970 EVO Won't install windows

[TheMarkiestMark]

So I bought a Samsung 970 EVO on cyber Monday for a good deal. I wanted to get an m.2 ssd so that my computer boots up faster and my game loading times are quicker.

 

The problem is simply that Windows will not install onto it whatsoever. I have a usb with windows on it. I can go through the entire process of installation and it even says through the windows installer that Windows is installing onto the ssd but when I boot back into bios and try to boot the ssd, it just boots right back to the bios. 

 

I have tried both m.2 slots on my mobo. I have messed with nearly every bios setting. I have tried installing windows from a friends PC. I have recreated my media installation usb. I have deleted all partitions when selecting where to install. I have created new partitions. I have just hit next in the installer without creating the partitions. None of this has yielded me any luck whatsoever. I have tried all of these things with my hard drive plugged in and unplugged. 

 

The other weird part is that windows has 0 troubles installing onto my hard drive at all. 

 

I have scoured the internet but I haven't been able to find a solution. If anybody know how to help I would appreciate it greatly. Even though I have dug through the bios I could have missed something or had the wrong set of setting combined.

 

Hardware:

cpu:      intel i5-7600k

mobo:   asus rog strix z270e gaming

gpu:      evga 2070 super

[DejaVoodoo]

Have you looked at the manual?  https://dlcdnets.asus.com/pub/ASUS/mb/LGA1151/STRIX_Z270E_GAMING/E12349_Z270E_GAMING_BIOS_EM_WEB.pdf  

 

Maybe auto detect isn't working and you should set to PCIE.

 

Also have updated your BIOS?

[TheMarkiestMark]

4 minutes ago, DejaVoodoo said:

Have you looked at the manual?  https://dlcdnets.asus.com/pub/ASUS/mb/LGA1151/STRIX_Z270E_GAMING/E12349_Z270E_GAMING_BIOS_EM_WEB.pdf  

 

Maybe auto detect isn't working and you should set to PCIE.

 

Also have updated your BIOS?

I'm making sure that my BIOS are updated right now. I have tried setting to PCIE only and that makes my ssd disappear completely from bios. I will update after reading through the bios portion of the manual and updating bios if needed. 

 

Thank you for the quick reply!

[TheMarkiestMark]

2 hours ago, DejaVoodoo said:

Have you looked at the manual?  https://dlcdnets.asus.com/pub/ASUS/mb/LGA1151/STRIX_Z270E_GAMING/E12349_Z270E_GAMING_BIOS_EM_WEB.pdf  

 

Maybe auto detect isn't working and you should set to PCIE.

 

Also have updated your BIOS?

I'm making sure that my BIOS are updated right now. I have tried setting to PCIE only and that makes my ssd disappear completely from bios. I will update after reading through the bios portion of the manual and updating bios if needed. 

 

Thank you for the quick reply!

 

So, BIOS did need an update and im still reading through the manual for all the BIOS settings. Setting to PCIE didnt do anything but it was worth a shot. I have made sure that it is in GPT form so it will work with windows. I then checked the ssd with command prompt it still says theres nothing written to the ssd.