"No NVME device found" when installing 960 EVO into an Aorus z370 Gaming 7

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Hi,
I just assembled a new machine with a Gigabyte Aorus z370 Gaming 7 motherboard and I installed a Samsung NVMe SSD (EVO 960, 1 TB in size). Currently there are no SATA devices connected to the motherboard (to rule out any conflicts). When I load into the bios and go to the peripherals section for NVMe devices, it says "No NVME device found". I have upgraded the bios on the motherboard to the latest version available here:
https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/Z370-AORUS-Gaming-7-rev-10#support-dl

which is version F6. I've also tried booting from a USB drive to install Windows 10, and it also does not see the drive when it comes time to select a drive to install onto. Does anyone have any ideas as to what else I can try? Thanks!
 
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Calvin7, thanks again for the detailed info.

I was able to fix the issue by moving the SSD from the first M.2 slot (M2M_32G) to the second M.2 slot (M2A_32G). I suspect the issue may have been that the drive just wasn't seated properly, though I suppose it's possible there was an issue with my first slot. After moving the drive, it showed up properly in the bios under the NVME peripheral section, and it was also listed in the Windows 10 installer as a drive to install to. It looks like I'm set for now!
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NVMe SSDs do not appear within the BIOS until Windows creates the system partition with the EFI Boot Sector. Your M.2 SSD contains UEFI driver information within the firmware. By disabling the CSM module Windows 10 will read and utilize the M.2-specific UEFI driver during installation.
 
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Thanks for the info -- definitely appreciated. I've tried disabling CSM in the bios, however when I boot off the USB drive to install Windows 10, there are still no disks listed to install to. There's an option for "Load driver" -- do I need to manually point it to a driver for the SSD?
 
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Note: Secure boot may differ on your system, but here is a guide:

Your problem may be you aren't using a bootable UEFI USB drive with Windows 10 Setup.
Another link at the end here.


1- The M.2 drive has to be the only drive installed.

2 - Go into the bios, under the boot tab there is an option for CSM, make sure it is disabled.

3 - Click on secure boot option below and make sure it is set to other OS, not windows UEFI.

4 - Click on key management and clear secure boot keys.

5 - Insert a USB memory stick with a bootable UEFI USB drive with Windows 10 Setup on it, USB3 is quicker but USB2 works also. A Windows DVD won’t work unless you’ve created your own UEFI Bootable DVD.

6 - Press F10 to save, exit and reboot.

7 - Windows 10 will now start installing to your NVME drive as it has its own NVME driver built in.

8 - When the PC reboots hit F2 to go back into the BIOS, you will see under boot priority that windows boot manager now lists your NVME drive.

9 - Click on secure boot again but now set it to WIndows UEFI mode. (see #3 above)

10 - Click on key management and install default secure boot keys

11 - Press F10 to save and exit and windows will finish the install. Once you have Windows up and running, shutdown the PC and reconnect your other SATA drives.

I would also recommend installing the Samsung NVME driver at this point to replace the Windows one. (optional)

# How to create a bootable UEFI USB drive with Windows 10 Setup
https://winaero.com/blog/how-to-create-a-bootable-uefi-usb-drive-with-windows-10-setup/
 
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Calvin7, thanks again for the detailed info.

I was able to fix the issue by moving the SSD from the first M.2 slot (M2M_32G) to the second M.2 slot (M2A_32G). I suspect the issue may have been that the drive just wasn't seated properly, though I suppose it's possible there was an issue with my first slot. After moving the drive, it showed up properly in the bios under the NVME peripheral section, and it was also listed in the Windows 10 installer as a drive to install to. It looks like I'm set for now!
 
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can Aorus z370 Ultra Gaming support nvme drives? my motherboard have m.2 slots but i read somewhere that there are many ssd's use m.2 slots but they are not nvme so they perform like standerd ssd's..
 
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