[SOLVED] Windows 10 on PCIe

[TomasLTU]

Hey, i bought new PC with 2x Western Digital Black SN850 SSDs and they are connected to PCIe slot. The problem is i couldnt install Windows 10 on UEFI mode only in legacy. Is it possible to somehow convert or enable UEFI mode? Or should i buy M.2 SSD for Windows?

 

[rgd1101]

full system spec?

 

[USAFRet]

Are these drives in some sort of adapter in the PCIe slot?

 

[TomasLTU]

full system spec?

Intel Core i9-12900K
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
ASUS ROG STRIX Z690
32GB DDR4-3600 G.Skill Trident Z NEO
1000W be quiet! Dark Power P12
2 TB Western Digital Black SN850

Are these drives in some sort of adapter in the PCIe slot?

Sorry dont know, i only chose the parts and a guy built it for me.

 

[USAFRet]

Sorry dont know, i only chose the parts and a guy built it for me.

Open the case, and see where the drives are.

They may well be M.2 drives, just in some sort of (totally not necessary) PCIe adapter.

 

[TomasLTU]

Open the case, and see where the drives are.

They may well be M.2 drives, just in some sort of (totally not necessary) PCIe adapter.

Photo how it looks.
https://ibb.co/L0H6P3z

Maybe i chose wrong ssd

 

[USAFRet]

https://ibb.co/L0H6P3z

And that shows a WD SN850, in a one of the 3x M.2 ports.
Here, Socket3.

https://rog.asus.com/motherboards/rog-strix/rog-strix-z690-e-gaming-wifi-model/spec

 

[TomasLTU]

And that shows a WD SN850, in a one of the 3x M.2 ports.
Here, Socket3.

https://rog.asus.com/motherboards/rog-strix/rog-strix-z690-e-gaming-wifi-model/spec

So its right? But why i cant get UEFI mode

 

[Bob.B]

Hey, i bought new PC with 2x Western Digital Black SN850 SSDs and they are connected to PCIe slot. The problem is i couldnt install Windows 10 on UEFI mode only in legacy. Is it possible to somehow convert or enable UEFI mode? Or should i buy M.2 SSD for Windows?

See if any of this helps.
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/wi...he-mbr-or-gpt-partition-style?view=windows-11

 

[TomasLTU]

See if any of this helps.
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/wi...he-mbr-or-gpt-partition-style?view=windows-11

Thanks for the link! I converted the drive and now have UEFI mode.