Intel 600p SSD not showing up in BIOS

[SSDnoob]

I just bought a new SSD, the Intel 600p 6series. It's an M.2, PCIe 3.0x4. It fits in the M2 slot of my ASUS Z97 - A motherboard like a glove but doesn't show up in BIOS or device manager. (First SSD.)

 

[velocityg4]

What motherboard? You need to check with your motherboard manufacturer for BIOS updates for your motherboard. One is likely needed to enable NVMe support. Assuming they made an update.

 

[SSDnoob]

What motherboard? You need to check with your motherboard manufacturer for BIOS updates for your motherboard. One is likely needed to enable NVMe support. Assuming they made an update.

The motherboard is the ASUS Z97-A https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813132118

Yes, I got a couple of updates for my BIOS, one which specifically said "NVMe support." Since updating it, I have noticed an NVMe option in the Advanced section of BIOS; however it only reads "NVMe controller and Drive information" and is greyed out.

Btw, thank you for your time.

 

[velocityg4]

According to your manual (Section 1.7.2 part 8). The M.2 socket 3 is set as disabled. Refer to section 2.6.7 Onboard Devices Configuration and set the item PCI Express Slot and M.2 Bandwidth to [M.2 Mode] to enable this function.

In which case you go to the Advanced Menu. Scroll down to Onboard Devices Configuration. Then change PCI Express Slot and M.2 Bandwidth from [PCIeX1 and 2 slot at X1 Mode] to [M.2 Mode]. Then I would assume to save and exit then go back into the BIOS after reboot to see if the SSD is detected.

Manual: http://dlcdnet.asus.com/pub/ASUS/mb/LGA1150/Z97-A/E9378_Z97-A_UG_V2_WEB.pdf

By the way that motherboard only supports x2 mode for M.2. So you may not get full speed out of the SSD.

 

[SSDnoob]

According to your manual (Section 1.7.2 part 8). The M.2 socket 3 is set as disabled. Refer to section 2.6.7 Onboard Devices Configuration and set the item PCI Express Slot and M.2 Bandwidth to [M.2 Mode] to enable this function.

In which case you go to the Advanced Menu. Scroll down to Onboard Devices Configuration. Then change PCI Express Slot and M.2 Bandwidth from [PCIeX1 and 2 slot at X1 Mode] to [M.2 Mode]. Then I would assume to save and exit then go back into the BIOS after reboot to see if the SSD is detected.

Manual: http://dlcdnet.asus.com/pub/ASUS/mb/LGA1150/Z97-A/E9378_Z97-A_UG_V2_WEB.pdf

By the way that motherboard only supports x2 mode for M.2. So you may not get full speed out of the SSD.

By the way that motherboard only supports x2 mode for M.2. So you may not get full speed out of the SSD. [/quotemsg]

Oh, thanks for the heads up. If I do have to return this ssd, I'll have to look more into that.

No luck. All that registers in boot priority (and boot menu) is my hard drive, disk drive, and the udisk drive I used to update BIOS. I feel like there's something fundamentally wrong here because I was under the impression that I'd stick this thing in and just have another storage drive show up in "This PC."

Could the ssd be damaged? I notice that on the yellow part that goes into the socket, there looks to be a tiny scratch, a little mark that's more a steely color. It's so small I didn't think anything of it.

P.S. - I just read something in the manual about these functions [storage, including the m.2 socket for PCIE ssd's only] working depending on the type of cpu installed. I have an intel core i5 4690K https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819117372. Maybe that has something to do with it?

It's gotten late. I'm calling it quits for tonight. Thank you, Velocity for helping. I think I'm just going to return this. If I try getting a new one and it turns out it was just a faulty drive, I'll post it for posterity's sake.