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ok so basically i got an m.2 ssd (1TB) to use as my boot drive and storage. so after installing the m.2 in the PC i got windows installer up and running and downloaded windows on the m.2 however when the pc restarts after the windows install it does not boot from the m.2, it just shows me the installer again and when i go in the bios i cant find it in the boot priority section. after failing to find it i removed the m.2 and hooked my hard drive back up and now it shows the error message inaccessible boot device  however im fixing this issue rn pls someone help me i rlly dont wanna use this m.2 for secondary storage i need faster boot times. so ye i cant find the m.2 in the bios. and how did the m.2 show up in the windows installer, and not in the bios smh im so confused ?

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you didn't remove the USB install drive and it boots on it again?

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11 minutes ago, mhdshoukry said:

ok so basically i got an m.2 ssd (1TB) to use as my boot drive and storage. so after installing the m.2 in the PC i got windows installer up and running and downloaded windows on the m.2 however when the pc restarts after the windows install it does not boot from the m.2, it just shows me the installer again and when i go in the bios i cant find it in the boot priority section. after failing to find it i removed the m.2 and hooked my hard drive back up and now it shows the error message inaccessible boot device  however im fixing this issue rn pls someone help me i rlly dont wanna use this m.2 for secondary storage i need faster boot times. so ye i cant find the m.2 in the bios. and how did the m.2 show up in the windows installer, and not in the bios smh im so confused ?

any help is appreciated!

 

MOB: gigabyte - GA Z97 D3H

Tried a bios update? I had to do that when I installed an m.2 on my Z97 Hero a few years ago.

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2 minutes ago, vong said:

Tried a bios update? I had to do that when I installed an m.2 on my Z97 Hero a few years ago.

does that mean i have to flash the bios or  is there like a built in updating system in the bios? 

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3 minutes ago, mhdshoukry said:

does that mean i have to flash the bios or  is there like a built in updating system in the bios? 

Gotta download it from another pc and flash it with a usb

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1 minute ago, vong said:

Gotta download it from another pc and flash it with a usb

i think gigabyte has a windows application for updating the bios if  i cant do that I'll flash the motherboard to update the bios.

thanks for the help man!

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10 minutes ago, Kilrah said:

you didn't remove the USB install drive and it boots on it again?

yes exactly, i thought once i did that it supposed to boot from the ssd but idk how

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1. Do you have anything connected to SATA 4/5 or SATA-Express? Only one can be used at a time.

2. What M.2 SSD are you using? Only M.2 PCIE drives are supported.

 

Be sure to update to the latest BIOS for your revision of board, as noted by others above

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3 minutes ago, minibois said:

1. Do you have anything connected to SATA 4/5 or SATA-Express? Only one can be used at a time.

2. What M.2 SSD are you using? Only M.2 PCIE drives are supported.

 

Be sure to update to the latest BIOS for your revision of board, as noted by others above

Nothing plugged in SATA express

however i did read my manual before and saw that when i install an m.2 sata ports 4/5 do not work so perhaps my current hard drive is plugged in a sata port 4 or 5 and thats why the m.2 ssd in undetectable in the bios. maybe?

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1 minute ago, mhdshoukry said:

Nothing plugged in SATA express

however i did read my manual before and saw that when i install an m.2 sata ports 4/5 do not work so perhaps my current hard drive is plugged in a sata port 4 or 5 and thats why the m.2 ssd in undetectable in the bios. maybe?

Perhaps. Usually I notice it goes the other way around (i.e. you have something in SATA 4/5 that is not detected because an M.2 drive).

What M.2 drive are you using? I have a feeling it could be related to that too.

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1 minute ago, minibois said:

Perhaps. Usually I notice it goes the other way around (i.e. you have something in SATA 4/5 that is not detected because an M.2 drive).

What M.2 drive are you using? I have a feeling it could be related to that too.

its a sabrent rocket nvme, but my board does support nvme pcie

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3 minutes ago, mhdshoukry said:

its a sabrent rocket nvme, but my board does support nvme pcie

I was more afraid of it being a SATA M.2, which are not specifically mentioned as supported (although their QVL does mention M.2 SATA and PCIE drives.. hmm).

But that should work, a BIOS update may improve compatibility with M.2 drives indeed.

 

But just to check if I'm understanding you correctly.

The M.2 is plugged in, you can see it in the BIOS, you can see it when installing Windows, but you can't boot off of it?

Are you sure it's first in the bootup options?

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10 minutes ago, minibois said:

I was more afraid of it being a SATA M.2, which are not specifically mentioned as supported (although their QVL does mention M.2 SATA and PCIE drives.. hmm).

But that should work, a BIOS update may improve compatibility with M.2 drives indeed.

 

But just to check if I'm understanding you correctly.

The M.2 is plugged in, you can see it in the BIOS, you can see it when installing Windows, but you can't boot off of it?

Are you sure it's first in the bootup options?

No, i can see it in the windows installer but not the bios, and im sure its the ssd cuz i disconnected my other hard drive so its the only thing plugged in

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17 minutes ago, minibois said:

I was more afraid of it being a SATA M.2, which are not specifically mentioned as supported (although their QVL does mention M.2 SATA and PCIE drives.. hmm).

But that should work, a BIOS update may improve compatibility with M.2 drives indeed.

 

But just to check if I'm understanding you correctly.

The M.2 is plugged in, you can see it in the BIOS, you can see it when installing Windows, but you can't boot off of it?

Are you sure it's first in the bootup options?

I think it may be a bios update thing since i never actually updated the bios since i built the PC lol, and thanks for following up with me lol appreciate it.

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