[SOLVED] M.2 isnt showing up on windows instal but does on bios

[guntisin]

Hey, i have been googling all day and trying to make it work.
I have a kingston a2000 500gb m.2 ssd
and asrock b450m pro4 mobo.
the drive is useable in windows but i cant instal os on it, it just doesnt recognise it.
what to do?
i have latest bios updates too

 

[rgd1101]

windows 10? latest bios? latest installation from microsoft website?

 

[guntisin]

windows 10, i have latest bios if im correct then windows instalation is v1903

 

[popatim]

To install to an NVME drive you will need to use a UEFI version of the Windows installer.
If you didn't make yours using the Microsoft Media Creation tool then give it a try.
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10

Your motherboard will need to be in UEFI mode as well.

 

[SkyNetRising]

To install to an NVME drive you will need to use a UEFI version of the Windows installer.
Your motherboard will need to be in UEFI mode as well.

Not true. With help of CSM you can install windows 10 on nvme drive in legacy mode too.

 

[guntisin]

To install to an NVME drive you will need to use a UEFI version of the Windows installer.
If you didn't make yours using the Microsoft Media Creation tool then give it a try.
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10

Your motherboard will need to be in UEFI mode as well.

Then what is the correct way to get it on UEFI , because i booted my instal with flash using uefi , all is working there , but the m.2 doesnt show up. In bios i had the only UEFI modes set, turned off even secure boot, etc, am i missing something?

 

[SkyNetRising]

Enable CSM and set storage boot control to UEFI.

 

[guntisin]

Enable CSM and set storage boot control to UEFI.

just did, nothing, on drive select is only my sata ssd, but the interesting thing is that , my hdd isnt showing up too. and ofc the m.2 isnt either

 

[SkyNetRising]

Can you show any screenshots?

BTW - nvme M.2 drive is supported in only one of M.2 slots on your board
(closest to cpu - Ultra M.2).
The second M.2 slot supports sata M.2 drives only.

Also - if you put M.2 drive into second M.2 slot, sata port SATA3_3 gets disabled. Any HDD connected to it will not work either.

 

[guntisin]

Can you show any screenshots?

BTW - nvme M.2 drive is supported in only one of M.2 slots on your board
(closest to cpu - Ultra M.2).
The second M.2 slot supports sata M.2 drives only.

Also - if you put M.2 drive into second M.2 slot, sata port SATA3_3 gets disabled. Any HDD connected to it will not work either.

Ye i know, i have it in ultra m.2 and dont forget it is working and benching good i just cant instal windows on it , i can use it in windows (sata ssd). And bios detects it too.
what kind of screenshots u want?

 

[SkyNetRising]

Screenshots illustrating your problem.
(Windows installation, BIOS UEFI/CSM/Storage boot control settings)

Did you try loading nvme driver during installation of windows?
You can get it from Gigabyte USB windows installation tool.

https://www.gigabyte.com/Support/Utility?kw=windows&p=1

 

[guntisin]

Screenshots illustrating your problem.
(Windows installation, BIOS UEFI/CSM/Storage boot control settings)

Did you try loading nvme driver during installation of windows?
You can get it from Gigabyte USB windows installation tool.

https://www.gigabyte.com/Support/Utility?kw=windows&p=1

i can try, but i cant find the specific drivers from that list, can u give me a specific one for my system?

 

[SkyNetRising]

Download Windows USB Installation Tool for AMD B450 chipset boards;
Extract archive;
Find NVME driver (either Intel or Samsung driver - x64 version);
copy the driver onto windows installation media (separate folder);
load the driver during windows installation process.