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Please help! Win10 install won't detect Samsung 950 pro (MSI Z170a M7)
Hi all,
I'm new to the tenforums (nice to meet you all) and need some guidance on getting Windows 10 working on a 950 pro using an MSI Z170a gaming M7 motherboard. I want to remap the disk controller from SATA to PCI-E which the motherboard supports via RST RAID configuration in UEFI bios. Two major blocking issues I can't get past. See this thread on the MSI forums for more details: https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=264103.0
1- If I try and install Win10 with pci-e remapped, Win10 install won't detect the SSD. The screen where you choose a drive to install to is blank and the ONLY way I've been able to find the drive is by using the MSI install disk which includes a version of RST drivers. However if I complete install using this method, I can't install the Samsung 950 pro 1.0 NVMe drivers and Magician doesn't see the drive as a 'compatible' device.
2- If I ditch pci-e remapping and just install as a regular SATA device, I can install the NVMe driver and Magician works. BUT the drive is setup as a SATA device and I specifically purchased this hardware to run at pci-e x4
It looks like very few people, if any, have this same issue which boggles me since I've now tried 3 different motherboards (2 M7s and 1 M5) and 2 separate brand new 950 pros without any success. Samsung tech support and MSI tech support both seem to have no idea how to troubleshoot this. I can't believe I'm the only one facing this issue, but hours of searching and troubleshooting I have hit a brick wall. I'm at my wits end.
Please help!
System specs:
MSI z170a Gaming M7 on v194 bios (I have tried all avail beta and supported versions)
6700k cpu
32gb Corsair Vengeance 3000k 15cas
XFX Radeon R9 390
Samsung Pro 950 m.2
Enermax 1200w PSU