ASRock Forums : Rack Z97M WS NVMe booting? https://forum.asrock.com/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Mon, 06 Apr 2026 06:13:07 +0000 Sun, 05 Jan 2020 11:55:56 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.04 360 https://forum.asrock.com/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=13020 <![CDATA[ASRock Forums]]> https://forum.asrock.com/forum_images/web_wiz_forums_black.png https://forum.asrock.com/ <![CDATA[Rack Z97M WS NVMe booting? : MZHPV512HDGLdo not get the one...]]> https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=13020&PID=71780&title=rack-z97m-ws-nvme-booting#71780 Author: nthezone
Subject: 13020
Posted: 05 Jan 2020 at 11:55am

MZHPV512HDGL

do not get the one with a V that
here is an article
Samsung SM951-NVMe (256GB) PCIe SSD Review
[URL= ]https://www.anandtech.com/show/9396/samsung-sm951-nvme-256gb-pcie-ssd-review[/URL]]]> Sun, 05 Jan 2020 11:55:56 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=13020&PID=71780&title=rack-z97m-ws-nvme-booting#71780 <![CDATA[Rack Z97M WS NVMe booting? : you will have to either get an...]]> https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=13020&PID=71779&title=rack-z97m-ws-nvme-booting#71779 Author: nthezone
Subject: 13020
Posted: 05 Jan 2020 at 11:38am

you will have to either get an 3.0 x 4 pci-e card for the nvme drive or
find some AHCI m.2 drives they are hard find.
The motherboard was not built with a Nvme pcie controller
XP941 AHCI (MZHPU128HCGM MZHPU512HCGL MZHPU256HCGL),SM951 (basicly the 960evo) PCIE-AHCI (MZHPV128HDGM MZHPV256HDGL MZHPV512HDGL)

CPU Medics has some
asus, gigabyte and msi may have the same issue with this chipset. ]]> Sun, 05 Jan 2020 11:38:11 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=13020&PID=71779&title=rack-z97m-ws-nvme-booting#71779 <![CDATA[Rack Z97M WS NVMe booting? : Hi,i bought a Silicon Power SSD...]]> https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=13020&PID=70652&title=rack-z97m-ws-nvme-booting#70652 Author: Paradise
Subject: 13020
Posted: 02 Dec 2019 at 4:13pm

Hi,

i bought a Silicon Power SSD P34A80 that is PCIe 3.0 x4.
The Rack Z97M WS has only a Gen2 x2 M.2 connector.
But from reading around it should work - just slower.

The problem is the SSD is not recognized in the bios.
That means i cant set it as boot device.
Windows sees it and also ESXi (installation to it works).

I guess without a bios update I'm out of luck?

Is there a workaround?
Maybe something that boots from USB and does see the SSD and than boots the OS?]]> Mon, 02 Dec 2019 16:13:00 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=13020&PID=70652&title=rack-z97m-ws-nvme-booting#70652