ASRock Forums : Fatal1ty 970 Performance/3.1 + Samsung SM951 https://forum.asrock.com/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Thu, 04 Jun 2026 09:36:07 +0000 Sat, 24 Oct 2015 01:30:12 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.04 360 https://forum.asrock.com/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=429 <![CDATA[ASRock Forums]]> https://forum.asrock.com/forum_images/web_wiz_forums_black.png https://forum.asrock.com/ <![CDATA[Fatal1ty 970 Performance/3.1 + Samsung SM951 : ]]> https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=429&PID=4880&title=fatal1ty-970-performance-3-1-samsung-sm951#4880 Author: aberdeen
Subject: 429
Posted: 24 Oct 2015 at 1:30am

]]> Sat, 24 Oct 2015 01:30:12 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=429&PID=4880&title=fatal1ty-970-performance-3-1-samsung-sm951#4880 <![CDATA[Fatal1ty 970 Performance/3.1 + Samsung SM951 : Thanks for updating with your...]]> https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=429&PID=2024&title=fatal1ty-970-performance-3-1-samsung-sm951#2024 Author: Xaltar
Subject: 429
Posted: 18 Jul 2015 at 11:26pm

Thanks for updating with your solution Wink]]> Sat, 18 Jul 2015 23:26:18 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=429&PID=2024&title=fatal1ty-970-performance-3-1-samsung-sm951#2024 <![CDATA[Fatal1ty 970 Performance/3.1 + Samsung SM951 : I figured out why I was unable...]]> https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=429&PID=2020&title=fatal1ty-970-performance-3-1-samsung-sm951#2020 Author: Elite_Marines
Subject: 429
Posted: 18 Jul 2015 at 9:07pm

I figured out why I was unable to install windows. The usb I was using wasn't successfully booting in UEFI mode and it would default to regular boot. It wasn't an obvious thing to realize because my boot priority was set to boot first from UEFI. The way I realized it wasn't uefi compatible is by going to the EFI folder on the usb and I noticed it was empty.

So I have successfully installed and booted windows 8.1 on my Samsung SM951 256gb M.2 ssd by doing the following:

I downloaded an ISO of windows 8.1 using

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-8/create-reset-refresh-media

Then I used -

http://microsoft.com/en-us/download/windows-usb-dvd-download-tool

To create a bootable USB drive that supports UEFI.

I Went to the bios -> CSM and changed Legacy Rom to UEFI on the storage setting.


Hopefully this helps someone who might be having the same issue, or help someone make a decision on buying the motherboard because although it doesn't say that it supports the SM951, it works just fine.
]]> Sat, 18 Jul 2015 21:07:44 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=429&PID=2020&title=fatal1ty-970-performance-3-1-samsung-sm951#2020 <![CDATA[Fatal1ty 970 Performance/3.1 + Samsung SM951 : I bought a Fatal1ty Performance/3.1...]]> https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=429&PID=2018&title=fatal1ty-970-performance-3-1-samsung-sm951#2018 Author: Elite_Marines
Subject: 429
Posted: 18 Jul 2015 at 8:03pm

I bought a Fatal1ty Performance/3.1 motherboard because it has support for M.2 with using PCIe x4. I bought the samsung SM951 to use as the boot drive and I have been unsuccessful getting windows to install on it.

The windows installer recognizes the hard drive with 238gb of free space, but it refuses to install onto it. Is this a known compatibility issue? I know this is a relatively new motherboard and the bios is only on its first revision so maybe support hasn't been added.


Has anybody tried a samsung M.2 hard drive as a boot drive yet?
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