Help please. My nvme SSDs do not show up on BIOS/Windows install screen.

[erixx]

It works with one SSD at the m.2_2 slot... I'm installing windows now and I'll try plugging both SSDs after I've finished. Stupid me, I don't know why I didn't think of that earlier!

I suscribe that you have not set it correctly in the Bios, in non highest end boards, resources are shared, so sometimes it is A or B, not A and B.

 

[Deleted member 67555]

I bet he has 1 NVME M.2 slot and 1 SATA M.2 slot.

 

[xtreemchaos]

or the lanes are taken up by gpus ?

 

[adulaamin]

It will only work with one SSD either on the m.2_1 or m.2_2 slot... I've tried plugging in both SSDs but the board won't detect either. I've checked the manual and my BIOS settings and there's something on the manual that doesn't appear on my BIOS. On the BIOS Manual in the "Onboard Devices Configuration" page, there's an "M.2_1 Configuration" option but there's none on my BIOS? I also only have one GPU in the system right now if that helps.

 

[TheLostSwede]

Yeah, the M.2 config options were removed on many boards, as they didn't 1. show the drive 2. have any options...

I assume you're on the latest UEFI?

 

[adulaamin]

Yeah, the M.2 config options were removed on many boards, as they didn't 1. show the drive 2. have any options...

I assume you're on the latest UEFI?

I updated to the latest BIOS if that's what you mean?

 

[TheLostSwede]

I updated to the latest BIOS if that's what you mean?

UEFI is what you're using, BIOS is what motherboards used to use, they're similar, but not the same.

 

[Solaris17]

Just to be clear, NVMe drives don't show up like SATA storage devices in the UEFI.
Below are the only two places in my UEFI that I can see the NVMe drive.
This varies a bit between boards and drives, but normally they don't show up. It only appears here at all, because it's the boot device.

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My wifes didnt. the PCI-E option did show on the list (which looks like what you are saying) but only after I disabled the extra sata ports to free up pci-e lanes. (probably because the second controller was getting shut off) then it did show up in bios and could be installed too.

Was a gigabyte aorus board.

 

[adulaamin]

UEFI is what you're using, BIOS is what motherboards used to use, they're similar, but not the same.

How do I update that?

My wifes didnt. the PCI-E option did show on the list (which looks like what you are saying) but only after I disabled the extra sata ports to free up pci-e lanes. (probably because the second controller was getting shut off) then it did show up in bios and could be installed too.

Was a gigabyte aorus board.

Should I just disable all the SATA ports? I don't plan on using any of them anyway.

 

[Kapone33]

I have noticed that sometimes you have to disable SATA in the BIOS for NVME drives to show up in the BIOS but that was with the first gen AM4 boards. You MB also has to support NVME RAID.

How do I update that?



Should I just disable all the SATA ports? I don't plan on using any of they anyway.

NVME drives are the newest technology on the market. I would at least get a 1 TB SSD or a 2 or 3 TB HDD to use as a baqckup.

 

[adulaamin]

NVME drives are the newest technology on the market. I would at least get a 1 TB SSD or a 2 or 3 TB HDD to use as a baqckup.

The computer will mostly be used for games and internet. Maybe some photo or video editing but 90-95% for games and internet. No important files will be in it so I don't plan on putting hard drives for storage.

 

[Vario]

I have installed my OS to NVMe by using imaging software. With Samsung, you can use Samsung Data Migration. With non Samsung drives, you could use Acronis or Macrium.
I have Windows 7 on NVMe and Coffee Lake, and that is supposedly hard to do for many reasons, however I found it only took a few minutes simply imaging the NVMe drive with an image of my OS on a regular SATA SSD. If the donor drive image is larger or smaller you can shrink/expand the partition before/after the imaging. As you have Samsung drives, use the Data Migration software they provide here:

Tool & Software Download | Samsung Semiconductor Global

Download various software related to your product, including Samsung Magician, designed for use with Samsung's memory products, and find related information.

www.samsung.com

http://org.downloadcenter.samsung.c...6/Samsung_Data_Migration_Setup.exe&OriginYN=N

 

[Splinterdog]

I had this issue when I installed an M.2 SATA drive on my Crosshair Hero VII, where the bios only recognised the drive in the second slot ie, not the one nearest the CPU.

 

[TheLostSwede]

I had this issue when I installed an M.2 SATA drive on my Crosshair Hero VII, where the bios only recognised the drive in the second slot ie, not the one nearest the CPU.

That's because the first slot is only for NVMe and doesn't support SATA. Different problem, unrelated to the OP's issue.

How do I update that?

You most likely did, as you said you updated the BIOS. I think you just misunderstood what I meant, UEFI is the term that's used now, for what used to be the BIOS. Even so, the motherboard makers still call it BIOS, even though they should know better, as it's the term most people are familiar with. However, no current consumer PC motherboard uses BIOS, they all use UEFI now.

 

[Splinterdog]

That's because the first slot is only for NVMe and doesn't support SATA. Different problem, unrelated to the OP's issue.

That's very useful to know and thank you for pointing it out so succinctly.

 

[adulaamin]

I've disabled all SATA ports and still no go... The board just doesn't like 2 nvme SSDs installed and I don't think there are any other setting in BIOS and can adjust unless I'm mistaken and someone else with a Maximus XI Formula can test on theirs...

 

[cookiemonster]

Silly question but have you formatted the
960 EVO Plus nvme SSDs, have just installed one and I read you had to format them first.

 

[TheLostSwede]

The manual seems to suggest both ports can work concurrently, so not sure what's going on. Both slots also support PCIe 3.0 x4.
Have you checked that the M.2_! Configuration setting isn't set to SATA mode? Try forcing it to PCIe mode. It should be somewhere under Onboard Devices Configuration.

Your M.2 slots don't seem to be shared with anything, only the last x16 slot is shared with SATA port 5/6.

 

[adulaamin]

Silly question but have you formatted the
960 EVO Plus nvme SSDs, have just installed one and I read you had to format them first.

Yes, I did try that too. I installed Win 10 on one and the other one I just formatted/initialized. Plugged them both and nothing happens on boot and both don't show up on boot options in the BIOS.

The manual seems to suggest both ports can work concurrently, so not sure what's going on. Both slots also support PCIe 3.0 x4.
Have you checked that the M.2_! Configuration setting isn't set to SATA mode? Try forcing it to PCIe mode. It should be somewhere under Onboard Devices Configuration.

Your M.2 slots don't seem to be shared with anything, only the last x16 slot is shared with SATA port 5/6.

I've given up and plugged a spare 2tb 2.5" 860 EVO as a secondary drive.

 

[TheLostSwede]

I think you should still have a look at the option I suggested, as that's the only thing it might be that prevents it from working, apart from a bodged UEFI. Maybe try rolling back to a previous UEFI version?

 

[er557]

have a look at the community forums for patched bioses or hacks that might enable other things, specifically for this motherboard. i.e. win-raid

 

[Assimilator]

At this point I would suggest you contact ASUS directly for assistance. Barring any physical damage to the motherboard/drives, or improper physical installation of said drives, this config should just work out of the box. @TheLostSwede's suggestion of rolling back to an earlier UEFI version is not a bad one, but honestly if they broke something as fundamental as this in a UEFI update I'd expect ASUS to figure it out and patch it very quickly.

have a look at the community forums for patched bioses or hacks that might enable other things, specifically for this motherboard. i.e. win-raid

There's absolutely no reason you should need a patched BIOS for this functionality.

 

[Splinterdog]

I know this is an old thread, but it's still relevant.
A friend of mine has just changed his GPU from an RX580 to RX6600XT and used the same PCIe slot. Now when he boots, the EUFI doesn't see his NVMe.
Since he's in the USA and I'm I'm south of the border, I can't look at his PC so we're doing it by email.
Any thoughts?

 

[eidairaman1]

I know this is an old thread, but it's still relevant.
A friend of mine has just changed his GPU from an RX580 to RX6600XT and used the same PCIe slot. Now when he boots, the EUFI doesn't see his NVMe.
Since he's in the USA and I'm I'm south of the border, I can't look at his PC so we're doing it by email.
Any thoughts?

Check the slot the nvme is in, reseat it.

 

[ThrashZone]

Hi,
Yeah I wouldn't think a gpu swap would effect a m.2
Try recovery tools with installation media if he doesn't use reflect winpe startup repair options.