I am trying to install Windows 8.1 on my Asus RAIDR Express PCIe SSD which is mounted on an Asus Sabertooth Z97 Mark 1 MoBo with an Asus GeForce GT630 graphics card, but Windows does not recognise the SSD.
Both the SSD and the GPU are on the Qualified Vendors List published by Asus for this motherboard, so it should not be a problem.
When I am trying to install Windows and get to the point where I should choose the drive on which to install Windows, the SSD is not shown.
Has anyone successfully used this setup and can give me some pointers on what I should do?
I have tried changing :-
1. 'Boot from PCIe/PCI expansion devices' from [Legacy OpROM first] to [Both, UEFI first];
2. 'Boot from storage devices' from [Legacy OpROM first] to [Both, UEFI first];
3. 'Launch CSM' from [Enabled] to [Disabled] with 'Secure Boot' staying as [Windows UEFI Mode];
4. 'Intel Rapid Storage Technology' from [On] to [Off], which changes SATA Mode Selection from [AHCI] to [RAID].
None of these ideas worked. There is an updated version of the BIOS and one of the results of this update is 'Enhance compatibility with some PCIE device', but I have no idea whether this will help to solve my problem, and I am reluctant to flash the BIOS on the off chance.
Viv
Both the SSD and the GPU are on the Qualified Vendors List published by Asus for this motherboard, so it should not be a problem.
When I am trying to install Windows and get to the point where I should choose the drive on which to install Windows, the SSD is not shown.
Has anyone successfully used this setup and can give me some pointers on what I should do?
I have tried changing :-
1. 'Boot from PCIe/PCI expansion devices' from [Legacy OpROM first] to [Both, UEFI first];
2. 'Boot from storage devices' from [Legacy OpROM first] to [Both, UEFI first];
3. 'Launch CSM' from [Enabled] to [Disabled] with 'Secure Boot' staying as [Windows UEFI Mode];
4. 'Intel Rapid Storage Technology' from [On] to [Off], which changes SATA Mode Selection from [AHCI] to [RAID].
None of these ideas worked. There is an updated version of the BIOS and one of the results of this update is 'Enhance compatibility with some PCIE device', but I have no idea whether this will help to solve my problem, and I am reluctant to flash the BIOS on the off chance.
Viv
My Computer
System One
-
- OS
- 8.1
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- System Manufacturer/Model
- ASUS
- CPU
- i7-4770S
- Motherboard
- ASUS Sabertooth Z97 Mark 1
- Memory
- 32GB
- Graphics Card(s)
- Zotac GeForce GT610 Zone