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evenfos

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Hi
I've been having some issues regarding a new Samsung 960 EVO M.2 SSD.
After several new installations of Win10 it will not boot properly.
It shows up in the BIOS as a boot option but upon booting after MSI Logo it redirects to an unfamiliar command prompt.
Motherboard is an MSI b150a Gaming Pro, which does not include M.2 slots,
I've been using PCIEx16 adapter. Latest install was performed with my 2nd PC (already running a 2nd 960EVO as main SSD in M.2 slot) using the same adapter, install worked flawlessly and no problem whatsoever in booting to the fresh install. (Both 960EVO's showed up as boot options here)
I've tried clearing CMOS resetting settings, and different BIOS boot options but it gets be nowhere.
Some strange behavior i've observedd is the SATA SSD already in the system started having booting issues after i introduced the new M.2 to the issues. Clearing CMOS resolved the issue for the SATA SSD but M.2 is still a ghost...
Am I looking at compability issues here?
 
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marksavio
your motherboard doesnt support the nvme drive.
you will need to download the driver for the samsung nvme drive. and load it to teh usb.
during your windows usb installation. there is an option to "load drivers" in the screen where you select the drive.

EDIT so you have the latest version for your BIOS now to support NVME. its already installed to your mobo? if it is already updated to the latest, have you tried doing a fresh install of windows?

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Motherboard was listed above, its an MSI b150a Gaming Pro
I used an iso file and rufus to create installer.
Tried booting with only M.2 connected so it makes the ssd primary.
BUT, the M.2 is only listed when i choose manual boot options pre-BIOS, F11 upon boot, not among options within BIOS settings.
BIOS menu looks like the one in picture: https://i.ytimg.com/vi/a4sqB7ameQo/maxresdefault.jpg
Thanks for your attention :)
 
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i was asking you to show us the Boot settings in your BIOS. i know what a BIOS looks like...
well anyways go to your Hard disk BBS settings and set your M.2 SSD as the first priority.
did you already have your SATA mode in AHCI already?
 
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evenfos

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Oh I'm sorry, I thought you meant bios type/layout or something..
M.2 is set as first priority
SATA mode was already in AHCI
It does not help unfortunatly, straight to the "Reboot and select proper boot device or insert boot media..."

However I'm giving a bios update a try since i saw this in the newest changelog:
"
- Improved NVME device compatibility.
- Improved memory compatibility problem.
- Enhanced M.2 Genie function.
"

UPDATE
nevermind, update did not help
 
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your motherboard doesnt support the nvme drive.
you will need to download the driver for the samsung nvme drive. and load it to teh usb.
during your windows usb installation. there is an option to "load drivers" in the screen where you select the drive.

EDIT so you have the latest version for your BIOS now to support NVME. its already installed to your mobo? if it is already updated to the latest, have you tried doing a fresh install of windows?

 
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evenfos

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Jackpot, new install of Win10 with NVME drivers included in install worked after BIOS update. Thanks alot for your help :D Looking at some real performance boost for this rig since gamefiles was on HDD xD
 
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