Windows 10: Adding nvme to existing system

Discus and support Adding nvme to existing system in Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade to solve the problem; I slowly building me new computer. I have purchased a nvme to add to pcie connection on underside motherboard. I will be keeping existing drive for... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade' started by Russell 56, Apr 14, 2020.

  1. RUSSELL 56
    Russell 56 Win User

    Adding nvme to existing system


    I slowly building me new computer. I have purchased a nvme to add to pcie connection on underside motherboard. I will be keeping existing drive for storage an nvme just for operating system. Not sure hiw I should proceed, I’m thinking


    install nvme

    disconnect hdd


    install windows

    shut down

    add hdd


    restart and use diskpart to kill mbr on hdd

    set up windows to store files on hdd


    I know i can save firewall config can i save services an restore them. I had fits getting sharing going


    thanks in advance for any and all input

    :)
     
    Russell 56, Apr 14, 2020
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  2. WOJCIECHCE
    WojciechCe Win User

    Windows 10 installer don't detect NVMe drive

    I have 2 drives:

    • disk1 (SATA SSD, with Ubuntu 16.04)
      • partition1 (sda1: flag /boot)
      • partition2 (sda2: flag /home, encrypted by LUKS)
    • disk2 (NVMe SSD)

    So, the goal is to install Windows 10 on disk2 and boot it from GRUB (which is on sda1).

    What is the problem ?

    In disk-choose step, disk2 is missing. However Ubuntu 14.04 installer "see" this disk, so I assume that is software issue, rather than my hardware.

    What I tried to solve this problem ?

    • loaded Samsung NVMe drivers from this thread
    • patched Windows image using DISM tool by adding 2 updates. I followed this guide
    • tried to run Windows 10 installed on USB stick to install it

    All of them failed.

    Please help me to solve this issue.
     
    WojciechCe, Apr 14, 2020
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  3. WOJCIECHCE
    WojciechCe Win User
    Windows 10 installer don't detect NVMe drive

    Thanks. This helped but only partly.

    NVMe disk is now listed in choose-disk step but installer says that its unable to install WIndows on this disk because it has MBR partition. Windows can only be installed on GPT disks in EFI systems.

    What should i do now ?
     
    WojciechCe, Apr 14, 2020
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  4. A1__BART__1
    a1__Bart__1 Win User

    Adding nvme to existing system

    Use bootloader from a SATA disk to boot Windows installation on a NVME disk

    I've managed to get the system booting from the NVME some other way:

    1. Converted the NVME to GPT using MBR2GPT.EXE
    2. Hacked NVME support into the bios
     
    a1__Bart__1, Apr 14, 2020
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