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4. intel Booting from an NVMe PCle Intel Solid State Drive Intel Solid State Drives Booting from an NVMe PCle Intel Solid State Drive Technology Brief April 2015 332098 001US Technology Brief 1 Booting from an NVMe PCle Intel Solid State Drive Intel Solid State Drives No computer system can be absolutely secure Intel does not assume any liability for lost or stolen data or systems or any damages resulting from such losses Intel assumes no liability and disclaims any implied warranty with regard to the use of these instructions For assistance contact Intel Customer Service at http US s Intel and the Intel logo are trademarks of Intel Corporation in the U S and or other countries Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others Copyright 2015 Intel Corporation All rights reserved 150408 tlm 332098 001US Technology Brief Booting from an NVMe PCle Intel Solid State Drive intel Intel Solid State Drives Table of Contents introduci Ia seca 5 Technical OVC VIO W etc 5 Determining Compatibility ee HH ROUHUEHEO HILEO MELLE aa AraAra aa AETA EENET Eaa EeNNN 6 Systeri Compatibility scciccccscccccscccescsceescccetccccesaccesacctesaccesacctesaccesacetesaccedacetdsaceesacecesaccedasetesaceesasetdsaceedas
5. BIOS will generally successfully boot NVMe SSDs no setting changes are required Certain PCle slots like slot 3 and 4 require additional configuration If you are experiencing difficulties verify that your CSM settings are set to UEFI Required Configuration Windows 7 8 or 8 1 Go to Boot gt Go to Boot gt CSM Boot from storage devices gt UEFI Boot from PCle PCI expansion device gt UEFI Loy 332098 001US Technology Brief 23 Booting from an NVMe PCle Intel Solid State Drive intel Intel Solid State Drives Example MSI X99 BIOS Configuration Specifications Motherboard MSI X99S Xpower AC Chipset X99 BIOS Revision Ver 1 2 Compatibility Notes This motherboard required additional and separate configuration setting changes to install and boot Windows 7 and Windows 8 1 in UEFI successfully Required Configuration Settings for Installing Windows 7 8 or 8 1 1 Goto Advanced Disable quick boot 2 Goto Boot gt UEFI mode only a Change first boot to UEFI USB key and disable all others b BBS Hard Disk boot priority Disable c BBS USB Key boot priority Enable boot USB Settings for Booting Windows 7 8 or 8 1 1 Goto Advanced Disable quick boot 2 Goto Boot gt UEFI mode only a Change first boot to UEFI hard disk and disable all others b BBS Hard Disk boot priority Enable windows loader c BBS USB Key boot priority Disable 332098 001US Technology Brief 24 Booting
6. Solid State Drives Determining Compatibility Booting from an NVMe SSD is not guaranteed to work on every system configuration specific requirements must be met for a successful boot System Compatibility In order to support the required UEFI NVMe driver your system s firmware must be based on UEFI 2 3 1 or later If your system was purchased after 2012 or shipped with Windows 8 pre installed it most likely supports UEFI Check with your system vendor to verify Operating System Compatibility In order to successfully use an NVMe PCle SSD as a boot device the operating system must support NVMe either natively or through an additional driver The operating system must be 64 bit for UEFI support For best compatibility Windows 8 1 is recommended because of its integrated NVMe driver Table 3 Windows Compatibility Support Additional Notes Windows 8 1 Supported Native NVMe support Windows 8 Supported Required additional drivers during installation Windows 7 Limited Support Limited system compatibility and requires additional drivers Windows 7 Compatibility Notes Windows 7 does not support native UEFI booting without a Compatibility Support Module As a result system compatibility is limited and varies by vendor In order to properly boot Windows 7 from an NVMe SSD your system must support loading UEFI drivers when the Compatibility Support Module is enabled Refer to the first example later in this document for an examp
7. DF Chipset Intel H77 Chipset BIOS Revision 0110 5 13 2013 Compatibility Notes In this case the motherboard is slightly older but still supports UEFI booting By default the motherboard is configured to boot from both UEFI and legacy devices While this configuration works as expected for SATA devices NVMe devices are not listed in the boot list unless legacy booting is disabled This motherboard does not support any configuration of the CSM and is not properly configured to load UEFI drivers when booting legacy devices As a result Windows 7 cannot be installed on this system Required Configuration Windows 8 or 8 1 1 Open Advanced Setup 2 Open Boot Configuration under the Boot tab 3 Uncheck the Legacy Boot option such that it is disabled 4 Verify UEFI Boot is still enabled Windows 7 Not supported on this motherboard at time of writing HERE eis Intel Visual BIOS Boot Configuration Boot Display Secure Boot Optimization USB Optimization Video Optimization Boot Drive Order MENU a Ge stot 008 v1 381 UEFI Boot Legacy Boot Boot USB Devices First BIOS Setup Auto Entry Startup Sound USB Boot Boot to Optical Devices Boot to Network re inchuding Boot order and types of bootable devices for you te enable or m Figure 6 Required configuration for Windows 8 or 8 1 boot support 332098 001US Technology Brief Booting from an NVMe PCle Intel Solid St
8. EFI GIGABYTE JEFI DUGIB System Power Information Peripherals Management Boot Option Priorities English Q Flash elect Screen Enter Dbl Click Selec PU PD Change Opt General Help ystem Mode State eee Noda Secure Boot State gt Previou lues Optimized Defaults Q Flast ystem Inform JVE ation amp Exit Print Screen FAT16 3 C Right Clic Format Only k Exit Press F10 to Save amp Exit GIGABYTE Insistor Ultra Durable Press F12 to enter the Boot Menu after the system has rebooted 332098 001US Technology Brief When the boot manager prompt displays on the screen select the UEFI option GIGABYTE OSPMAF Enter Setup Navigate through the various options in the Windows 7 installer Click Next Lu S English United States US EN Intel Solid State Drives Click Install now Install Windows Windows 7 Install now amp Repair your computer pu s o Read through the license terms accept them and click Next Please read the license terms MICROSOFT SOFTWARE LICENSE TERMS WINDOWS 7 ULTIMATE SERVICE PACK 1 These license terms are an agreement between Microsoft Corporation or based on where you live one of its affiliates and you Please read them They apply to the software named above which includes the media on which you received it if any Printed paper license terms which may come with the sof
9. ate Drive intel Intel Solid State Drives Example ASUS Z97 Deluxe Specifications Motherboard ASUS Z97 Deluxe Chipset Intel Z97 Chipset BIOS Revision 1304 Compatibility Notes This board is not setup for UEFI as default You will need to change settings in BIOS to UEFI for NVME Bootability for Windows 7 Windows 8 and Windows 8 1 Required Configuration Windows 7 8 or 8 1 Open Advanced Setup Open Boot Configuration under the Boot tab Enable CSM Set Boot Device Control to UEFI and Legacy OPROM Set Boot from Storage Devices to UEFI Set Boot from PCle PCI Expansion Devices to UEFI gr gu dm Mom oc 332098 001US Technology Brief PA intel Booting from an NVMe PCle Intel Solid State Drive Example Gigabyte X99 UD4 Specifications Motherboard Gigabyte X99 UD4 Chipset X99 BIOS Revision Ver F5 Required Configuration Windows 7 8 or 8 1 BIOS Features Tab gt Enable Windows 8 Features gt Windows 8 or Windows 8 WHQL Storage Boot Option Control gt UEFI Other PCI Device Rom Priority gt UEFI fw NS 332098 001US Technology Brief Intel Solid State Drives Booting from an NVMe PCle Intel Solid State Drive intel Intel Solid State Drives Example Republic of Gamers Rampage V Extreme BIOS Configuration Specifications Motherboard ASUS Republic of Gamers Rampage V Extreme Chipset X99 Compatibility Notes The optimized defaults for the factory
10. e This guide will not cover the physical installation of the device More information regarding the physical installation of your NVMe PCle SSD into your system can be found at the Intel Support Website The information and instructions in this guide apply only to Intel Solid State Drive 750 Series Please verify with your motherboard vendor that you have the latest instructions and compatibility information before attempting to install the 750 Series Intel assumes no liability and disclaims any implied warranty with regard to the use of these instructions For assistance call Intel Customer Service at 800 Table 1 Terminology Abbreviation Term Definition i ificati Ds th h the PCI E NVMe Non Volatile Memory Express The next generation specification used to access SSDs through the PCI Express bus with greater throughput and lower latency PCle Peripheral Component Interconnect A standard connection found on most systems that supports the high speed of the Express NVMe SSD UEFI Unified Extensible Firmware Int rface A specification for system firmware meant to replace legacy BIOS that provides software layer between the operating system and the system firmware i BIOS styl ti lati BI CSM Compatibility Support Module ed feature that enables legacy BIOS style booting by emulating a BIOS Table 2 References Document Location NVMe Specification 1 1b http www nvmexpress org wp content uploads NVM Express 1 1b pdf UEFI Specif
11. eaanatenasteaaatesanccdarere 24 Example EVGA X99 BIOS Configuration sccccccesscccescacesssceesteeesaneeessceesacecaaceesaneecsaceesanceeaaceessneteaaneesaneetstuecsasceassecesscceastccesasceassccesaccosssecesaccoassecesascosssecesaccouscccesaeconscecosaecosaceed 25 SPeCifiCatiONS iisi ania ent ait annon anion Tttt TEA raTa AEE a Compatibility Notes Required Configuration WUT OWS Tr O OV ON c 25 WINA OWS 8 26 Operating eciulluacikFip mE c aAA ANANASSA ENEA ASA EARTE ARAARA R 27 lnist llation Media UEF M ssccssccccssccecscccessccceseceesanceesaneesntetestctesaneeeaseeesstcee acecenaneecacceaanceesnceesaneeecceeaaneecateeesanc aasecassscosscecassscosssecassscosssccassscosscccassccosscceassscasscceassecosscccassecosscceassecasscces 27 Manually Creating a UEFI USB Installer from an Existing INStaller ssssessssessstescssscsssesssesssseesssesssseesssesssseesssesssueessuesssneessnseessneessneessneessueessaneessneessaneesaneeese 28 Injecting Drivers During Installaatio t 28 Loading Drivers in Windows Installation 28 Figures Figure 1 Required configuration for Windows 7 boot SUPPOTT eecsssssescstesssesssseessstesssesssstesssseesssteessneessseessseessstesssueessneessneessnesss
12. erly configured UEFI operating system installation the installation media must be booted in UEFI native mode To verify that the installation media is properly formatted insert the media and enter the boot menu If the boot menu lists the media with a UEFI prefix the installer is properly configured nDisk Extreme 0001 PART OS Bootloader Figure 7 An example of a USB installer properly configured for UEFI support If the media does not have the UEFI prefix manually creating a new USB installer is recommended to ensure that it will support a UEFI native installation 332098 001US Technology Brief intel Booting from an NVMe PCle Intel Solid State Drive Intel Solid State Drives Manually Creating a UEFI USB Installer from an Existing Installer Note This is not necessary unless you are unable to boot the installation media in UEFI mode Warning The following procedure is risky and will erase any storage device that is accidently selected Use caution and back up all of your data before continuing UL qe eoe Open a new Command Prompt as Administrator Type diskpart and wait for the Diskpart utility to open Type list disk and locate the index of your target USB flash drive Type select disk X where X is the identifier of the USB flash drive in the previous step Type the following commands to format the USB flash drive with a FAT 32 file system clean create partition primary a b C format fs fat32 qu
13. ettactasscceasteceacceassecadacceastecadaccoastecadaccoastecadaccoastecaaccoastccasaccoastccasaccosssctstes 6 Operating System Comm patibility 6 Windows 7 Compatibilitv NOTES HERNAN ON MM AAN 6 Motherboard Configuration m 7 Example Gigabyte X99 UD4 BIOS Config ration eicscccc ce cesesccccccecatecocssseccocsssececsssneceesadnerspaassntssnaetosagusnessansetosasnattodaaaerosaguertosesantesassertosasterossstertnssbierosssiertaseneetosasian 7 Specification de c 7 Comipatibility NOLes sse UERMNME AAA ER 7 Reg ired COMP cce m 7 Windows 8 08 10 e 7 Windows Gh sre i 8 Wi OWS 8 3cpjce HR 15 Example ASUS 797 BIOS ConfiguratiOn e te RERO METUEDUMETUIEIMN TU IU seb ETIEED MESI MM IN MM SMEEMMERMMEEMME MM EMMERMMEIEEME MDEPERKE DS 15 orTeueur e
14. from an NVMe PCle Intel Solid State Drive intel Intel Solid State Drives Example EVGA X99 BIOS Configuration Specifications Motherboard EVGA X99 Micro Chipset X99 BIOS Revision Ver 1 03 Compatibility Notes This motherboard required additional and separate configuration setting changes to install and boot Windows 7 and Windows 8 1 in UEFI successfully Required Configuration Windows 7 8 or 8 1 Go to Advanced Disable fast boot Go to Boot Mode Select gt UEFI CSM gt a Boot option filer gt UEFI b Launch storage oprom gt UEFI c Other PCI device ROM priority gt UEFI 4 Advance Settings gt a Disabled legacy USB support unes 332098 001US Technology Brief 25 Booting from an NVMe PCle Intel Solid State Drive intel Intel Solid State Drives Example ASUS x99 Deluxe BIOS Configuration Windows 7 and 8 1 Installation Guide Specifications Motherboard ASUS x99 Deluxe Chipset Intel x99 Chipset BIOS Revision version 0904 9 24 2014 Compatibility Notes Both Windows 7 and Windows 8 1 require changes in the BIOS menu to recognize PCle drives Required Configuration Windows 7 amp Windows 8 1 BIOS Configuration 1 Before installing Windows 7 or 8 1 you must load BIOS which should happen automatically If not reboot and press F2 to load BIOS 2 Bydefault BIOS is in EZ mode press F7 to load advanced mode 3 Click on the Boot tab located at the top of the
15. g Wizard F11 EA Quick Note F9 Hot Keys Wednesday LI My Favorites Extreme Tweaker Main Advanced Monitor Tool Exit E Hardware Monitor Boot CSM Compatibility Support Module Frequen u Enabled 3200 MHz Boot Device Control UEFI and Legacy OPROM M BCLK 100 0 MHz Boot from Network Devices Legacy OPROM first M Rati Boot from Storage Devices Legacy OPROM first 32x Boot from PCI E PCI Expansion Devices UEFI driver first requen 1333 MHz 16384 MB 12 384 V 5 160 V 3 408 V Last Modified EzMode F7 Version 2 16 1240 Copyright C 2014 American Megatrends Inc w Motherboard Gigabyte GA Z97X Gaming 5 Chipset Intel Z97 Chipset BIOS Revision F5 5 30 2014 The default settings on this motherboard are not properly configured for NVMe boot support The CSM must be disabled in order for NVMe devices to boot successfully Because the CSM must be disabled Windows 7 is not supported in this platform 1 Set Windows 8 Features to Windows 8 2 Set CSM Support to Never Note In Smart Tweak mode the above options can be found with the search function Not supported on this motherboard at this time GIGABYTE UEFI DualBIOS A Specify the overall boot order from the Boot Option 2 p N 58 available devices list Boot Option 3 2 Use keys to modify the order Oefault Devices ordered according to Bootup NunLock State Enabled SATA port number Lowest first Security Option Full Screen LOGO Show Fast Boot Li
16. ication 2 4 Errata B http www uefi org sites default files resources 2 4 Errata B pdf Technical Overview Because NVMe is still a maturing technology configuring your system to boot from an NVMe SSD can be a confusing task To better understand the end goal and to troubleshoot more effectively it is important to have a general understanding of UEFI and the boot process Booting from an NVMe PCle SSD is only supported on a system that supports UEFI a new system firmware that endeavors to improve upon legacy BIOS and standardize system processes such as booting loading drivers and more It is important that the operating system installer is booted in UEFI mode to properly configure the operating system to also boot in UEFI mode Booting in UEFI allows the installer to create an entry in the UEFI boot menu and create an EFI system partition on the boot device which will contain the bootloaders of installed operating systems When the system boot process starts the UEFI boot manager begins loading the UEFI driver imbedded within the firmware of the SSD This process allows the system firmware to access the SSD including any partitions residing on the device The boot manager will continue by searching the EFI system partition for a valid operating system bootloader This bootloader is then executed to load the operating system 332098 001US Technology Brief tel Booting from an NVMe PCle Intel Solid State Drive Intel
17. ick d active e assign Locate the appropriate USB flash drive in Windows Explorer and copy all installation files from the existing installation media to the USB flash drive Windows 7 Only a With 7 zip or any comparable utility open the install wim in the sources folder on your USB flash drive b Extract install wim 1 Windows Boot EFI bootmgfw efi to a temporary location such as the desktop c Rename bootmgfw efi to bootx64 efi and copy it into the efi boot folder on your USB flash drive Injecting Drivers During Installation Windows 7 and Windows 8 do not include native support for NVMe When installing these versions of Windows additional drivers will need to be installed from the Windows installer Loading Drivers in Windows Installation 1 SIOOYOgi e cow On Where do you want to install Windows screen the NVMe SSD will not be listed This is because Windows does not have the required drivers Once you ve downloaded the latest NVMe driver Copy the driver to a separate CD DVD or USB flash drive Click Load driver Browse to the driver you copied to the separate media Select the appropriate driver and click Next The NVMe PCle SSD should now be listed as an installation target Continue with the installation 332098 001US Technology Brief
18. ing from the optimized defaults To ensure that you are running from the optimized defaults press the Delete key and enter the BIOS G P Y di Insisto Ultra Durable You will be greeted by either the Language selection screen or the 9 space grid Press the F7 key and confirm the optimized default selection then press F10 to save the settings and reboot GIGABYTE Startup Guide g 13 50 45 FRI EOM System Language D Ao6po noxanosate willkommen Y Bienvenido Bienvenue v lkommen Benvenuto Bem vindo Ch o m ng Selamat datang Q gt 50 TT PITE ST Hosgeldiniz Witamy PT Choose the system default language 332098 001US Technology Brief Booting from an NVMe PCle Intel Solid State Drive intel Intel Solid State Drives Once the Startup Guide screen displays Press F2 to enter Classic Mode GIGABYTE Startup Guide g 13 51 10 FRI Fast Boot System Time is p Boot Sequence SATA Controller Security Start up Options Load Defaults This brings up the M I T main page select the BIOS Features tab at the top of the screen GIGABYTE UEFI DuaiB Sustem Pouer Information ej wr es Peripherals Management To set the system up to install Windows 7 leave the Windows 8 Features on Other OS 332098 001US Technology Brief eee i a intel Booting from an NVMe PCle 2 1 Intel Solid State Drive Intel Solid State Drives On the Storage Boot Option Control change the setting from Legacy to U
19. le of this configuration 332098 001US Technology Brief Booting from an NVMe PCle Intel Solid State Drive intel Intel Solid State Drives Motherboard Configuration NVMe is still a new specification therefore many motherboards are not properly configured out of the box to boot from NVMe SSDs Successful motherboard BIOS configurations vary widely and are heavily dependent on the motherboard manufacturer There is no specific set of options that will guarantee a successful boot usually the following setting of a typical motherboard will need to be adjusted The first step is to ensure you have the latest UEFI BIOS loaded onto your motherboard Check your motherboard vendor support website to find the latest UEFI BIOS for your particular motherboard Second the system must be configured to boot from UEFI devices This is often the default on most modern motherboards For best chance of success disable legacy boot The majority of relevant settings are typically found in the Compatibility Support Module CSM In general it s best to leave this enabled or automatic if that option is provided if you are booting into Windows 7 This will allow the firmware to intelligently decide how to best optimize compatibility However on certain systems such as Gigabyte motherboards the CSM should be disabled for proper support In practice successfully booting from an NVMe device requires trial and error along with patience as you experiment
20. mit CPUID Maximum Disable Execute Disable Bit Select Screen 1 Click Select Item Intel Virtualization Technology ble Enter Db Click Select Dynamic Storage Accelerator JE d PU PD Change Opt UT d F2 Snart Tweak Mode F5 Previous Values Vindous 8 Features Vin 1 F Optimized Defaults SM Support Never F8 Q Flash Network stack F9 System Information F10 Save amp Exit Fi2 Print Screen FAT16 32 Format Only ESC Right Click Exit Copyright C 2614 American Megatrends Inc Example ASUS Z87 BIOS Configuration Specifications Motherboard ASUS Z87 Expert Chipset Intel Z87 Chipset BIOS Revision 1802 3 14 2014 Compatibility Notes The optimized defaults for this BIOS will successfully boot NVMe SSDs no additional configuration is required If you are experiencing difficulties verify that your CSM settings match the image below These settings will support Windows 7 8 or 8 1 Required Configuration Windows 8 or 8 1 No additional configuration is required Windows 7 No additional configuration is required ASUS UEFI BIOS Utility Advanced Mode 2 Main amp Ai Tweaker E Advanced QE Monitor Boot nt Screen opyright C 2013 gatrends Figure 3 Default settings that will properly boot Windows 7 8 and 8 1 The default settings on this board are not setup for NVME support on either Windows 7 or Windows 8 8 1 The Storage Boot Optio
21. n Control must be changed from Legacy to UEFI for Windows 7 and the Windows 8 Features must be enabled for Windows 8 8 1 In both cases of installation the Installation media must be configured as UEFI An instructional guide on how to configure Installation media as UEFI is available at http www eightforums com tutorials 15458 uefi bootable usb flash drive create windows html Option 1 with Rufus is easiest and will accomplish the quickest results 1 Set Windows 8 Features to Windows 8 2 Set CSM Support to Enabled GIGABYTE UEFI Dua IBIOS System BIOS Power MILI Information Features Peripherals Chipset Management Save amp Exit Mode sh Q Flash Boot Option Priorities U PD Change Opt General Help Fo stem Information Setup F10 xit Disabled F12 Print Screen FAT16 Format Only ESC Right Click Exit Required c 1 Set Windows 8 Features to Other OS 2 Set Storage Boot Option Control to UEFI GIGABYTE UEFI DuailBIOS System MIT Information Boot Option Priorities Boot Op no State upp Power Peripherals Chipset Management Save amp Exit Mode orage OpROM select Item UEF I General Help I Smart Tueak Mode us Value ad Defaults Setup E am Information Disabled 0 amp Exit Print Screen FAT1 Format Only Intel Solid State Drives Example Intel H77 BIOS Configuration Specifications Motherboard Intel Desktop Board DH77
22. neessneesaneessaeesaneessnseesanees 15 Figure 2 Required configuration for Windows 8 or 8 1 boot support sesesssescstesssesssstersstesssseessstesssseessseesssseessseessseesssessaseesssteesaneessuseesaneeessessaneessasensanees 16 Figure 3 Default settings that will properly boot Windows 7 8 and 8 1 weesssessssesssescsstesssesssseesssteessseessneessseersnseessueessnseessneessssesssneesssseessneesssnessaneessnseesanees 17 Figure 4 Required configurations for Windows 8 and 8 1 eessssesssssesssssessssesssstessssesssssiesssstessssieessssiessssuiesssssessssueesssssieessssuesssssessssessssnieessssueessssaee 18 Figure 5 Required configuration for Windows 7 Support RR RR RIA Ice idest dod HORE AUD 19 Figure 6 Required configuration for Windows 8 or 8 1 boot support ssesssesssstesssesssstessseesssseesssteessseesssesssseessstesssueesssesssneesssesssneesssseessneessasessaneessaneesasees 20 Figure 7 An example of a USB installer properly configured for UEFI support nennen tenent tennntennnttnnnt tenent tttnt tenen tetnttttnnis 27 332098 001US Technology Brief Booting from an NVMe PCle Intel Solid State Drive Intel Solid State Drives Introduction This document serves as a guide for end users who intend to implement NVMe PCle Solid State Drives as a bootable medium in their desktop PC The information in this document is not applicable if the SSD is being used as a secondary storage device rather than the primary boot devic
23. screen 4 Scroll down and click on CSM Compatibility Support Module 5 Change the Boot from PCI E PCI expansion devices to UEFI driver first 6 Click on the Exit tab at the top of the screen and click on Save Changes amp Reset agreeing to all changes made Windows 7 Note This step may hang upon booting if it does simply restart the computer 1 Insert Windows 7 installer device press the F8 key to load the boot manager if it doesn t load automatically 2 Selectthe UEFI location of your installer and run installation a Onthe Where do you want to install Windows screen click on Load Driver b Insert the media containing the Intel NVME driver navigate to the driver location and it will load automatically c Click OK and then Next d The drive should now be visible finish installing normally Do notunplug the drive containing the NVME driver until installation is completed Windows 8 1 1 Insert Windows 8 1 installer device pressing F8 to load the boot menu if needed 2 Select the UEFI location of your installer and run installation normally 332098 001US Technology Brief x EN Intel Solid State Drives Operating System Installation Installing an operating system onto an NVMe PCle SSD follows much of the same procedure as a typical installation However in some cases the installation media will need to be modified and additional drivers may be required Installation Media UEFI In order to get a prop
24. t to continue Select the driver to be installed Intel R Solid State Drive P3700 P3600 P3500 Series C Intel Windows NVMe driver x64 version 1 0 At this stage the disk should be visible in the Installation process It s possible that a warning will display stating that Windows cannot be installed to this disk Simply hit Next and the installation should go forward from this point gt Disk 1 Unallocated Space Ep Refresh Drive options advanced Load Driver a Windows cannot be installed to this disk Show details rr Your installation will now proceed and will have a number of automated reboots after this This process will end at the Windows 7 customization menu allowing you to finish with the personalization of the OS 332098 001US Technology Brief EST Motherboard ASUS Maximus VII Gene Chipset Intel Z97 Chipset BIOS Revision 1002 7 08 2014 With optimized defaults this motherboard will properly support booting Windows 8 1 from an NVMe SSD If using Windows 7 the CSM must be configured to load UEFI drivers first when booting from PCle devices No additional configuration is required 1 Open CSM Compatibility Support Module under the Boot tab Verify that Launch CSM is Enabled 3 Set Boot from PCI E PCI Expansion Devices to UEFI driver first V REPUBLICOF UEFI BIOS Utility Advanced Mode 08 13 2014 02 04 e English E MyFavorite F3 ge Qfan ControK F6 Q EZ Tunin
25. tware may replace or modify any on screen license terms The terms also apply to any Microsoft updates supplements Installing Window 332098 001US Technology Brief Booting from an NVMe PCle intel Intel Solid State Drive Intel Solid State Drives You will be presented with a screen with no visible storage to choose to install to Select Load Driver Select the driver to be installed To install the device driver needed to access your hard drive insert the installation media containing the driver files and then click OK Note The installation media can be a floppy disk CD DVD or USB flash drive 1i Collecting information 2 Installing Windows Verify that you have preloaded your CD DVD USB with the Intel 750 Series NVMe Driver folder Select the Browse option and select your Removable Disk CD DVD Select the driver to be installed Browse for Folder 1 x Browse to the driver s and then dick OK Iv Hide drivers that i i Collecting information P Installing Windows 332098 001US Technology Brief K W Intel Solid State Drives Navigate through 750 Series Driver for Windows pre installation and select the driver When you select the 750 Series Driver for Windows pre installation sub folder it may take up to 60 seconds to pre load the driver into the installation When it has finished the following screen will display with the driver auto selected click Nex
26. with different combinations of relevant settings Refer to your system s user manual for information on how to adjust these settings As the industry matures motherboard vendors will continue updating their platforms to support near plug and play compatibility Example configurations are listed below for reference Please note that these required configurations may change as NVMe support matures Example Gigabyte X99 UD4 BIOS Configuration Specifications Motherboard Gigabyte X99 UD4 Chipset Intel X99 Chipset BIOS Revision F5 Compatibility Notes With optimized defaults this motherboard will properly support booting Windows 8 1 from an NVMe SSD If using Windows 7 the CSM must be configured to load UEFI drivers first in order to successfully boot from PCle devices This example can be used as a general guide for other motherboard settings if using a different brand There will be similar settings and functions to ensure NVME boot ability with Windows 7 Required Configuration Windows 8 or 8 1 Ensure Windows 8 Features listed under the BIOS Features Tab are set to UEFI for the following Settings gt Storage Boot Option Control gt UEFI Other PCI Device ROM Priority gt UEFI 332098 001US Technology Brief NU I Booting from an NVMe PCle 1 intel Intel Solid State Drive Intel Solid State Drives Windows Guide Windows 7 On first boot of the Gigabyte X99 UD4 you will want to ensure that you are start

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