in the BIOS like Asmedia, VIA1394, Marvell, BMC, APIC and USB3.

One more note, the SATA Mode defaults to AHCI, which implicitly disables the two RAID controllers LSI MegaRAID and Intel RapidStorage. Any clue ?

KR,
Franco

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#1137 | RE: Full NVMe support for older Intel Chipsets possible! datum

Fri Dec 30, 2016 2:50 pm (Last edited: Fri Dec 30, 2016 3:25 pm)

Zitat von Fernando im Beitrag #117
Here are the details about the test system: Mainboard: ASUS P8Z68-V with the latest BIOS 3603, System Drive: 500 GB Samsung 840 Pro SSD, OS: Win 8.1 x64 installed in UEFI mode.
[li]I simply inserted (besides the Intel RaidDriver v12.9.0.2006) the 3 untouched NVMe modules named Nvme, NvmeSmm and NVMEINT13, which I had extracted from the ASUS Z97 PRO BIOS 2401. The insertion worked without any error message.

hello, thanks alot for your testing. alot of us appreciate your work :)
I have asus motherboard z77a asus.com/Motherboards/Z77A/specifications/
with cpu intel xeon 1230v2
is it possible i download x97pro bios 2401 and then extract nvme, nvmesmm nvmeint13 modules so my motherboards bios and then flash it without any problem?

EDIT by Fernando: Unneeded parts of the quoted text removed (to save space within this voluminous thread)

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#1138 | RE: Full NVMe support for older Intel Chipsets possible! datum

Fri Dec 30, 2016 3:47 pm

@Francesco:
You may have to load the Samsung NVMe driver v2.0.0.1607 to get the SSD detected by the Windows Setup.

@maidos:
Welcome at Win-RAID Forum!

According to my own experience it is easier and safer to get the NVMe SSD booting, if you follow exactly my guide, which I have layed down later on within the start post of this thread. So I recommend to insert just 1 module named NVMeExpressDxE instead of 3 modules, which were taken from another mainboard BIOS.

Good luck and Happy New Year!
Dieter (alias Fernando)

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#1139 | RE: Full NVMe support for older Intel Chipsets possible! datum

Fri Dec 30, 2016 5:10 pm

Fernando thanks, because you made a later post which included 3 modules rather than 1 modul from first post i was a bit confused and i only assumed your later post is the preffered one but my bad. i will give it a try later tonight thanks

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#1140 | RE: [Guide] How to get full NVMe support for Intel Chipset systems from 6-Series up datum

Fri Dec 30, 2016 5:37 pm (Last edited: Fri Dec 30, 2016 7:08 pm)

Zitat von davidm71 im Beitrag #1133
Try the NvmExpressDxe module.

I cannot find that module in either the asus x79 or x99 bios files.
Where do you suggest I get that from?
Thanks

EDIT by Fernando: Unneeded parts of the fully quoted post removed (to save space)

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