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About 12 seconds from off to the logon screen, This is while using my NVME SSD in pcie 2.0 instead of 3.0 - so half the speed. If I go by the "last BIOS time" its 5.3 seconds.

Introduction
During a recent build using an SM951 SSD, I had some problems getting either version (AHCI or NVMe) to boot on a Q77 chipset board. Now obviously the NVMe version wasn't going to work, but I was curious to find out why the AHCI version would not boot. So here's my adventure to share with you all, and hopefully help you get yourself running with with new NVMe SSDs on an older system too!
 
Information
• This will ONLY work for boards which have UEFI! Old style BIOSes WILL NOT WORK!
• Do not try this unless you are willing to risk possibly bricking your UEFI, it is unlikely to happen, but I cannot claim responsibilty for your actions. You have been warned. If your board has "dual bios" feature, then you can feel safe knowing that you can experiment a little more.
• Links to original posts I found information on will be at the bottom of this post. Credit for this post goes to them, this is a consolidation of those posts / guides.
 
The Problem
• It is possible to connect an M.2 or PCIe SSD to an older PC with UEFI, but you will find that these wont be bootable. Windows installer will warn you that you cannot boot from the drive you may be attempting to install from, or a cloned OS will not appear in the boot menu. This is because there are a few modules that are missing in older UEFI's and manufacturers are not willing to update large ranges of motherboards just for a couple of SSD's (this could also be seen as planned obsolescence).
 
The Solution
• We simply add the modules ourselves!
• I have included a downloadable package containing the following;
  - NVMe modules required to boot from NVMe devices.
  - SAMSUNG_M2_DXE module required to boot from XP941 / SM951 (AHCI) devices.
  - AFUWINx64 tool to read/flash the UEFI.
  - MMTool tool to insert the modules into the UEFI.
  - UBU tool to allow updating other OpROMs in the UEFI.
• The package and working modded UEFIs can be found HERE (make sure your motherboard matches first).
• If you feel you might mess things up, feel free to send your unmodified Extracted.rom file.
 
Prerequisites
• Before you continue;
• Download the package HERE and extract it to somewhere easy to access (C: drive?). Package File Virus Report HERE.
• Update your UEFI to it's latest version and keep a fresh unmodified copy along with the files from the package (same folder as AFUWINx64 tool is preferable).
 
Guide
• Extracting and Modifying the UEFI.
 
• Updating other OpROMs (optional).
 
• Flashing the Modified UEFI.
 
Results
• You should now be fully able to select the drive as a boot device in the UEFI.
• If you are successful, please PM or post your original UEFI and the modified ROM, along with board model and revision (use CPU-Z to find that). I will add it to my download server, so others can use them as known working versions.
 
Credits
• Info about getting XP941 / SM951 (AHCI SSDs) bootable; http://www.win-raid.com/t1458f13-Guide-How-to-get-M-PCIe-connected-Samsung-AHCI-SSDs-bootable.html
• Info about getting NVMe support into UEFI UEFIes: http://www.win-raid.com/t871f16-Guide-How-to-get-full-NVMe-support-for-Intel-Chipset-systems-from-Series-up.html
• UBU Tool: http://www.win-raid.com/t154f16-Tool-Guide-News-quot-UEFI-BIOS-Updater-quot-UBU.html

How is that a bad thing? Your using an IOS device, would you rather never have it updated? Also better to ask than to threaten you like Microsoft did. 5 years of updates is better than 1 year of updates then you stay adrift.

Nope, they never will. Companies see that if they force their customers to buy extras/connectors that are only sold by them, they make a lot more money.

I usually follow a general rule, As long as apple still sells the device updates shouldn't make the device drastically slower. The only reason I think they don't make devices as slow intentionally anymore is ever since that lawsuit they had for making someones 4s essentially a nice looking glass sandwich paper weight, However I don't plan to upgrade my iPad Air 2 after iOS 10 due to the fact that the new iPads are out and a newer pro model will be coming early next year, When that happens I suspect apple will no longer sell the Air 2. In fact my Macbook pro still runs Yosemite because anything above makes my laptop unusable. Its nice they are trying to not brick any older devices but I still don't fully trust them.

Powerline seems to be your best bet, If you look at the newer Powerline adapters, they are capable of transferring data really fast between them, so I don't think they'd bottleneck. 

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RULES OF THE GIVEAWAY:
 
1. One entry per user. Duplicate posts and posts from duplicate accounts will be deleted before a winner is drawn, to leave one post per person.
 
2. Winners will have 72 hours to respond. If a winner does not respond within that time, a new winner will be drawn.
 
3. This is a worldwide giveaway with no age restrictions. Shipping costs will be covered by the shipper, but any duties/taxes/other fees upon delivery will be the sole responsibility of the winner.
 
 
Alright, now that we've got that out of the way, OMG THIS IS AWESOME HOW DO I WIN ONE???:
 
1. Comment below letting us know which Razer laptop you would prefer to win. Feel free to make it fun - what would you use it for? Why do you prefer the Blade or the Blade Stealth?
 
2. This is not a REQUIREMENT for entry, but you should definitely follow Razer on Twitter and subscribe to their YouTube page. In addition to providing the laptops for this awesome giveaway AND sponsoring our trip to PAX, they work with a plethora of other incredible creators in a number of spaces, and release cool content with some of them on a fairly regular basis. Please support them on social media and Tweet at them thanking them for this giveaway!!
 
3. Check back in one week. Entries for this giveaway will close on Monday, September 12, and winners will be chosen soon after. Winners will be messaged by me here on the forum. Do not accept any other form of communication as legitimate, and do not share personal information with anyone who asks for it unless you can confirm that they are a legitimate source.
 
That's it!! If I've missed anything, feel free to let me know.


GOOD LUCK TO EVERYONE ENTERING, AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SUPPORT ON THIS CRAZY JOURNEY
 
 
EDIT:
 
Alright, we have selected our winners!!!
 
@Plavi and @willp3, you have 72 hours to respond to the DMs I am sending you right now. If we do not receive a reply in that time, new winners will be chosen! Since both said that the Blade would be their choice, it's on a "first replied first served" basis. (for clarity - what this means is that the first winner to reply will get their choice between the two laptops, and the second winner to reply will get the laptop that the first winner did not choose. This does not mean that we're only giving away one laptop...)
 
Thanks everyone.
 
 
EDIT2:
 
Alright, so @Plavi has officially claimed the New Blade! Congrats on winning

But, unfortunately for @willp3, he did not respond in time to claim his prize...

Our new Blade Stealth winner is @ted542! Check your inbox, you have 72 hours to reply
 
 
EDIT3:
 
Both laptops have now been claimed. Thanks for participating in this awesome giveaway, and please be sure to keep an eye out for giveaways in the future!
 
 
Please don't report posts in this topic - all duplicates will be handled before drawing, so if you have double posted, don't worry about it.

Mainly doing this because i want to give back to the community here, and this is what i got and know. need a graphic? for your profile, signature or wallpaper for your desktop? send me a PM with the details of the following : 
 
Resolution of monitor/monitors if you want a background - 1920 x 1080, or a custom resolution of multiple monitors and how its setup helps
Profile pics come in size of 500 x 500 pixels, so just tell me what your after in regards to style
Profile Banners are the right size, once again just need to know what your after
Clan logos for games, you get the final graphic at 500 x 500 pixels.
Also will do paid work, such as Logos, and Video intros for YouTube if you send me a PM with the details.

He delivered!  Thanks again Joka!

not really, the guy is teaching how to program, not edit in 4k 

sometimes you just gotta sshhh

The raid 0 will still be there in your bios, you will just need to reinstall rapid storage.

Welcome aboard!  

Okay I connected everything... I'm going to plug the system in and see if it starts...What I'm Thinking In my head right now- "Please don't catch fire" Lol. Here's a picture of what it looks like right now btw