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SSD not recognized in Win 7-64

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Forum Name: Intel Motherboards
Forum Description: Question about ASRock Intel Motherboards
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Topic: SSD not recognized in Win 7-64

Posted By: mamiee
Subject: SSD not recognized in Win 7-64
Date 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.

Replies:

Posted By: ASRock_TSD
Date Posted: 09 Feb 2018 at 9:56am

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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