PC fails to boot sometimes after NVMe installation
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Posted 26 January 2021 — 08:00 PM
Honestly nvme only gives slightly better game loading times, sure nvme can help with large file transfers but who tf would want to transfer a 50gb file where the speed can be effectively used? Only people that record 4k or 8k video, so better off using a sata ssd rather than having to deal with this
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Posted 02 February 2021 — 12:11 PM
Okay, so, spent a few days testing different options in bios. I also opened the case, checked all cables going into to motherboard, all were properly connected. Then I changed SATA ports for the HDD and Samsung SSD (from 1 and 2, to 3 and 4)
CSM is enabled in BIOS, I think it was actually enabled by default.
I activated » AMI Native NVMe Driver Support». I think I got this option after the BIOS update. I read that some people saw lower speeds with this disabled, I thought maybe activating it would solve my problem. Didn’t work.
I also removed HDD and NVMe ssd from boot priority, so only the SSD where I have windows installed is considered a boot device. Also no change.
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Posted 09 February 2021 — 04:53 AM
Sorry for a double post, I can’t see the edit button anywhere, is there some maintenance going on that removed it?
Anyway, PC booted relatively fine last few days, from the first attempts, this morning it booted directly into windows, there was no BIOS screen or windows logo, just account login and then went to desktop.
Pretty sure it’s still messed up, but just wanted to add this result among the variants.
EDIT: Edit button exists only on recent posts or sth? I have it available only for this post.
Edited by HonestXO, 09 February 2021 — 04:53 AM.
[SOLVED] Using a M2 NVMe in TUF B450M-pro gaming
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strongnut
Aug 6, 2020 3 0 10
Hello!
Verry sorry for my english, i’m from Russia and a learning it
I have a motherboard Asus TUF B450M-pro gaming with a Ryzen 3700X, and i have a questions about using the M2 NVMe ssd, OS is Win10 pro.
I already install Samsung 970 PRO 512Gb, and questions is on UEFI in MB:
- What is «ami native nvme driver support» and how it work, if I turn it on?
- Do i need turn on/off the «boot CSM compability support module» by using my new SSD and an selected OS?
- Important question for me: my motherboard have two M2 connectors (M2_1 & M2_2).
M/b ASUS PRIME B350-PLUS cannot detect M.2 2280
Screenshots from BIOS:
1. No device in M.2 slot:
- Presence in the BIOS boot menu (the fifth):
Any ideas to do? Now I plan to make bootable Linux USB and try to test this card with Linux.
P.S. Tested M.2 card on two other m/boards — it works. It works as native NVMe and in SATA emulation mode too.
Viktor Tomilov
asked Oct 15, 2019 at 13:09
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asus.com/us/Motherboards/PRIME-B350-PLUS/specifications Read carefully the specs regarding your CPU and what precisely M.2 the motherboard supports with it.
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Oct 15, 2019 at 14:53
@GabrielaGarcia Yes, I’ve read that. All is correct in my hardware with specs to my mind
Oct 16, 2019 at 2:51
“but only in boot menu.” — As apposed to what exactly? SATA or NVMe? NVMe requires UEFI mode to be enabled
Oct 16, 2019 at 2:59
@Ramhound UEFI mode is enabled in all places I’ve found. BIOS has no option «Use NMVe as SATA».
Oct 16, 2019 at 3:10
What? There are two types of M.2 drives SATA and NVMe. I was asking what type of SSD you purchased. I further stated that NVMe requires UEFI mode.
Oct 17, 2019 at 1:08
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Well. I am disappointed with the technical support answer: this motherboard works with this card type only if the card is bootable and the system loaded from it. It is possible that in the future the BIOS will be redesigned, but not at the current moment . However, I doubt that the problem will be solved in the future, since the motherboard is quite old.
So I have to clone my system drive to this M.2 card on another computer, and then use the card on my system.
answered Oct 19, 2019 at 13:43
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The response you got from ASUS isn’t accurate. There absolutely is no reason you cannot select that drive from a UEFI compatible OS installation environment provided UEFI mode is enabled.
Question Asus B350-f M.2 970evo 500gb
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UberOriginal
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Asus B350-F updated bios, m.2 970 evo 500gb. I installed windows 10 with just a usb after installing the ssd. In the bios the ssd showed up immediately in the boot disks page, but in the page with all of the sata ports, and the m.2 port, the m.2 port says empty. Again, I have windows installed, went perfectly without a hitch, installed all of the latest drivers from ASUS and AMD, but when I go back into BIOS the port still says empty. Am I missing out on features or bandwidth because the m.2 is not being recognized properly? It also has the latest firmware.
CountMike
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Asus B350-F updated bios, m.2 970 evo 500gb. I installed windows 10 with just a usb after installing the ssd. In the bios the ssd showed up immediately in the boot disks page, but in the page with all of the sata ports, and the m.2 port, the m.2 port says empty. Again, I have windows installed, went perfectly without a hitch, installed all of the latest drivers from ASUS and AMD, but when I go back into BIOS the port still says empty. Am I missing out on features or bandwidth because the m.2 is not being recognized properly? It also has the latest firmware.
That’s usual, you’ll see the M,2 drive as » UEFI on Samsung 970. » in BOOT order.
UberOriginal
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Not talking about the boot menu, the menu that shows what drives are connected, the name of the menu escapes me, I’ll try to find it when I get back home. It’s the screen that shows all of the possible disk connections, ie. SATA_1 SATA_2 — through- SATA_6, and last on the list is the M.2 slot, every single one says empty, including the m.2 970 evo. I see there is a new BIOS this week that mentions M.2, I will see if that fixes it in a few hours.
UberOriginal
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Flashed BIOS to 5216, no difference. The menu I was b.c. referring to is under Advanced\SATA Configuration. Has SATA6G_1(Gray), SATA6G_2(Gray) etc, until M.2(Gray) and every one of them says Empty. Under: Boot\Boot Configuration, at the bottom there is an option that’s called «AMI Native NVMe Driver Support» this is set to off. Would it help to turn it on?
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NVMe SSDs do not appear within the BIOS until Windows creates the system partition with the EFI Boot Sector.
Guide to install Windows 10 on M.2 NVMe drive is in this thread:
Can’t boot from M.2 NVMe SSD
I had a Samsung 850 SSD (SATA) with Windows 10 on it. I bought Samsung 970 SSD (M.2). Turned off the computer, plugged it in, inserted a bootable USB stick with Windows 10 on it. Went directly to BIOS and changed boot priority to boot from the stick. Then, I installed Windows 10 on the new drive.
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AMI Native NVMe Driver Support can be set to [On].
UberOriginal
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Please do not post that again. for the 3rd time, the M.2 SSD showed up IMMEDIATELY after taking it out of the box, installing it into the M.2 slot, powered the machine back on and went into BIOS, It WAS in the boot menu. But not listed in the Advanced\SATA menu.
Besides that I powered the machine off, inserted the USB 3.0 key with windows 10 1903 on it. Turned machine on, went into BIOS, forced boot from the USB UEFI installation. Installed to the m.2 970 evo Installation went fine. I do not need a windows installation guide. I have been a basic IT tech for 11 years, really not trying to be an ass, but if this was something covered by the A+ cert I wouldn’t be posting the question. «NVMe SSDs do not appear within the BIOS until Windows creates the system partition with the EFI Boot Sector. » is not true in what I experienced, I saw my m.2 drive on first boot after installing it. This is the 2nd time this reply has been copied and pasted into one of my questions. If you would have read what I wrote, I said I already had windows installed just fine, and the m.2 drive still does not appear in the Advanced\SATA menu.
I want to thank you Calvin7 though for saying «AMI Native NVMe Driver Support can be set to [On].» That is the most information Ive been able to find on that particular setting. Would you possibly be able to explain why I would turn it on and what it does exactly?