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Hi, If you use a Samsung 950 pro with an M.2 PCIe adapter card you can boot from a non NVME motherboard. I am. Search for message NVMe PCIe on Asus P8Z77-V LK (1155) as boot for details Bob

The trick with Samsung 950 Pro is it shows up in the UEFI BBS section as a bootable drive, along with USB DVD etc. This seems to be specific to only the Samsung 950 Pro. Even though 1155 MBs do not have NVME, the fact that the 950 shows up in BBS as bootable still lets me boot to a PCIe SSD. I...

I guess I lucked out, because I haven't done any bios updates. The two boards just worked with the Samsung 950 as they came. Bob

Actually, you can. In fact I am writing this reply using my PC with the same mother board and an M.2 SSD in a PCIe slot with NVME adapter card. The catch is I am using a Samsung 950 pro M.2 SSD which for some reason is an exception. I tried another M.2 SSD and it doesn't work. Previously I also...

I believe the 950 pro has a feature that allows the system to recognize it as a boot device. Newer ssds don't need that because the newer MBs have NVME built in. Note: I just changed to an ASUS Z77 premium and could still use my 950 as a boot device after selecting it in the UEFI as the boot...

If this is in the wrong place, please point me to the right place How to add an NVME SSD to an ASRock Z75 Pro 3 Note: you need an open PCIE X4 slot. Purchased an NVME to PCIE adapter card eBay item PCIE X4 Adapter Card for Samsung PM951 SM951 950 PRO PCIe GEN3 NVME M.2 NGFF SSD Purchased an...