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  1. Allmightyballs
    Intel i7-8700 American Megatrends p1.00 3/20/18 b360 xtreme(asrock) 16g adata ddr4 xpgz1 Thermal take 600w 80 plus Just installed a samsung 970 plus, had a strange issue when installing geforce/nvidia drivers that resulted in blue screen & forced recovery of a 1 hour old fresh Win10 install . After talking to Nvidia in chat, guy recommended updating my bios first. Ive only done this once before on an old alienware laptop, I had a tech walk me through it over the phone. After researching Ive found Im on p1.00 which is the first release. If Im reading everything correct they are on version 4.20 which makes me feel like Im loosing out. I feel I should update it but Im curious of exactly how "scary" it is or if thats hyped up knowing the cost/hassle of a bricked board? The only other stop for me is on the website recommending that if your PC is running normal dont do this. Would you recommend updating it? flashing with USB or trying the windows version? Anything from advice to horror stories is greatly appreciated
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    @Kilrah It shows it as a bootable option in the bios. I had to switch it in a setting for it to show up & even though I did "disable" the other drive since the PC reads it as the "main bay" it would boot from the HDD regardless until the HDD was completely removed. Ive been wondering if its perhaps it was somehow a bios setting thats wrong stopping it from installing but I can point out what. If theres any pictures you request to verify bios settings/ reading the Evo, just let me know & Ill post them. Right now Ive been trying to google a step by step way of starting fresh install of win10 for a nvme. Also cant help but be curious if the missing 70g of the original 1 TB hard drive is the files I need
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    @Kilrah Sorry I thought I maybe posting to many. I can get to the following then I start getting these error messages. These are from the Win10 USB attempt. Perhaps error messages is the wrong wording as well. In the pictures I cant even get to 25% of step 1 of installing windows before it shows the media needed message & then asks me to find a driver.
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    @Kilrah Nope, no matter what It wont let me reinstall windows. It stops me every time in some way shape or form and mentions a driver, partition or USB. Using the win10 Usb is the furthest Ive gotten yet on installing but it stopped me right after choosing English Im not entirely sure how to wipe the SSD to where its like clean out of the box so I can start over from scratch but Im thinking that maybe my only option.
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    @Kilrah Its working now but giving me the same type of message, basically it cant go through because of missing files. Would it be talking about the Samsung nvme driver or just the windows 10 recovery?
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    @Kilrah To matter which USB dock I put the USB in, how bios is set to boot, using f3 or advanced start up, nothing kicks the USB to run, it just bypasses everything I do & boots to desktop. It acts like because it cant read or find the recovery partition it wont allow anything near that operation to work. It either goes right passed all my efforts or it gives me one of those errors in the pictures
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    MSI GL73 8rd Laptop, Samsung evo 970 installed replacing a single HDD(1TB drive split into 2, showing 558g in C & 349 in Data) I used Samsung data migration tool. It worked and will boot no problem. It wont let me make any form of recovery, reset or allow me do a fresh windows install. Neither MSI dragon center or Windows itself will allow this, both state a form of "files missing" or " Your computers disk partitions are NOT factory default"(No recovery hidden partition). From what Ive researched this is a fairly common problem people come across Windows 10 USB install fails, the back up I saved before I installed the 970 doesn't work Any information on the subject, links, suggestions on troubleshooting...Just anything will help greatly.
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    @Bombastinator Yes & still boots even when its disabled & removed from the list. I removed it from the list & but the Samsung at the top of the boot list. Ive tried about 8 different suggestions but only took pictures from the first few attempts.
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    I installed a 970 evo plus V-Nand in my MSI Gl73 8rd. I used the samsung data migration tool, transfer seemed sucessful. Went into bios changed it to boot from the 970, tried legacy & uefi neither would boot. Did I miss a boot step, possible compatibility issue, migration failure? Is there a specific way of setting up bios to get it to boot from the 970? Should I remove the HDD & use a W10 usb even though I already used Samsung data migration on the 970? Or do I have to do whats in the Toms hardware picture? Ive found 3 different write ups & Im not sure which to follow getting the nvme to boot Any steps to resolve the issue & boot from the Evo while using the HDD as extra storage would be greatly appreciated
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    @TotallyNotGigabit Thanks! I really appreciate the help & confirmation of what I thought. I had a feeling parts were missing but msi's website didnt give size specs and I'm new to laptops/PC building. I checked amazon which gave a better idea but I wasn't sure if there were "upgraded" models & perhaps this one was a lower end of the series. I plan on ordering the parts now. I prefer to have a 500g-1T ssd & then have the HD for storage only. Would you have any suggestions on upgrade parts? I feel like Ill order the wrong ram & m2 and run into compatibility issues. Ram has to match sticks I know but isn't there something else that has to match? I thought the same had to be done with the sata port as well I dont want to overkill it with upgrades but I dont want to limit the budget. Its mainly a work computer replacement but if I can play games like WOW & others on it, wouldn't be the worst thing My thinking is put in upgrades, move OS to the SSD, format the HD so its fresh & ram upgrade so though its used, all previous owner data or worse is wiped & Ive got a rig that will be more then enough for daily use & most of all safe. I dont know why but Ive felt like theres something hidden on this PC hence the great deal I got on it.
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    @TotallyNotGigabit I checked but I didnt see anything that stood out, perhaps I was looking in the wrong spot. I did find this(1st pic) that made me curious of the space/storage issues. I found a 1T HD but didnt see any ssd, just an empty m2 slot. Right now until I can figure the factory specs of this particular model Im not sure if the previous owner pulled out anything. Im also not sure if it erased everything during the reset though it said it would erase all previous partitions. Im not sure if this is the correct wording - I was thinking somehow they combined or split a drive for some sort of raid set up if the space isn't taken up by something else
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    I just picked up a msi Gl73 8rd from a pawn shop. It reset it using the msi factory settings way (youtube tutorial) & updated fine after but it seems slow starting up & I feel space is missing. What type of storage comes factory? Ive got 558 on C drive & 349 on "data". Also dragon center shows 1T HD but this PC shows 558 & 465 free on C & 349 on "data". The OS loads from the C drive(HD) instead of what seems to be the SSD. Does this sound normal &or could something be taking up space? Can I just add another 8 gig stick or should I replace that with 32?(what I thought this should have) I feel like parts are missing or changed & MSI website doesn't state size of said drives. Note- I have it in my head its a 1T HD & the data is an ssd & the OS should boot from the ssd Any advice on the subject is or laptop itself is greatly appreciated( its replacing a HP stream13 nightmare for daily use)
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    @WoodenMarker I would completely agree. I think ive watched to many videos where every fan slot was taken up by RGB and somehow got it in my head that's just the way. I think that's most likely the way Ill go. Im doing temp tests tonight while I game & record so once parts arrive I can do a comparison. I have the biggest feeling Ill see a big difference but overall find wanting 5-6 fans and other coolers would have been to cluttered, not needed and more bright than preferred. You've been extremely helpful and I beyond really appreciate it! Owe you big time
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    @WoodenMarker I started to think about that after I posted it and Im now looking at 3 packs but more at 2 Corsair magnet fans. Im not huge on RGB stuff. The reason for the 5 pack was to replace & take up the current fans so it would look more complete plus price per unit. Since Im probably going to over spend on my CPU cooler I can save $$$ elsewhere. Ive been researching all items posted and watching comparison videos. I didn't think I would need all those fans just to keep it cool and I don't plan on doing tests & overclocking. Im looking at it as the way I do my cars, spend a little more on the better oil & quality parts, car lasts longer/less likely to have issues over time. I really appreciate the info & food for thought on the topic. It definitely helped cover things I wasn't thinking of at the moment which can save up to $60 which can go along way. Im still pretty sold on the noctua for various reasons, mainly ease of install but Ive got a playlist full of videos Im watching while reading on forums to see what others have done given my case, cpu & intended use. Im probably still overthinking it to much, theres just so many choices.
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    @WoodenMarker I trust and have heard more about the brand itself and this particular fan is getting great reviews of matching/ beating AIO temps and extremely quiet. It also comes with very easy install process compared to others & has a 6 year warranty. Reliability and being quiet are my top 2 priorities as when I game and do videos it can run for 12+ hours with multiple things running. My tower also sits next to my monitor and microphone currently. Im working on fixing this, though I do have a wood floor I live in an old dusty house which has already shown how much the fans will suck up(and I don't have the 5 pack yet). If I put it on the floor Im worried it'll become a magnet for all the dust & pet fur that gets picked up on my daily sweeping. I maybe just looking at things wrong out of haste but I had a feeling the noctua wouldn't disappoint in the long run where others might. With that said, I would prefer save the money going with something cheaper but if Im spending 40 on something Im kind of "meh" about, it seems logical to spend an extra 20 on something that gives a lot more confidence. This would be the first time doing anything DIY on it and I don't have other plans for this set up anywhere in the future. I feel I should do a set it & forget it type approach.
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