Samsung 950 Pro M.2 SSD Not appearing in BIOS

[Starciller]

Hello,

I've just finished building a new computer and I can't find it in my BIOS. My motherboard is a Gigabyte GA-H170-D3HP. It supports PCI-E SSD's so i'm not sure what the problem would be. I've tried setting the "Storage Boot Option Control" to UEFI only and the "Other PCI Device ROM Priority" to UEFI as well. Strangely enough when I change these to Legacy only it will sometimes appear in the boot options and the "NVMe Configuration" but never in the "Off Board SATA Controller Configuration" as it should.

Any help is appreciated and I will answer any furtherquestions about my system.

Thanks!

 

[JohnnyLucky]

Did you remember to download and install the Samsung NVMe driver?

 

[Starciller]

Did you remember to download and install the Samsung NVMe driver?

No, I haven't installed the Samsung NVMe driver. Would I put it on a flashdrive and then select the driver when i'm installing windows?

 

[The Original Ralph]

some folks have had problem getting it to install during windows installation

a lot of folks have simply installed it to their existing OS (after installing the 950 on their motherboard - if you don't, the driver will not install if it doesn't see a NVMe device in the system) - then simply cloning the OS to the 950 - the samsung data migration software does a flawless job of cloning. So if you don't mind installing windows to a sata SSD or HDD first, it is the easier route

 

[sensate]

Ive got the exact same problem with the 950 Pro M.2 SSD on my GA-H170N-WiFi .

>>"only it will sometimes appear in the boot options"

I have to "boot" like 20 times by unplug the power before the SSD is visible in bios and windows boots.

BUT if I have managed to boot I can select "restart" as many times I want and it works all the time...

:-(

 

[jdevola]

some folks have had problem getting it to install during windows installation

a lot of folks have simply installed it to their existing OS (after installing the 950 on their motherboard - if you don't, the driver will not install if it doesn't see a NVMe device in the system) - then simply cloning the OS to the 950 - the samsung data migration software does a flawless job of cloning. So if you don't mind installing windows to a sata SSD or HDD first, it is the easier route

I wouldn't say "flawless." This was my approach since I had similar problem: I could see it in the UEFI/BIOS, but Win7 Install could not see it when I tried to install (disconnected all drives but the 950Pro). So, I installed to regular HDD, and cloned via Samsung software, but when I run AS Benchmark, I see a warning: "xxxx K BAD Offset Alignment" (the xxxx is some number I can't recall/don't have in front of me).

When I run the benchmark, the speeds don't seem to be up where I expect them (though it is fast), so I worry that I chose the wrong drive to clone from. I thought Samsung's software would get it right, fixing any alignment issue, but it didn't seem to do so?!)

 

[claudebdn]

Hi Starciller ,

Did you resolve your problem ? Because i plan to build a new PC with same Gigabyte GA-H170-D3HP , and also
a Samsung 950 Pro M.2 SSD , and i am interesting in the fact it does works or not .

1) on Gigabyte official site i saw this board supports NVMe
http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=5521#ov
perhaps your board is not at the last bios level ...

2) depending on you use windows 10 or windows 8
i red on some post that :
you need a driver for NVMe support for win 8
you do not need anything for win 10 , it's native in it .

regards Claude
Clermont-Ferrand (France)

 

[claudebdn]

also look at this
http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=5521&dl=#bios

Gigabyte released a new bios
F4b 6.68 MB 2015/12/23
to fix ssd problems

 

[jdevola]

Did you remember to download and install the Samsung NVMe driver?

No, I haven't installed the Samsung NVMe driver. Would I put it on a flashdrive and then select the driver when i'm installing windows?

The problem is that Samsung has a driver installer (*.exe file) to load the drivers once Windows is installed -- lot a help that is when you are trying to install windows directly to the drive it cannot see.

I tried copying the *.sys files (found two with names nvme.sys and nvmeF.sys -- can't recall the exact name of the second one), but windows install complains that it cannot find "signed" drivers in the location.

I sent an inquiry to Samsung -- I am still waiting to hear back. I will post if I learn something...

(sorry if I posted this in the wrong spot; it's tough to figure out this thread)

 

[Non-Euclidean]

The Samsung driver is for W10, not the MB. MB issues are most likely caused by an older BIOS version that does not have NVMe support (or a properly patched version for NVMe).

I would look at BIOS version first. Update it if needed (very likely).

Post W10 issues with a slow SSD are usually caused by a lack of the Samsung NVMe patch.

If you have W10 installation black screen issues after getting the M.2 Ultra SSD recognized by the BIOS, check this out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=No-ct8pQcIg

It might also be necessary to enable CSM in the BIOS. Compatability Support Module.