Currently running MSI Z87-G45 Gaming Mobo and boots from Samsung 840 EVO. Running Windows 7. I was hoping to upgrade to the new Samsung 950 Pro 512GB SSD. I realize I will need an adapter, such as Addonics M2 PCIE SSD PCIE 3.0 4-Lane Adapter. Assuming I get this, will I be able to install windows 10 64-bit onto this drive?
Please also let me know if you need further clarification from my system or my question.
Currently running MSI Z87-G45 Gaming Mobo and boots from Samsung 840 EVO. Running Windows 7. I was hoping to upgrade to the new Samsung 950 Pro 512GB SSD. I realize I will need an adapter, such as Addonics M2 PCIE SSD PCIE 3.0 4-Lane Adapter. Assuming I get this, will I be able to install windows 10 64-bit onto this drive?
Please also let me know if you need further clarification from my system or my question.
As far as I know, you need one of the newer mobos to install directly into your motherboard, and if you don´t have, then you need the adapter.
However, I heard that through adapter, you wont be able too make it bootable - meaning you cant boot windows from it.
If you get a motherboard, with the correct m.2 plug then you can use the guide below:
Step by step prep for Windows 10 boot from NVMe
From Download Windows 10, use the Download Tool 64-bit link to get MediaCreationToolx64.exe
Insert a USB 3.0 flash drive such as the SanDisk Ultra Fit and create the bootable install media
insert this flash drive into one of the blue rear USB 3.0 ports of the Supermicro SYS-5028D-TN4T
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The default is Legacy, change these [and BIOS boot mode] to EFI
power up
press Del to get into BIOS
set BIOS to defaults, reboot
set BIOS to UEFI mode
go to SATA Configuration
change all SSDs you have from Hard Disk Drive to Solid State Drive
press ESC, then select PCIe/PCI/PnP Configuration
select M.2 PCI-E 3.0 X4, change from default [Legacy] to [EFI]
select SLOT 7 PCI-E 3.0 X16, change from default [Legacy] to [EFI]
optionally, for better speed, select Onboard Video Option ROM, change from default [Legacy] to [EFI], this allows you to do the next step
press ESC, select Security, select CSM Support, change from default [Legacy] to [EFI]
press ESC, select Boot Settings, Boot Mode Select, change from [Dual] default to [UEFI]
press ESC, Save Changes and Reset
if you have no data on any drives, your system will likely automatically boot from the USB drive (if not, press F11 at boot time to manually select USB UEFI)
perform a normal Windows 10 installation, you'll have a GPT drive type, and if you clone it someday to a >2TB drive, it will still be bootable
for this drive, the speed is slower with Windows 10's Microsoft NVMe driver, from Samsung's SSD site, download and install the Samsung NVMe Driver Installer, then reboot when prompted
Why would you want one anyways? They are pretty pricy atm, and there´s too many hardware/software incompatabilities to make it worthwhile. I don´t see it paying off today, normal SSDs are lightning fast already.
Currently running MSI Z87-G45 Gaming Mobo and boots from Samsung 840 EVO. Running Windows 7. I was hoping to upgrade to the new Samsung 950 Pro 512GB SSD. I realize I will need an adapter, such as Addonics M2 PCIE SSD PCIE 3.0 4-Lane Adapter. Assuming I get this, will I be able to install windows 10 64-bit onto this drive?
Please also let me know if you need further clarification from my system or my question.
As far as I know, you need one of the newer mobos to install directly into your motherboard, and if you don´t have, then you need the adapter.
However, I heard that through adapter, you wont be able too make it bootable - meaning you cant boot windows from it.
If you get a motherboard, with the correct m.2 plug then you can use the guide below:
Step by step prep for Windows 10 boot from NVMe
From Download Windows 10, use the Download Tool 64-bit link to get MediaCreationToolx64.exe
Insert a USB 3.0 flash drive such as the SanDisk Ultra Fit and create the bootable install media
insert this flash drive into one of the blue rear USB 3.0 ports of the Supermicro SYS-5028D-TN4T
ikvm-view-of-bios-efi-2-changes-to-efi-needed-with-arrows-e67ab8e449b2109dd96583d48c8d95b1
The default is Legacy, change these [and BIOS boot mode] to EFI
power up
press Del to get into BIOS
set BIOS to defaults, reboot
set BIOS to UEFI mode
go to SATA Configuration
change all SSDs you have from Hard Disk Drive to Solid State Drive
press ESC, then select PCIe/PCI/PnP Configuration
select M.2 PCI-E 3.0 X4, change from default [Legacy] to [EFI]
select SLOT 7 PCI-E 3.0 X16, change from default [Legacy] to [EFI]
optionally, for better speed, select Onboard Video Option ROM, change from default [Legacy] to [EFI], this allows you to do the next step
press ESC, select Security, select CSM Support, change from default [Legacy] to [EFI]
press ESC, select Boot Settings, Boot Mode Select, change from [Dual] default to [UEFI]
press ESC, Save Changes and Reset
if you have no data on any drives, your system will likely automatically boot from the USB drive (if not, press F11 at boot time to manually select USB UEFI)
perform a normal Windows 10 installation, you'll have a GPT drive type, and if you clone it someday to a >2TB drive, it will still be bootable
for this drive, the speed is slower with Windows 10's Microsoft NVMe driver, from Samsung's SSD site, download and install the Samsung NVMe Driver Installer, then reboot when prompted
Why would you want one anyways? They are pretty pricy atm, and there´s too many hardware/software incompatabilities to make it worthwhile. I don´t see it paying off today, normal SSDs are lightning fast already.
There's actually a lot of benefit to faster loading in some of the games I play, such as Path of Exile. Also, I can sell my older SSD to a friend and no longer have him loading from his HDD.
Thanks for your input. Can anyone else confirm the Z87 with adapter will not allow booting from this drive?
Currently running MSI Z87-G45 Gaming Mobo and boots from Samsung 840 EVO. Running Windows 7. I was hoping to upgrade to the new Samsung 950 Pro 512GB SSD. I realize I will need an adapter, such as Addonics M2 PCIE SSD PCIE 3.0 4-Lane Adapter. Assuming I get this, will I be able to install windows 10 64-bit onto this drive?
Please also let me know if you need further clarification from my system or my question.
As far as I know, you need one of the newer mobos to install directly into your motherboard, and if you don´t have, then you need the adapter.
However, I heard that through adapter, you wont be able too make it bootable - meaning you cant boot windows from it.
If you get a motherboard, with the correct m.2 plug then you can use the guide below:
Step by step prep for Windows 10 boot from NVMe
From Download Windows 10, use the Download Tool 64-bit link to get MediaCreationToolx64.exe
Insert a USB 3.0 flash drive such as the SanDisk Ultra Fit and create the bootable install media
insert this flash drive into one of the blue rear USB 3.0 ports of the Supermicro SYS-5028D-TN4T
ikvm-view-of-bios-efi-2-changes-to-efi-needed-with-arrows-e67ab8e449b2109dd96583d48c8d95b1
The default is Legacy, change these [and BIOS boot mode] to EFI
power up
press Del to get into BIOS
set BIOS to defaults, reboot
set BIOS to UEFI mode
go to SATA Configuration
change all SSDs you have from Hard Disk Drive to Solid State Drive
press ESC, then select PCIe/PCI/PnP Configuration
select M.2 PCI-E 3.0 X4, change from default [Legacy] to [EFI]
select SLOT 7 PCI-E 3.0 X16, change from default [Legacy] to [EFI]
optionally, for better speed, select Onboard Video Option ROM, change from default [Legacy] to [EFI], this allows you to do the next step
press ESC, select Security, select CSM Support, change from default [Legacy] to [EFI]
press ESC, select Boot Settings, Boot Mode Select, change from [Dual] default to [UEFI]
press ESC, Save Changes and Reset
if you have no data on any drives, your system will likely automatically boot from the USB drive (if not, press F11 at boot time to manually select USB UEFI)
perform a normal Windows 10 installation, you'll have a GPT drive type, and if you clone it someday to a >2TB drive, it will still be bootable
for this drive, the speed is slower with Windows 10's Microsoft NVMe driver, from Samsung's SSD site, download and install the Samsung NVMe Driver Installer, then reboot when prompted
Why would you want one anyways? They are pretty pricy atm, and there´s too many hardware/software incompatabilities to make it worthwhile. I don´t see it paying off today, normal SSDs are lightning fast already.
There's actually a lot of benefit to faster loading in some of the games I play, such as Path of Exile. Also, I can sell my older SSD to a friend and no longer have him loading from his HDD.
Thanks for your input. Can anyone else confirm the Z87 with adapter will not allow booting from this drive?
950 Pro is a monster, no doubt about it. But my point is, that it´s main benefits are servers (fast I/O) and laptops (due to less space and less heat). In a desktop environment - even with incredible transfer speeds, you might not notice much difference when using an M.2 drive over a regular 2.5-inch SSD, except for in specific environments with very high IO load.
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