How to get my M.2 SSD working?

[MRFIX]

I just bought a Crucial MX300 525gb SATA M.2 SSD.
I can see it in my bios, but cant boot to windows with the M.2 connected. Just get this : reboot and select proper boot device or insert proper boot media in selected boot device and press a key. Maybe some settings in bios? Im gonna not gonna use it for my OS.

Im using Mb: MSI Z170A GAMING M3. i7 6700, 16gb ram, Win 10..
Thanks

 

[juanrdp]

I just bought a Crucial MX300 525gb SATA M.2 SSD.
I can see it in my bios, but cant boot to windows with the M.2 connected. Just get this : reboot and select proper boot device or insert proper boot media in selected boot device and press a key. Maybe some settings in bios? Im gonna not gonna use it for my OS.

Im using Mb: MSI Z170A GAMING M3. i7 6700, 16gb ram, Win 10..
Thanks

Yes its a bios option.

When you add the M.2 it seems that the bios choose it to be the primary boot device (and you haven't the SO installed in it), just change the drives boot order in the bios or reinstall from USB/DVD the Sop in the new drive if you want to use it (that is faster).

Btw, just an advice if you could/want return and change it. The MX300 in M.2 is just a 500Mb speed drive, the better of the M.2 is the 2Gb+ speeds.... just search for the faster M.2 drives like the Samsung SM951.

 

[mjslakeridge]

Why wouldn't you want to use it for your OS? You will get much faster boot up times. Unless you already have a SSD with the OS installed. If you do decide to use it for your OS drive, disconnect all other drives when installing Windows, then re-connect them after.

 

[Boogieman_WD]

Hey there, MRFIX.

From what I understand you've connected the M.2 SATA SSD and you've stopped being able to boot to Windows via your old drive, but please correct me if I'm wrong. So, if this is the case, perhaps your computer is trying to boot via your M.2 SSD. Open your BIOS/UEFI and find the boot priority settings, you should make sure that the drive with the Windows installation is the first booting option there. Once you set it up, save & exit and wait to see if your computer boots to Windows properly.

edit: Ooops, didn't realize that answer was already given while I was typing.

Hope that helps. Please let me know if you have any questions.
Boogieman_WD

 

[juanrdp]

You will get much faster boot up times.

Not really, its a 500Mb/s unit and will get almost the same speed with the sata3

 

[Boogieman_WD]

Just to clarify, the M.2 drive is again a SATA drive. M.2 is just a form factor, that model still has a SATA interface so the only difference from a regular 2.5" SSD is the way it's connected and its physical dimensions. So yup, it's normal for you to be getting similar speeds from two similar SATA devices regardless of their form factor.

 

[MRFIX]

Thanks for helping out.. im gonna try it out.! And my OS is on a SSD, so im gonna use it for my games..loading a bit faster than my old HDD. And off course, now my Bios is unresponsive.. need to fix that first.. Guess more reading and asking .. you guys know how to do that? Or a link maybe?

 

[juanrdp]

.. M.2 is just a form factor

Just to clarify a bit more, in this case it's correct, but it's not true for all the M.2 units.

Some units are native M.2 and offer a lot more performance than the sata ones could offer.

 

[Boogieman_WD]

@juanrdp, perhaps you're talking about the different interfaces supported by M.2 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M.2#Features

@MRFIX, you could try resetting your BIOS' settings by resetting the CMOS: http://www.howtogeek.com/131623/how-to-clear-your-computers-cmos-to-reset-bios-settings/. I'd also recommend that you get in touch with the mobo manufacturer's customer support for more info, just to be on the safe side.

 

[MRFIX]

Ive been in contact with MSI, and seems my motherboard is faulty, so need to return it.. so back to my good old APU system this christmas.. ill try again when i get my mobo back..