m.2 NVME SSD not detected by MSI b250m bazooka

[moliveira.22]

I recently installed a Samsung 970 500gb NVME m.2 SSD into my motherboard and for some reason, my whole pc is not detecting it. My windows 10 and Bios. The b250m bazooka does support this type of SSD but I don't know what to do now.

Please help!

 

[terry4536]

Here is a video that explains how to activate the M.2 drive in the motherboard. You have to change the configuration from x4 PCIE to M.2 in the BIOS. Then you can initialize the drive using NTFS and partition as GPT.

http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-3609764/ssd-recognized-bootable-device.html

 

[moliveira.22]

I watched the video but I could not find the onboard devices configuration in my bios. I still tried to find somewhere where I could change it but I was unable to. The Bios he is running on the video is different than mine. All that I found that was to do with m.2 in my bios was the SATA configuration and it lets me change the SATA mode from AHCI to Optane and says "select to enable Intel optane memory technology with specific M.2 memory module to improve the performance of tradition spindle hard-drive."

But I am not sure if I should enable that or not.

 

[terry4536]

I watched the video but I could not find the onboard devices configuration in my bios. I still tried to find somewhere where I could change it but I was unable to. The Bios he is running on the video is different than mine. All that I found that was to do with m.2 in my bios was the SATA configuration and it lets me change the SATA mode from AHCI to Optane and says "select to enable Intel optane memory technology with specific M.2 memory module to improve the performance of tradition spindle hard-drive."

But I am not sure if I should enable that or not.

What is the motherboard? (I found it in the title : MSI b250m bazooka .)

The BIOS UEFI menus are different for each motherboard manufacturer. And they can even vary a bit for the same manufacturer, but the settings themselves are fairly consistent. But there should be a setting to configure the PCI Express slots in your BIOS. If you found the setting for SATA configuration (IDE or ACHI), then it should be in that menu page. I wouldn't complicate things right now with Optane. You can try that later.

 

[moliveira.22]

The mother board is an msi b250m bazooka. And the bios is msi click bios.

 

[moliveira.22]

I watched the video but I could not find the onboard devices configuration in my bios. I still tried to find somewhere where I could change it but I was unable to. The Bios he is running on the video is different than mine. All that I found that was to do with m.2 in my bios was the SATA configuration and it lets me change the SATA mode from AHCI to Optane and says "select to enable Intel optane memory technology with specific M.2 memory module to improve the performance of tradition spindle hard-drive."

But I am not sure if I should enable that or not.

What is the motherboard?

The BIOS UEFI menus are different for each motherboard manufacturer. And they can even vary a bit for the same manufacturer, but the settings themselves are fairly consistent. But there should be a setting to configure the PCI Express slots in your BIOS. If you found the setting for SATA configuration (IDE or ACHI), then it should be in that menu page. I wouldn't complicate things right now with Optane. You can try that later.

This is the photo of the advanced tab in my bios.
file:///Users/moliveira.22/Desktop/Photo%20on%201-16-19%20at%208.38%20PM.jpg

This is a photo of the SATA configuration page you mentioned.
file:///Users/moliveira.22/Desktop/Photo%20on%201-16-19%20at%208.37%20PM.jpg

 

[terry4536]

I watched the video but I could not find the onboard devices configuration in my bios. I still tried to find somewhere where I could change it but I was unable to. The Bios he is running on the video is different than mine. All that I found that was to do with m.2 in my bios was the SATA configuration and it lets me change the SATA mode from AHCI to Optane and says "select to enable Intel optane memory technology with specific M.2 memory module to improve the performance of tradition spindle hard-drive."

But I am not sure if I should enable that or not.

What is the motherboard?

The BIOS UEFI menus are different for each motherboard manufacturer. And they can even vary a bit for the same manufacturer, but the settings themselves are fairly consistent. But there should be a setting to configure the PCI Express slots in your BIOS. If you found the setting for SATA configuration (IDE or ACHI), then it should be in that menu page. I wouldn't complicate things right now with Optane. You can try that later.

This is the photo of the advanced tab in my bios.
file:///Users/moliveira.22/Desktop/Photo%20on%201-16-19%20at%208.38%20PM.jpg

This is a photo of the SATA configuration page you mentioned.
file:///Users/moliveira.22/Desktop/Photo%20on%201-16-19%20at%208.37%20PM.jpg

Your photo didn't load onto the forum.

I did find some further information on the setting in the BIOS.


But first update the BIOS to the latest version,

Here is a discussion of the problem. With the updated BIOS.

Under Advanced > PCI Subsystem Settings there are two options at the bottom:

M.2 Source Link
M.2 PCH Strap.

After updating the BIOS, set the M.2 Source to Auto and the M.2 PCH Strap to M.2 PCIE .



https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=254837.0

 

[moliveira.22]

I watched the video but I could not find the onboard devices configuration in my bios. I still tried to find somewhere where I could change it but I was unable to. The Bios he is running on the video is different than mine. All that I found that was to do with m.2 in my bios was the SATA configuration and it lets me change the SATA mode from AHCI to Optane and says "select to enable Intel optane memory technology with specific M.2 memory module to improve the performance of tradition spindle hard-drive."

But I am not sure if I should enable that or not.

What is the motherboard?

The BIOS UEFI menus are different for each motherboard manufacturer. And they can even vary a bit for the same manufacturer, but the settings themselves are fairly consistent. But there should be a setting to configure the PCI Express slots in your BIOS. If you found the setting for SATA configuration (IDE or ACHI), then it should be in that menu page. I wouldn't complicate things right now with Optane. You can try that later.

This is the photo of the advanced tab in my bios.
file:///Users/moliveira.22/Desktop/Photo%20on%201-16-19%20at%208.38%20PM.jpg

This is a photo of the SATA configuration page you mentioned.
file:///Users/moliveira.22/Desktop/Photo%20on%201-16-19%20at%208.37%20PM.jpg

Your photo didn't load onto the forum.

I did find some further information on the setting in the BIOS.


But first update the BIOS to the latest version,

Here is a discussion of the problem. With the updated BIOS.

Under Advanced > PCI Subsystem Settings there are two options at the bottom:

M.2 Source Link
M.2 PCH Strap.

After updating the BIOS, set the M.2 Source to Auto and the M.2 PCH Strap to M.2 PCIE .



https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=254837.0

I tried looking for that but it does not appear in the PCI subsystem settings in my bios. I just updated my bios 2 days ago for the b250m bazooka motherboard. I can't seem to find why this is happening.

 

[terry4536]

I don't know either, that for the specific motherboard and BIOS.

Try loading the Samsung M.2 driver. It isn't supposed to be necessary.


Driver
http://downloadcenter.samsung.com/content/DR/201805/20180514160435960/Samsung_NVM_Express_Driver_3.0.exe

Samsung Magician & installation guide

http://downloadcenter.samsung.com/content/SW/201806/20180627104955999/Samsung_Magician_5_2_1_Installation_Guide_v2.4.pdf

 

[terry4536]

Here is a service that allows you to upload screenshots or pictures to a forum.

http://tinypic.com/

Take a screenshot with your keyboard.

Open Windows paint and click on Paste in the upper left corner.

Then select File (same corner) and select "Save as" from the menu, and then select JPEG as the file type.

Then Go to the Tinypic.com website and browse for your in your documents (most likely but it can vary depending upon your settings). After selecting the file of your screenshot, hit upload.

And finally copy the IMG Code for forums and message boards. Paste that code in your forum post and you're done.

 

[terry4536]

Post screenshots of your BIOS Advanced menu. Perhaps I can help you find the setting.

 

[moliveira.22]

Post screenshots of your BIOS Advanced menu. Perhaps I can help you find the setting.

Here is the advanced menu in my bios