I'm reading mixed messages when installing Windows 7 on the Samsung PM951 NVMe M.2 drive. Under SATA Operation should RAID be selected or AHCI?
I have already copied my Windows 7 x64 ISO to USB using Windows 7 USB DVD Download Tool found here, http://wudt.codeplex.com/
I have already integrated USB 3.0 support by installing Windows 7 USB 3.0 Creator Utility from here, downloadcenter.intel.com/.../Windows-7-USB-3-0-Creator-Utility
I have downloaded Samsung NVMe driver v1.4.7.17 WHQL f6 drivers from here, www.win-raid.com/t29f25-Recommended-AHCI-RAID-and-NVMe-Drivers.html
My Windows 7 installation now sees the PM951 drive, but I want to be sure before I proceed with the installation if SATA needs to be on RAID or AHCI.
Thanks in advance!
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Anyone? Or is this still too new?
Should be AHCI -- RAID requires at least two discs.
Hi Optical,
I am trying to do what you have achieved but I must be doing something wrong and I wonder if you can help?
What did you do with your Samsung NVMe driver v1.4.7.17 WHQL f6 drivers? Did you extract them into a folder on your W7 USB flash drive?
My W7 USB drives starts the W7 installation but I am stuck at the “A required CD/DVD drive device is missing” etc etc. If I click OK then I get the “No device drivers were found etc etc”.
When I click “Browse” the folder structure I get “Computer” then “Boot (X)”.
Clicking on “BOOT (X)” offers me, Program Files, Sources, Users, Windows. Clicking on any of these does not offer the Driver 64 folder.
No, it doesn't matter if it's on AHCI or RAID. RAID just gives you the option to use two disks.
Yes, put the f6 driver folder in the root folder of your W7 USB flash drive.
Thanks Optical,
I will give it a try.
Can I ask: did you delete any partitions before starting the W7 installation or just load the files to the C drive? Did you delete any partitions subsequently?
I deleted them all, there's no need for them. You'll also need to copy USB 3.0 drivers to your install stick, and copy the folder over to your C drive before boot. None of your USB ports will work
Optical,
Thanks again for all your help - will report back tomorrow....
Thanks to Optical for all the advice.
What worked for me.
The W7 download tool installed W7 onto a USB flash drive but I could not get the Windows 7 USB 3.0 Creator Utility to work – I was advised that “this computer does not meet the minimum requirements for installing the software usb 3.0”. Further research provided further suggestions…
I was able to install the USB 3 drivers following the instructions in this link http://codeabitwiser.com/2014/03/how-to-install-windows-7-with-only-usb-3-0-ports/