Installing M.2 SSD concerns

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Dear all,

I recently bought an 950 EVO and wish to make it my primary OS-drive.

It fits my motherboard but I heard lots of people have issues actually installing Windows on it due wrong BIOS settings.

What do I need to set in BIOS in order to get my M.2 working and function to clean install Windows 10 onto it?

Motherboard I got is ASUS Z170-A with latest BIOS (flashed it a week ago)
I'll use an official Windows 10 bootable stick I purchased a year ago.
 
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It should just work straight away without any issues. The SSD should show up as a place to install Windows when you are running the installer.
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You should be able to install Windows 10 just fine from the looks of it.
Only thing I can say is recreate the Windows 10 Install disk, You will save a few hours of time if you do.

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10/
 
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Hi Oliver.

Well basically you should be able to run Windows 10 off of that SSD with that mobo. Actually I'd advise you to read the comments from that thread: http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/answers/id-2866750/950-pro-512-ssd-mbr-windows-install-gpt.html. The last post has the instruction on how to setup your BIOS/UEFI.

edit: Oops, didn't realize that another answer has been posted while I was typing. :)

Hope that helps. Please let me know how it goes.
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Why a few hours? What's the difference?
 
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Without changing any BIOS settings?
Just plug & play, literally?
 
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Don't have to download as many updates?
 
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I don't really care about updates, though.
I care about having my M.2 work :p

So is it plug and play or do I need to set some things in BIOS?
 
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Give it a try as a plug and play, as @Kurz suggested, but if for some reason you have any issues whatsoever, you can give it a go with the suggestions from the thread I've linked in my previous post.

Don't underestimate OS update. Very often they fill up security holes, or improve a certain service, or compatibility. I'd strongly suggest that you keep up to date with the Windows updates.

Here's a detailed tutorial on how to make a clean install of Win 10 in case you need it: http://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/1950-windows-10-clean-install.html
 
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What I meant with "not care about updates" it's not really related to my topic, although I always update my PC at home once the update is out.
What I meant was that all I care about is the M.2 :)

I'll probably try it tonight, when I finally got time to do so
 
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