SSD not recognized in Win 7-64

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   Z270 Extreme4 SN 7BM0XB361849
BIOS P2.20 original
Intel uP i7-7700K LGA1151
RAM 2x8 DDR4 3000 MHz Corsair Vengeance LPX
Onboard VGA
ODD 2x Lite-On DVD, DVD-RW
HDD WD10PURZ
OS   Windows 7-64
SSD NVMe SSD 960 EVO M.2

MoBo System Browser shows SSD in M.2_1 slot. Windows 7-64 installed to 
HDD from DVD using PS2 keyb. Windows install did not recognize SSD as 
option to target installation of OS. All OS upgrades installed. All 
ASROCK drivers from website installed. RAM, USB, LAN, three display 
ports, ODD, Realtek analog sound all OK. Unable to test PCI graphics 
slots. Device Manager shows "Other Device\PCI Device" has no driver. 
Computer Management does not show SSD.

Also BIOS_1 LED is on red, stays on after power down.

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mamiee Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 09 Feb 2018 Status: Offline Points: 3	Post Options Post Reply Quote mamiee Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: SSD not recognized in Win 7-64 Posted: 09 Feb 2018 at 7:01am
	Z270 Extreme4 SN 7BM0XB361849 BIOS P2.20 original Intel uP i7-7700K LGA1151 RAM 2x8 DDR4 3000 MHz Corsair Vengeance LPX Onboard VGA ODD 2x Lite-On DVD, DVD-RW HDD WD10PURZ OS Windows 7-64 SSD NVMe SSD 960 EVO M.2 MoBo System Browser shows SSD in M.2_1 slot. Windows 7-64 installed to HDD from DVD using PS2 keyb. Windows install did not recognize SSD as option to target installation of OS. All OS upgrades installed. All ASROCK drivers from website installed. RAM, USB, LAN, three display ports, ODD, Realtek analog sound all OK. Unable to test PCI graphics slots. Device Manager shows "Other Device\PCI Device" has no driver. Computer Management does not show SSD. Also BIOS_1 LED is on red, stays on after power down.

ASRock_TSD Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List ASRock_Official Joined: 20 Mar 2015 Status: Offline Points: 8907	Post Options Post Reply Quote ASRock_TSD Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 09 Feb 2018 at 9:56am
	Dear Mamiee, Thank you for choosing ASRock. Regarding your case, because Windows 7 doesn?�t have built-in PCIe NVMe SSD driver, the system OS cannot recognize the SSD. Please install the Samsung NVMe driver or install Windows 10 to try. Thank you! Yours truly, ASRock TSD