How to Install Windows 10/11 on an M.2 SSD (NVMe or AHCI)

[@ProtomanEX868]

I've been hard stuck as to why the hell I could not find my nvme m.2 drive for the last 2 years and you've cleared it up in all of 5 minutes. Thanks man, you've more than earned this sub.

[@DJBreckOne]

Crazy. I literally tried everything, but until I watched your video (which was straight to the point) everything I tried did not work. Your video worked for me! Thank you!

[@speegs4]

After the key management step I rebooted. My computer no longer recognizes my monitor...

[@cubeificationism]

Hey, did you end up fixing this? I have the same problem

[@aayush212]

Me too

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[@ridwanmugdha7623]

Yeaah I'm having the same problem

[@aayush212]

My problem was solved after I reinstalled my windows in UEFI/GPT format. Now everything is working perfectly.

[@cicerobg]

7 years later, it works like a charm. Thank you ♫♫

[@tobalnell1983]

Thanks very much! This was a great video, to the point, no waffle, great step by step visuals. Exactly what an instructional video should be. Worked wonders for me. Thank you.

[@BiGG_X]

Thanks for the video. Ive been trying to get this done for 3 hours... reading reddit and being told it was the mobo or the nvme. I knew it was just bios but didn't know exactly what. Thanks a TON!!! 😅 Old videos still more helpful than newer ones

[@TrickMasterPC]

Yeah, I hear you! I struggled for nearly a whole day, and only after hours of trial and error was I able to discover the proper method. That's why I made the video to save others the bs headache

[@Rosistic]

Even if this video was from 8 years ago this actually fixed my problem 👍

[@RaynCooper63]

I strugled two weeks. until i found youre vidio in a forum. thanks men!

[@TrickMasterPC]

Glad I could help!

[@crevlthe]

This was exactly what I needed. Thank you for the step by step, clearly illustrated video guide!

[@MrMorph1000]

Just wanted to say thanks - this worked for my Asus X99-S and Windows 10 first time around. One adjustment I had to make was that the 10 installer did not prompt me to remove the USB stick prior to the first restart. My solution was to leave the USB drive in for the whole process. BUT I still went into BIOS when the install first restarts and followed your instructions. Big thanks, super fast drive :)

[@JaySea]

Hi Im using z170x Gaming 3 and all the BIOS settings in your video I couldnt follow because the options were not there in my BIOS. Can you tell me how I can do this? I cloned windows 7 onto my Samsung Pro 950, just need BIOS to recognise that its there so I can select it as the boot device.

[@jeppewest]

Hi, man! Did you ever find out how to detect the ssd in BIOS? I'm having the same problem where i can install windows on my m.2 ssd with CSM off, but the computer won't boot from the disk because it cant be found.

[@itsthefreemind]

@@jeppewest did you find a solution? Having the same issue :(

[@jeppewest]

@@itsthefreemind Hi! i tried formatting partitions etc to be able to install windows on it, but i never got it to work. Ended up just installing windows on and old ssd instead.. good luck bro!

[@itsthefreemind]

@@jeppewest no luck 😩 after hours of work with countless different approaches I gave up. SATA SSD to the rescue - just works.

[@jeppewest]

@@itsthefreemind too bad bro, i guess we'll just have to manage! only a couple of seconds of startup time anyway :)

[@ronaldgordon8443]

Thanks very much. I've been trying to get Windows 10 installed on a Samsung 980 Pro with secure boot enabled and CSM disabled for a week. Your instructions did the trick!

[@TrickMasterPC]

Upgrade to win11, it's way faster! If you get the message telling you your hardware is incompatible just ping me.

[@ronaldgordon8443]

@@TrickMasterPC Thanks for the reply. I'm building a new computer because the CPU on the old one was not compatible with Windows 11. My plan was to upgrade the new one to Windows 11, but I was having trouble getting secure boot enabled. Your instructions fixed that problem!

[@HalcyonVoid]

... I regret buying an M.2 now... why is this so much work? I should have just gotten a regular SSD...

[@frunkchungus]

because SATA III is limited to 6 Gbps by the design of the protocol, which is way less than what you get with the 950 Pro for example. If you're really regretful of the purchase though you may send it my way for... scientific purposes. :)

[@virusboiigamingtv6901]

same fu*king regret choose H110M-A m2

[@Volvith]

... It's not that complicated? I mean, this tutorial covers it pretty well, and even when you don't have an ASUS BIOS, you should be able to use the same method of installation. Really, if you're able to build a PC, and have a bit of basic knowledge on how to install an OS normally, this shouldn't be too hard to pull off. ;)

[@bobmoran860]

except this still doesn't work for some of us

[@Mrsj4sparkler]

It can be complicated, I just built my system and my windows does not detect the M.2 upon install. The M.2's are configured in Raid through the BIOS and UEFI is listed as first priority, but when I attempt to boot from the flash drive I get all the way through the windows installation process to the point where you should see the option for a boot drive, but there is no boot drive in the list. Windows says that there is no drive found, so I downloaded the latest bios from ASUS and the latest driver from Samasung for the drives on another second flash drive still no luck. When Windows gives me the option to browse for the drivers needed I open the files visible on the flash drive and see nothing I can use, nor does windows detect anything on the flash drive either. I have switched USB ports several times also. I'm about to rip the HDD from my old PC and install it into the new rig long enough to get the system up, because nothing I do seems to work.

[@ryanwhite444]

Life saver.. followed the instructions to a T and it worked flawlessly. Then I upgraded to Windows 10. boom.. If it wasn't for your video I would be forever lost... Thank you!!

[@stoicguac9030]

So I think I've made a mistake. I loaded the windows on my 960 Pro without doing any of the setting changes you suggested (now seeing this video after the fact). My PC will boot fine if powered off. But if I were to restart or power on with my HDD plugged in, it will go directly to the BIOS and no see the 960 M.2. What can I do? Do I have to wipe out my M.2 (how) and reload windows the way you've outlined it in the video above?

[@mill82003]

After getting stuck trying to install Windows 10 on my new Samsung SM951 with an Asus E3 Pro Gaming V5 motherboard I found this video and it worked perfectly. Thanks!

[@DaisyAma488]

This does NOT work for Windows 10 upgrade, could you make a video about how to do that, I'm completely stuck.

[@District7DrewGeraci]

Simon White Having the same issue. Not working with Asus x99-deluxe (most current BIOS) with windows 10 USB UEFI. Only works if CMS is enabled but then the m.2 isn't recognized and/or it won't allow you to put Windows 10 on the SDD. Any work around for this?

[@DaisyAma488]

Drew Geraci Same, I'm on ASUS X99-A latest bios. Really hoping I find a workaround soon.

[@TrickMasterPC]

Pre-format your M.2 as GPT then try again.

[@TrickMasterPC]

+Drew Geraci Pre-format your M.2 as GPT then try again.

[@andrewgeraci5739]

TrickMasterPC Already tried that, no luck.

[@entropy11]

You utterly saved my shit man. I had a borked install from installing win11 onto a nvme drive when I had others plugged in including old win10. It ran fine until I deleted the old boot partition, then I lost my ability to boot windows 11. Had to nuke the partition (not a huge deal but annoying) and reinstall with these instuctions and it worked. Cheers.

[@kenanisk3391]

Thank you for the nice and detailed explanation. I have Asus Z97-E/USB3.1 model and I installed my m.2 with an adapter to the second PCIe 3.0 slot to use 32Gb/s speed instead of the onboard 10Gb/s connector. I am able to install the windows but after restart, I receive "Notice The current BIOS setting do not fully support the boot device. Click OK to enter the BIOS Setup. Go to Advanced > Boot > CSM Parameters, and adjust the CSM (Compatibility Support Module) setting to enable the boot device." No matter what I did, the bios doesn't list my m.2 drive on the boot device list. I am using the latest bios. Do you have any comment on this situation?

[@ELEVOPR]

2 years later and no answer. Don't Subscribe to this guy.

[@carlosmurua9946]

Can i boot with a DVD instead? I Don't own a USB right now.

[@HaZzArDRefleXGamer]

I just need a moment to thank you I have assembled more than 10 systems at my home , and I've stumbled upon this video time and over again and it was always what I was looking for. Thank you so much 💓

[@MichaelDooley]

What's "BIAS"? is that like "BIOS"

[@JustinCompSpec]

"bias" means the fact that someone isn't objective and supports some side during an argument, conflict, etc.

[@PeakyBlinder]

I thought it meant alooominum

[@winterhaydn5640]

it's when you own a Mac. You have a BIAS for crap.

[@Ruthlesstoothless79]

Shutup, Stupid.

[@Cannon_highlights]

Take a deep breath, follow his steps and you should have success! The world needs more people like you. Ty

[@jeremymcneal3869]

I got this working thanks to your video but I have a problem when adding on a sata drive later. I am using x99 deluxe, I have the M.2 SM951 working with windows installed from the thumb drive. When I plug in my second hard drive, samsung 850 evo, the system will not power on at all. when the 850 evo is unplugged, system boots like normal. Could you help with bios settings to get the second hard drive to work?

[@ElectroPig]

If it makes you feel any better, I'm having the exact same problem with a G752VS-RB71 laptop...NOBODY wants to help. Not ASUS, not MicroSlop, not Intel (the ones who made the SSDs I chose...wrongly, it seems...). The clone or restore or migration always goes just fine, but each time, the second SSD ALWAYS disappears. Install on SSD0? SSD1 is no longer seen under windoze. Install on SSD1? SSD0 disappears. d=^o It's like NOBODY knows how to get the second SSD to be recognized under Win10...so why did they sell it in the first place, if they REFUSE to support the ()@#ing things?!?

[@furzekake1]

i read on a different forum that you shouldnt use the sata port 1. it is reserved for the m.2 ssd. maybe its too late xD

[@bryonlippert5530]

Wasn't working until I updated my BIOS but after that like a charm! Thanks so much!

[@bcego6pe]

dude, thanks to your comment I was able to fix this ... I thought I was ruined

[@bryonlippert5530]

@@bcego6pe I probably felt the same way. Glad I could help❤

[@johnmaxwell6359]

Thank you so much, you save me several hours of struggle.

[@stevec5000]

At 0:54 where you say to disable CSM, this new Lenovo doesn't have CSM and there is no option of Other OS or any of the other settings so when we try to do the install it never sees the NVMe SSD! Is some special driver needed? I tried putting the SSD driver on the thumb drive but the installed doesn't recognize it because it's not signed.

[@hhoneysoftware]

Thank you so much! This helped when i thought i was out of luck

[@djpapeleta360]

This video is a life saver even 5 years after post.

[@user12many]

true

[@polarbearz1]

Disabling CSM stopped my graphics card from working now I have no display. Tried restoring to factory settings via removing battery but no luck. Motherboard itself only has a display port I may have to go buy a display port cable in order to enable CSM again.

[@TrickMasterPC]

+Polar Bearz Yes this can happen if you have an older graphics card that is not UEFI compliant. If this is the case then leave CSM enabled. Since you lost video, you can just reset your CMOS manually using the jumper or simply pull the mobo battery out. Then boot right back up again.

[@JoseLorenzoDeOro]

Better late than ever i guess... when you say that "leave CSM enabled" you ment before installing or after installing? i have a 7970 thats not UEFI compliant and bought the 960 evo to use it as a booting drive... i am afraid that i wont be able to... thank you

[@ROMORoo7]

wow, the Samsung NVme m.2 strike again, just buy a NON Samsung NVme m.2 Drive next time, these are trouble some.

[@Metalhead-4life]

@@ROMORoo7 had literally Nothing to do with his Samsung drive

[@dashtait5778]

Best video ever, remember to partition right after if necessary. Thanks

[@fatalityhero7764]

Absolutely amazing. I am so thrilled that this helped me! You sir are a gentleman and a scholar.

[@houseyUK]

Really good video, thanks for posting. I had gone ahead, installed my M.2 and simply did a clean install, which seemed to cause all sorts of issues I won't cover here. But I started again, followed this to the book and now have a perfect install, working at full performance and showing in the bios as you state. Recommended!

[@jasonswift7098]

too complicated!!

[@xXDndbxNXx]

Jason Moyle I find it simple

[@BlackCroLong]

@@xXDndbxNXx stfu

[@kiwaczek1234]

This guide is brilliant , cheers for it :) btw only difference on z170 mb is to you need low level format you m.2 ssd ( from BIOS tool ) before install windows 7/10 , at least on Asus Maximus VIII Hero

[@McSkeezer]

THANK YOU SO MUCH!! After much searching to no avail, I found this! Worked amazingly. Make sure to unplug all other hard drives before trying to install if this doesn’t work

[@semihkaleli3689]

I was sitting there the whole night until I found your video I love you

[@moreboost]

Thank you for your video! I was able to install the SM951 on my Asus Rampage V Extreme. What a blast this is a beast! Using Windows 10 and installed using a UEFI USB. Loving the speed! Everything runs faster.

[@Willopo100]

Same mobo as you. Cant get this to work

[@Grolliiitjk]

If someone comes across this video and this solution doesn’t work for them, here’s what I did: I updated my BIOS by downloading the update from the manufacturer’s website and transferring it to a USB drive. Then, I restarted my computer with the USB drive plugged in, clicked 'Flash BIOS,' and selected the update file on the USB. After that, I disconnected all other disks in my computer, leaving only the M.2 disk where I wanted to install Windows. This method worked for me.....

[@LeandroElnisky]

3 years late and u saved my life bro, thx

[@350zdiy7]

Another small caveat to this install. 1) Make sure your X99-Deluxe has the latest BIOS release (1702) and 2) Make sure all all HDDs you may have are "unplugged" from the mobo. I had a previous install of Windows 8.1 on my 2.5" SSD raid 0 and even though I selected the new install to be on the SM951, it put some of the windows boot/recovery partitions on my 2.5" SSD raid (not sure exactly why it did this). Because of this, when I was ready to wipe my SSD raid and re-purpose it for game file storage, my SM951 was no longer considered a bootable device. I had to re-install windows from my USB a second time. The second time around, I completely unplugged all my other HDDs/SSDs and everything went smoothly, even after plugging my raid 1 storage array back in and my 2.5" SSDs, the system boots up without issue every time. Also, yes I followed this very same above procedure (before the video was posted). The only difference was I didn't unplug my other HDDs, you live and you learn!

[@GamerReaperDragon]

You are absolutely a beautiful human being! My pc has been fighting me for days I tried every form of win install I could find!! I oddly found this video through searching for drivers though, anyway stay blessed!

[@BoerkieSA]

Thank You.I have spent over a week trying to do this on an ASUS TUF x299.What a placer.

[@andrewgoodridge5470]

Thanks for this, worked for Windows 10 install on Asus Z170 board. I was installing OS on this drive from a previously activated win 7 to 10 upgrade and Windows activated atomically effectively giving me a clean installation of windows 10. A new OS drive does not appear to be a problem hardware upgrade with Windows licensing.

[@martijnbruinenberg1093]

Thanks! Works like a charm. Asus X99 Deluxe + M.2 SSD SM951 + Windows 10

[@tylermack954]

Excellent tutorial! I was wondering some motherboard manufacturers have patches or other downloads with instructions to install Windows 7. If I follow your tutorial is it still necessary to use those patches? Also is installation instructions (cinfiguring UEFI) different for install M.2 drive on a Pcie slot? Thanks

[@thejungleexplorer]

I followed your advice and all went well. Windows 10 was up and running fine. I installed a couple of programs and some updates. Then I shutdown a reconnected my old Sata SSD drive and tried to boot up. I got the "No OS on bootable drive" error. Try as I might, I could not get it to boot off of the new drive. So I set the bios to boot from the SATA drive which was my old boot drive with Windows 10 on it. It booted up normally. I went in to explorer and the new drive shows up there but is "Inaccessable". The only thing I did was plug in the SATA drive. Now the M.2 drive is dead. It shows in the Bios and in Explorer, but it is not accessible.

[@Porroquio]

for some reason, my mobo doesn't show m.2 configuration anywhere! i have an Asus z390 pro gaming wifi. I've been all day long looking to change my m.2 configuration to pcie, but nothing. m.2 ssd is being detected by bios but not as a bootable drive, i can't install windows on this. do you think this may be a faulty drive?

[@gotomar5]

Thank you for the video my old SSD went out but I had a nvme in as a back up. Was wondering why I could not use it this helped

[@michalf84]

thanks man you saved me hours of work to figure out how to fix it myself

[@thesanerone]

Life saver!! Watched a ton of videos and google searches...this was the easiest to follow 👍🏼

[@STROBdotNET]

When I deactivate csm (option oprom)and activate secure I can't even boot from a usb stick and can't boot from the evo pro neither... alienware area 51 R4

[@STROBdotNET]

Ok I foudn the problem: I just had to use rufus to partition my usb stick in gbt and format in fat 32. Then I could boot from the usb stick and then windows could format the drive so it could be booted from too after installing windows..

[@premier69]

when i disable CSM on the MSI motherboard bios no SSD, HDD or NVME is visible for the windows 11 installer but i have no problem with linux mint.

[@tspoon8719]

Dude awesome write up, followed your steps and it went flawlessly thanks again!!

[@gamarleton]

thanks for these... i wouldn't have been able to do this on my own without this. much appreciated.

[@ege621]

This video is still valid in 2022! Thank you!

[@MrOzozah]

I have one m.2 installed on my computer and i can see two m.2 as boot option Is that ok or should delete the second one

[@TheScorpio32]

For those that still cant find the m.2 nvme drive after following these, here is what fixed it for me: first make sure to unplug all other hard drives and to press "new" during OS installation instead of selecting the drive and pressing next. (when pressing "new" it created 4 OS partition instead of 2 when i was pressing only "next" and both those steps helped me find the drive after failing to find it in 4/5 installations! Hopefully this helps

[@mightye6669]

I can't click new, its greyed out, what should I do? please help :(

[@TheVetein]

I don't know why, but after the first restart, my BIOS simply doesn't recognize my NVME as a bootable drive, but still recognize as a storage drive. So, I'm unable to continua installation, the computer simply comes back to BIOS after restarting. Besides that, some of the options you mention on the video like "OS Type" simply doesn't exist in my BIOS. I have an AS Rock B450M Steel Legend motherboard.

[@mert_ergun_]

Same thing happens to me, have you found a solution for this ?

[@TheVetein]

@@mert_ergun_ Yes, this happens because the product came with factory defect. So I contacted the manufacturer and they changed it, I mean , they made tests, saw that was a factory defect and gave me a new one. The new one worked fine. If u can't contact the manufacturer, contact the store to see if u can change it.

[@advikarajapakse6120]

hey +TrickMasterPC, I got as far as getting through the first part of windows installation, but when I restarted, my bios still won't recognize the card! do you know what happened?

[@advikarajapakse6120]

I have a sabertooth z77 and I am using a pcie 3.0x4 adapter in the second x16 slot

[@theearthdelivers9271]

Same here, not recognized

[@henriquevonhertwigbittenco6057]

You saved me. Great tutorial. I used its principles on a Lenovo X240. Thanks!

[@tarasitarik]

You are the man! Hours of screwing around with BIOS options and yours finally works. Sabertooth z170 + Samsung 950 pro

[@ZviiXx]

Hey! Great guide :) Just one question though, I keep getting the error "BAD POOL HEADER", any ideas? Would be highly appriciated

[@upadlywidz8927]

On 1 minute of video you have an option "secure boot state - disable", and go instal OS, and after install os you have enable that option...? What setting ar right , set enable before start install windows ??

[@NikolaEngineering]

I have an Asus x99 pro, PCIe Hyper M.2 board and Samsun SSD.I assume that I will have to upgrade my process or to a 40 lane version? The manual says "do not use a 28 lane processor with the Hyper M.2".

[@TrickMasterPC]

+Robert Zeff Yes, you'll want at least 32 lanes. I recommend the 40 lane CPU if you plan to run SLI or Crossfire.

[@ForsakenShadow1994]

i love you so much right now. now i got windows 10 installed in my m.2 :D you are thee best

[@mickeymce4234]

Thank you!! Great clear, short, to the point and it worked for me. Keep up the great work!

[@kevinklein3233]

This worked for me doing a clean install with windows 10 on an M.2 970 EV0 SSD Thank you!! Mother Board Asus Z370-A

[@brucebridges8631]

Thank you for the great tutorial. That last bit about removing from all USB ports to insure boot to Windows. Is that every time the PC is fired up? Or only after the initial install? I took it as every time, just wanted to be sure. Thanks again.

[@kohl3055]

Just bought a windows 10 usb and this worked perfectly with my Asus X99-pro

[@adityahurkat919]

Thanks a lot. The removal of HDD to install windows in SSD was very much necessary.

[@HagbardCeline42]

This doesn't seem to work for a Windows 7 X64 install either. Another tutorial said that you have to leave CSM enabled for Windows 7 install, but even thought I can get the Windows installer to UEFI Boot, the M.2 still isn't there as a drive to put Windows on.

[@HagbardCeline42]

+Tymant01 Yeah. I found a tutorial on Tom's Hardware. You have to use NTLite to slipstream the NVME update into your Windows 7 x64 install, then also paste over the Windows 7 Installer files with those from a Windows 10 ISO. Windows will then see the NVME M.2 drive when you install.

[@JePeVePe]

did you have to cool that M2 connection? I see you have watercooling, but...I'm wandering, will a big Noctua D15 aircooler still 'fit' if you put that SSD in it like this? Seems these things get very hot, so... not sure how to cool it on that spot... Btw, both M2 option can work at the same time right? So 1 'standing' up like this, and the other in that expension card

[@johngoedde1000]

+Jan Peter van Popta Honestly, the drive will never overheat unless you have no case airflow and you're constantly benchmarking the drive pushing it to 100% R/W utilization for extended periods of time. You don't need active cooling for the drive.

[@davidminor1254]

I am thinking of installing an NVME "stick of gum" onto my motherboard but I am still confused as to what all goes onto it when people say use it as your windows boot drive and load your operating system onto that. Is it only Windows and any update files that gets loaded onto the boot drive or do I put other files onto my boot drive also? Nobody has ever covered just what files exactly go onto a boot drive. I understand that you can put other things onto it or onto another drive...

[@jgbelmont]

We couldint find any drives. To get a storage driver, click Load driver.

[@simonchin9579]

I follow the tutorial with windows 7 and even tried windows 10 but I still don't see the HD in the Windows Installation. But I want to ask you about when you installed the SSD card into the M.2 Socket. Did you have to apply pressure with fitting? Do I need to angle the SSD card when fitting?

[@HerTouacha]

Wondering if I could get some clarification. He mentioned near the end of the video that in order to boot up properly we would need to remove all USB attached items. Does this mean going forward from now on we need to remove our USB items to boot up properly or is it just initially after installation?

[@TrickMasterPC]

+Touacha Her Just for initial installation. Some USB 2.0 and older hardware has xHCI issues and might result in boot failures on xHCI hand-off from the BIOS to the OS. For instance the Logitech Extreme 3D Pro Joystick has exactly this issue. In general you should be good, but if you have any boot-up issues after installation of your M.2 simply try unplugging your various USB devices until you have successful boot.

[@DerType1234]

When I want to install Windows 10 on my SM 951 the installer cannot find the M.2 SSD to install Windows. My SM 951 is not a AHCI M.2 SSD, so my quastion is, does it really has to be with AHCI or not?

[@TrickMasterPC]

Are you using a UEFI bootable USB stick? The Win10 DVD may not be UEFI compliant. Some motherboards also require you to configure your onboard device as M.2 under Advanced Configuration for the PCIe.

[@antwonjg]

Please help I can't get my m.2 to boot. It keeps going to bios.

[@ShogunSRT]

So I wanted to transfer something from my old hard drive to my SSD after this. How do I boot from my hard drive because when i set it as boot priority, it goes to the SSD

[@jamieofalltrades536]

I just built my system and my windows does not detect the M.2 upon install. The M.2's are configured in Raid through the BIOS and UEFI is listed as first priority, but when I attempt to boot from the flash drive I get all the way through the windows installation process to the point where you should see the option for a boot drive, but there is no boot drive in the list. Windows says that there is no drive found, so I downloaded the latest bios from ASUS and the latest driver from Samasung for the drives on another second flash drive still no luck. When Windows gives me the option to browse for the drivers needed I open the files visible on the flash drive and see nothing I can use, nor does windows detect anything on the flash drive either. I have switched USB ports several times also. I'm about to rip the HDD from my old PC and install it into the new rig long enough to get the system up, because nothing I do seems to work

[@Wulfryk]

it's not prompting me to remove the usb at the end of the install, nor does my bios recognize the ssd after the install. it's a NVME ssd as you said in the description it does not appear within the BIOS until windows creates the system partition with the EFI boot sector. but how do i get it to create the EFI boot sector?

[@wendellmagulud4682]

To the Windows installation part, I have two drive identified. One is my ssd (which is currently my boot drive that I unplugged and it says MSR reserved) and my m.2 ssd. Also i cant select 'new' for the m.2 ssd. What do I do??

[@vtunngle6337]

Hi can you please teach me how to install on an asrock z97 extreme6 motherboard? the asrock uefi doesn't have a selection for "other OS" ??

[@vtunngle6337]

Vtunngle Never mind I figured it out, you don't require it, you can access the secure boot in the security tab, i installed my new sm951 in I get complete power off boot up in 8 seconds, I set it to skip the bios and load screens and used ultra fast boot up, it's amazing XD

[@RatherSkinny]

I wonder how you detected the M.2 ssd from the Windows setup, I simply don't get anything on that screen 1:42 Although it gets detected in bios.

[@napzzter1]

Thank you! For the advice to remove all other sata/ other devices, as well as turning secure boot off durring install. Worked perfect with your tips!

[@BradleyCosta]

Thank you for this video. Upon the first reboot, if you keep the USB stick in the PC while going back into the BIOS to make the final changes will that affect anything? Or does it not matter as long as it is removed before Windows starts again to finish the install?

[@MrRedneckSuperstar]

Getting this drive for a build I'm doing. Any idea on if Windows 10 will have issues installing onto this drive?

[@TrickMasterPC]

Windows 10, no problem! I'm planning to buy the full digital download the day it releases.

[@HomicideHelicoptersLLC]

TrickMasterPC just to make sure, Sabertooth x99 with sm951 will allow installation of windows 10 on the m.2 right?

[@TrickMasterPC]

***** yes it will work without a problem.

[@MrRedneckSuperstar]

TrickMasterPC just an update. purchased x99 deluxe u3.1 and sm951 and uefi win7 installed easily thanks to your guide

[@pablopeez5006]

Thank you so much, this was exactly what I needed. Good luck!!!

[@ClayWheeler]

Ok so I have a Question. The Laptop I'm going to buy already have M.2 SSD installed on it but it uses NVMe slot. Meanwhile the Laptop's Motherboard have extra M.2 slot but it can only be used for SSD (don't have NVMe capability). If I move the SSD that came from factory from NVMe slot to M.2 non-NVMe slot, can I install Windows in that SSD? Because I'm planning to use the M.2 NVMe slot for eGPU docking.

[@crazyscotsman1976]

Ive got a sm951 256gb on order for my MSI x99a gaming 9 ack build paired with a i7 5960x. Also have 2 msi gtx 980 vga for 2 way.. its gonna be stupid fast i hope.. it has the m.2 turbo slot as well. Hoping to use this as a guide to get it up and running to boot windows for os and then use my 256gb 850 pro for games/ programs etc.. this is my 1st build and ive still loads to learn.. so fingers crossed ill manage. Thanks for this great post.

[@stanleykowalski.artist]

Thanks for a video!. I just have built my first pc. I have Asrock x99 extreme4 3.1 motherboard and I installed test version of windows 10 on the sm951 by disabling CSM. Everything works fine. Should I change CSM back or just leave it disable?

[@TrickMasterPC]

Leave it disabled for optimal performance

[@Skrenja]

I get a notification when I disable Launch CSM that says something about secure boot regulations. What does this mean?

[@TrickMasterPC]

Secure boot is an option you can use, by default it is disabled. Here's an overview of secure boot technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh824987.aspx

[@MeMe-lt9jv]

Super helpful video! Do I repeat the process when I want to reset Win10? Or use recovery function under setting?

[@AquaStevae]

they have said that the actual hardware of the sm951 drives of the ahci and nvme, is identical. so my question is, if you have an ahci version, can you load drivers for the nvme version to upgrade???

[@MustafaFuadAlBadrawi]

I added ssd m2 toy dell laptop and install windows on it but after starting windows is gone into problems the blue screen is appear (your pc run into problems...)

[@peterberendsen9236]

try updating the motherboard bios to latest version . my asus x99 pro needs the bios be updated to version 1702 to be able to recognise the m2 card

[@ivanvivas5396]

For a better performance, Do you recomend to instal the M2 OS drive in the M2 slot or in the PCIe with the adapter? I have a Asus X99 DELUXE ii and a Samsung 960 pro M2 512GB. I work on cubase 9 working on big orchestral templates. Thanks in advance.

[@TrickMasterPC]

ivan vivas in the M.2 all the way. It's nano seconds faster, but it frees up PCIe lanes typically reserved for 2 way or 3 way SLI.

[@ivanvivas5396]

Thanks

[@ivanvivas5396]

I just read that when plug it straight into the M2 slot you may get the PCIe 3.0 going to PCIe 2.0. Is that true?

[@kushkrop1632]

Quick question so when you reattach your other hard drives there's no formatting involved or anything like that??

[@kurtbolyard]

I'm with Johnny hotdog! Thank you for putting an end to my nightmare. I would give you hundreds of thumbs up, if I could.

[@NawrasBerekdar]

I would really appreciate any advice, i've gone throw all the steps but after i did the restart and changed os type to uefi mode and installed the key management the pc does not continue the installation. It gives a pop up saying "The current BiOS setting do not fully support the boot device click on OK to enter the bios settings go to advanced boot, CSM and adjust the CSM settings to enable the boot device" I even trued to clone the old drive but it failed to recognize the m2 as a boot device.

[@4eks1sLV]

Nawras Berek found eny fix correctly this?

[@NawrasBerekdar]

I gave up on that. It turned out that older AMD platform are not supported neither they are compatible with M.2 slot as a bootable device. I have an Fx 9590 on an Asus M5A99FX Pro board. I would love to hear any success story if anybody found any luck running those bad boys on an AMD platform

[@4eks1sLV]

yeah good luck with that. Comment above was destroyed by my phones autocorrect thing... Managed to get it working by changing random bios settings until it worked. Past AMD and new stuff never go together lol

[@NawrasBerekdar]

Yeah, I've done it so many times on Intel and never had a problem but when it comes to your own PC there is always a problem :) what kind of setup do you have?

[@4eks1sLV]

i5 4440 GTX 1070 @ 2.0GHz upgrading to Ryzen 7 1700x

[@Nebulous361]

On my 950 pro I get to where do you want to install windows? Selecting the 950 it says "windows cannot be installled to this disk. The selected disk has an MBR partition table. On EFI systems, windows can only be installed to GPT disks". Any suggestions?

[@TrickMasterPC]

Yes, you need to use diskpart to clean the M.2 drive. Here's a step by step www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/52129-disk-clean-clean-all-diskpart-command.html

[@TrickMasterPC]

some times for some reason people have reported that their M.2 was pre-formatted when they received it. This is your problem. Normally, the drives come raw, unformatted.