Question M.2 not showing up in Bios?

[Pierce8888]

I recently built a Pc with an M.2 ssd on the ROG STRIX b360 -I gaming motherboard, however when I try to boot the PC it takes me to bios. bios it says that the M.2 is N/A even though it is in place correctly as I have checked several times, just curios if anyone has any suggestions on how to get it recognized so I can boot my PC. Thanks

 

[AllanGH]

What is the model number of the M.2 drive, and which slot is it installed in?

 

[USAFRet]

Which specific drive do you have?
Make/model, please.
Which M.2 port is it in?

 

[Pierce8888]

Which specific drive do you have?
Make/model, please.
Which M.2 port is it in?

M.2 Intel - 660p Series 1 TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive

There is only one M.2 port on the motherboard I have the specific model is Asus - ROG STRIX B360-I GAMING Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard

 

[TJ Hooker]

How did you install an OS on it if it isn't recognized at all?

 

[Pierce8888]

What is the model number of the M.2 drive, and which slot is it installed in?

Intel - 660p Series 1 TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive

and there is only one M.2 socket on my motherboard so it is installed in that.

 

[USAFRet]

That board does have 2x M.2 ports

ROG STRIX B360-I GAMING | ROG Strix | Gaming Motherboards｜ROG - Republic of Gamers｜ROG USA

ASUS ROG Strix B360-I Gaming Motherboard - Mini-ITX gaming performance with hardware-level protections, customizable Aura Sync RGB lighting & more!

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1 x M.2 Socket 3, with M key, type 2242/2260/2280 storage devices support (SATA & PCIE 3.0 x 4 mode)*1
1 x M.2 Socket 3, with M key, type 2242/2260/2280 storage devices support (PCIE 3.0 x 4 mode)*1

However, both of them can take that specific SSD.

 

[Pierce8888]

How did you install an OS on it if it isn't recognized at all?

I have not installed the operating system sorry if it was mis worded, thats the problem i'm dealing with now

 

[AllanGH]

Is AHCI enabled in UEFI/BIOS?

 

[Pierce8888]

That board does have 2x M.2 ports

ROG STRIX B360-I GAMING | ROG Strix | Gaming Motherboards｜ROG - Republic of Gamers｜ROG USA

ASUS ROG Strix B360-I Gaming Motherboard - Mini-ITX gaming performance with hardware-level protections, customizable Aura Sync RGB lighting & more!

www.asus.com

1 x M.2 Socket 3, with M key, type 2242/2260/2280 storage devices support (SATA & PCIE 3.0 x 4 mode)*1
1 x M.2 Socket 3, with M key, type 2242/2260/2280 storage devices support (PCIE 3.0 x 4 mode)*1

However, both of them can take that specific SSD.

Its installed in Socket 3, it required me to unscrew a piece to safely install it.

 

[AllanGH]

Did you follow this guide when installing the drive?

https://www.intel.com/content/dam/s...ast-ssds/PCIe-NVMe-SSD-Install-Boot-Guide.pdf

 

[Pierce8888]

Is AHCI enabled in UEFI/BIOS?

Yes it is enabled

 

[AllanGH]

Make certain that your BIOS boot motherboard settings are set-up to boot from UEFI devices.

 

[AllanGH]

....and insure that your M.2_1 Configuration is set to PCIe Mode....and set CSM to AUTO.

 

[TJ Hooker]

I have not installed the operating system sorry if it was mis worded, thats the problem i'm dealing with now
[...]
I recently built a Pc with an M.2 ssd on the ROG STRIX b360 -I gaming motherboard, however when I try to boot the PC it takes me to bios.

If you haven't installed any OS then it is expected that it'll just end up in the BIOS when you turn your PC. If you boot from your install media (e.g. Win 10 USB installer) does the installer see the M.2 drive?

 

[Pierce8888]

Make certain that your BIOS boot motherboard settings are set-up to boot from UEFI devices.

This helped it allows me to boot from my M.2 ssd, but not the system isnt reco

....and insure that your M.2_1 Configuration is set to PCIe Mode....and set CSM to AUTO.

Where can I find these options in BIOS?

 

[AllanGH]

Page 3-16 of your MB manual....the same thing I'm reading right now....along with 3-15.....just open it up to chapter 3 and go through it step-by-step.

 

[Pierce8888]

If you haven't installed any OS then it is expected that it'll just end up in the BIOS when you turn your PC. If you boot from your install media (e.g. Win 10 USB installer) does the installer see the M.2 drive?

No it doesn't see the M2 drive thats where the problem is currently

 

[TJ Hooker]

What install media are you using, is it a Windows 10 USB stick?

 

[Calvin7]

NVMe SSDs do not appear within the BIOS until Windows creates the system partition with the EFI Boot Sector.

Guide to install NVMe M.2 drive is found in this thread:

Can't boot from M.2 NVMe SSD

I had a Samsung 850 SSD (SATA) with Windows 10 on it. I bought Samsung 970 SSD (M.2). Turned off the computer, plugged it in, inserted a bootable USB stick with Windows 10 on it. Went directly to BIOS and changed boot priority to boot from the stick. Then, I installed Windows 10 on the new drive...

forums.tomshardware.com

 

[AllanGH]

I just closed the MB manual page.....no good to me, since I use MSI, but you should be using that manual every step of the way, when installing a new MB--even if you have some experience building computers. Things change fast, and you can't memorize everything.

 

[Pierce8888]

What install media are you using, is it a Windows 10 USB stick?

yes

 

[Pierce8888]

NVMe SSDs do not appear within the BIOS until Windows creates the system partition with the EFI Boot Sector.

Guide to install NVMe M.2 drive is found in this thread:

Can't boot from M.2 NVMe SSD

I had a Samsung 850 SSD (SATA) with Windows 10 on it. I bought Samsung 970 SSD (M.2). Turned off the computer, plugged it in, inserted a bootable USB stick with Windows 10 on it. Went directly to BIOS and changed boot priority to boot from the stick. Then, I installed Windows 10 on the new drive...

forums.tomshardware.com

Thanks, It wont let me boot from my USB containing windows 10 now

 

[Pierce8888]

I just closed the MB manual page.....no good to me, since I use MSI, but you should be using that manual every step of the way, when installing a new MB--even if you have some experience building computers. Things change fast, and you can't memorize everything.

got it to recognize the ssd finally but now it wont recognize the usb hard drive with windows 10 on it

 

[Pierce8888]

I want to thank all of you for your time, I have figured it out thanks to your help!