Windows 10: Cannot install Win10 on Samsung 960 M2 drive, on gigabyte z270x-ud5

marcosdipaolo · May 18, 2020

I'm running ubuntu in a samsung 860 and I want to install windows 10 Pro in the M2 drive which is a Samsung 960.

I built the USB with WoeUSB, which is a known tool for ubuntu, using the image i downloaded from the microsoft website.

The process starts and when it comes to choose a hdd, i choose the m2 and it tells me it neither can find a suitable partition, nor create one.

I tried many things, i formatted the drive with NTFS, and created a partition, that didn't work.
Then i tried formatting the drive with NTFS but whitout creating a partition, jst as unallocated space. That worked better since it let me create a partition on the fly, but even then it gives me the same message.

My system is an Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-7700K CPU @ 4.20GHz on a Gigabyte z270x-ud5

Tried to insert images of the bios configuration but neither image insertion nor Attachment handeling are working as expected

:)

Konstantin · May 18, 2020

gigabyte Z370 HD3 + Samsung EVO 970 won't install Windows 10

Newly assembled system:

Gigabyte Z370 HD3 V1.0 motherboard

Intel i7-8700 CPU

2x DDR4-3200 16GB RAM (F4-3200C16D-32GVK)

Samsung EVO 970 500 GB M.2 SSD (MZ-V6E500)

Thermaltake TR2 S 500 W PSU (TRS-0500P-2)

Deepcool Tesseract case (seems doesn't matter)

All components come new, unpacked.

Windows 10 Pro installation failed at the step "Getting files ready for installation." when about 70-80% complete.

I used both the original Windows 10 Pro DVD and a USB stick prepared by a Microsoft tool; the result is the same.

I tried to use the pre-installation SATA driver from the Gigabyte website.
Once I installed this driver at the step "Where do you want to install Windows", my M2 drive had disappeared from the list.

The same situation repeated with another set of components.

By the way, when I try the same set of components but with an ASUS Z370-P motherboard, there is no problem with Windows 10 installation.

I still need to assemble some systems with Gigabyte motherboards.

Update: It was easy to install Windows 10 on the SATA SSD. Same conditions: Gigabyte motherboard, but SATA SSD instead of M2 SSD.

Any suggestion what to do in order to install Window properly?

Brink · May 18, 2020

New Samsung 960 PRO and EVO Solid State Drives

Samsung Electronics, a worldwide leader in advanced memory solutions for more than two decades, today unveiled the Samsung 960 PRO and 960 EVO, its newest solid state drives (SSDs). The V-NAND based, M.2 form factor SSDs were built on the company’s category-defining Non-Volatile Memory Express (NVMe) SSD leadership. With powerful performance, endurance and capacity topped with all new and more robust Samsung Magician software package, Samsung continues to accelerate the NVMe era.

Packed with more technology and innovation than ever, the 960 PRO and 960 EVO are designed for users who seek smaller and faster storage solutions that deliver higher bandwidth and lower latency for processing massive amounts of data for everything from gaming and large file transfers to 4K video rendering, data analytics and more on their ultra-thin notebooks and PCs.

Both the 960 PRO and 960 EVO use the Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (PCIe) Gen.3 x4 lane interface and are compliant with NVMe specifications to realize effective use of the high-speed PCIe bus and optimize both hardware and software configurations to take advantage of the NVMe SSD technology. The SSDs feature Samsung Dynamic Thermal Guard technology to manage performance during extreme workloads.

“For more than 30 years, Samsung has continued to push the boundaries of what is possible to deliver innovative consumer memory experiences.” said Un-Soo Kim, Senior Vice President of Branded Product Marketing, Memory Business at Samsung Electronics. “Our V-NAND technology for NVMe-based storage products is our most recent advancement in the NVMe era.”

The 960 PRO and 960 EVO SSDs redefine the personal computer performance, in part attributed to new controller which raises the bar of consumer SSD performance. The 960 PRO delivers peak sequential read and write transfer speeds of 3,500 MB/s and 2,100 MB/s, respectively, and random read and write IOPS of up to 440,000 and 360,000.

On top of being the world’s fastest M.2 NVMe- SSD, the 960 PRO will also offer 2 terabyte (TB) capacity, which is the highest capacity commercially available for M.2 NVMe SSDs, along with 512GB and 1TB versions. The 960 PRO’s high density was made possible by Samsung V-NAND technology and the uniquely restructured package design. As user capacity demand trends continue to rise, the high-density 960 PRO capacities are poised to conveniently meet the needs of personal data and information storage. The 960 PRO promises additional reliability and endurance with the five-year limited warranty and up to 1.2 petabytes written (PBW), whichever occurs first, for the 2TB capacity.

“We were proud to erect the NVMe era last year with the introduction of our 950 PRO SSD. Now, with the introduction of the NVMe 960 PRO and 960 EVO SSDs, Samsung is once again taking the next step in the multi-terabyte SSD technology and the storage revolution, providing users higher capacities and speeds than ever before within an NVMe PCIe drive to create new possibilities for consumers and business professionals,” Kim added.

The 960 EVO is available in 250GB, 500GB and 1TB capacities and provide users with next-generation personal computing performance. The new Samsung Intelligent TurboWrite technology makes its debut in the 960 EVO and accelerates sequential read and write speeds, that reach peaks of 3,200 MB/s and 1,900 MB/s respectively. The 960 EVO’s random read speed reaches up to 380,000 IOPS and random write speed up to 360,000 IOPS. The 960 EVO comes with a three-year limited warranty and up to 400 terabytes written (TBW), whichever occurs first, for the 1TB capacity version.

In addition to the industry leading performance, capacity and the reliable warranty-backed experience the 960 SSDs offer, Samsung is also introducing the all-new and fully rebuilt Magician software with a new user interface with which users can control various SSD settings including firmware updates.

The 960 PRO and 960 EVO SSDs will be available worldwide starting October 2016, with manufacturer’s suggested retail prices starting at $329.99 and $129.99 USD respectively...

[table][tr][td]Product[/td] [td]Key Specifications[/td] [/tr] [tr][td]960 EVO[/td] [td]

Ideal for mainstream NVMe users looking for next generation PC performance

Available in 250GB, 500GB and 1TB capacities

First Samsung product to integrate Samsung Intelligent TurboWrite technology, accelerating sequential read and write speeds

Sequential read speeds up to 3,200 MB/s

Sequential write speeds up to 1,900 MB/s

Three-year limited warranty up to 400 TBW for 1TB capacity, whichever occurs first

Dynamic Thermal Guard technology to manage performance levels and prevent overheating

M.2 form factor ideal for ultra-thin notebooks and PCs

Features PCIe Gen.3 x4 lane interface

Compliant with all NVMe specifications

[/td] [/tr] [tr][td]960 PRO[/td] [td]

Samsung’s highest capacity NVMe consumer SSD (2TB) for next generation, professional-level performance and endurance with an innovative new PCB design

Available in 512GB and 1TB and 2TB capacities

Sequential read speeds up to 3,500 MB/s

Sequential write speeds up to 2,100 MB/s

Five-year limited warranty up to 1.2 Petabytes for 2TB capacity, whichever occurs first

Dynamic Thermal Guard technology to manage performance levels and prevent overheating

M.2 form factor ideal for ultra-thin notebooks and PCs

Features PCIe Gen.3 x4 lane interface

Compliant with all NVMe specifications

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Read more: Samsung Electronics Accelerates the NVMe Era for Consumers with Its Highest Performing 960 PRO and EVO Solid State Drives Samsung Newsroom

David H Jiang · May 18, 2020

Cant install retail win10 to new M2 Drive

Hi, I just build a new system and was looking forward to finishing it off by installing Win10 to the M2 drive. It's a completely new ADATA 960GB drive with factory settings (only drive attached). ASUS ROG X470-1 Mobo, 16G G.Skill RAM. The ADATA drive shows
up fine in POST and Im able to select the USB to boot in UEFI mode. The USB was purchased from a Microsoft retail shop, and comes on a 16G USB in FAT32.

However, every time the installation BSODs with stop code 0xc000021a after selecting with version of win10 to install (64 or 32). After googling, this seems to be a common problem many has encountered when installing one drives and Ive tried all recommended
solutions without any luck, this includes:

Disabling CSM

Disabling Secureboot and enabling it, trying both Other OS and Windows UEFI

Clearing security keys and loading default ones

Booting both in UEFI and legacy modes

Nothing seems to work, and I do not have access to a computer to download and create a new USB drive.

Any suggestions on what to do?

/David

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