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M.2 device doesn't apper in Boot Order list on BIOS
VansFannel:
I have installed a 970 EVO Plus NVMe M.2 SDD drive with 500GB on my GA-Z97X-Gaming 7 (rev. 1.0) motherboard.
This unit doesn't appear on the BIOS and either on the boot order list, but I can find it with Linux using the command: "lsblk -o KNAME,TYPE,SIZE,MODEL". And I have also installed Windows 10 on it. I have checked after Windows 10 installation that this units appears as a drive on Linux.
But when I try to select this drive as the first drive to boot, it doesn't appear.
How can I select this M.2 drive to boot from it?
BIOS version is F6.
BIOS date: 05/30/2014
BIOS identifier: 8A06AG0I
SSD: V-NAND SSD 970 EVO Plus MVME M.2. Model: MZ-V7S500. Model Code: MZ-V7S500BW.
teknology9:
Hi,
Is your motherboard compatible with this component? I have added a link for you to see, it may not appear there.
https://download.gigabyte.com/FileList/Document/mb_m.2_support.pdf
It may be worth contacting Gigabyte Support and raise the issue with them. I had a similar issue with my current motherboard but the component is listed on the compatibility list. The issue was resolved through a BIOS update having raised the issue with Gigabyte and they found a solution.
Hope this helps
teknology9
shadowsports:
Greetings,
I think teknology9 is correct. Backwards compatibility is not guaranteed. The drives "keying" and x4 transfer is supported by the boards socket but that's about it.
The 970 is PCie 3, where as the board was designed when only 2.0 was available. It also uses a more modern controller and communication architecture.
Seeing it in Linux means nothing, and if the board doesn't see the drive natively installing windows to it by whatever means is also not going to help.
Things you might try:
Clearing the CMOS and retesting. If you don't have a correct setting, controller operate mode, etc, it might keep the drive from being correctly detected. If you are running a 4th gen devils canyon processor, I would not upgrade to F8.
Do contact support and see what they say, you might get lucky. 4th gen CPU's do not always do well with 5th gen Broadwell capable BIOS'. Stick with F6 unless told to upgrade by support.
shadowsports:
--- Quote from: shadowsports on March 23, 2021, 01:39:46 pm ---Greetings,
I think teknology9 is correct. Backwards compatibility is not guaranteed. The drives "keying" and x4 transfer is supported by the boards socket but that's about it.
The 970 is PCie 3, where as the board was designed when only 2.0 was available. It also uses a more modern controller and communication architecture.
Seeing it in Linux means nothing, and if the board doesn't see the drive natively installing windows to it by whatever means is also not going to help.
Things you might try:
Clearing the CMOS and retesting. If you don't have a correct setting, controller operate mode, etc, it might keep the drive from being correctly detected. (if its even possible). If you are running a 4th gen devils canyon processor, I would not upgrade to F8.
Do contact support and see what they say, you might get lucky. 4th gen CPU's do not always do well with 5th gen Broadwell capable BIOS'. Stick with F6 unless told to upgrade by support.
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VansFannel:
--- Quote from: teknology9 on March 23, 2021, 12:43:20 pm ---Hi,
Is your motherboard compatible with this component? I have added a link for you to see, it may not appear there.
https://download.gigabyte.com/FileList/Document/mb_m.2_support.pdf
It may be worth contacting Gigabyte Support and raise the issue with them. I had a similar issue with my current motherboard but the component is listed on the compatibility list. The issue was resolved through a BIOS update having raised the issue with Gigabyte and they found a solution.
Hope this helps
teknology9
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Thanks for your answer.
I asked about this M.2 drive more than one year ago about if it is compatible. This is the question and the Gigabyte support's answer:
Question: Dear Sirs,I want to add a new SSD to my computer and I want to buy the Samsung 970 EVO Plus model MZ-V7S500 (500 GB) (or even the model MZ-V7S1T0 (1 TB)).Is this SSD drive compatible with my motherboard?Kind regards,Oscar Alarcón 1/10/2020 9:57 AM
Answer:
Dear customer,
Thank you for emailing GIGABYTE.
We would like to help you with your technical inquiry.
There are not incompatibilty record in our data base, but please notice the hareware limitation of this MB. The M.2 delivering up to 10 Gb/s data transfer speeds,
Regards
GIGABYTE Team
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