Area-51m R1, replace main M2 SSD

Question

I have the SK Hynix BC501 NVMe 256GB SSD and need to replace it with 1TB SSD due to capacity issue. I bought Kingston SNVS1000 PCIe NV1 NVMe M.2 SSD but not able to install Windows as drive not detected and got BSOD. Any advice would be appreciated.

ejn63 · Accepted Answer

Two options:

1. Change the drive mode from IRST to AHCI in setup (F2 at powerup) or, if you want to keep the drive in RAID/IRST mode,

2. Install the IRST install-mode driver.

https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000132969/how-to-load-intel-rapid-storage-technology-driver-to-install-os-on-nvme-memory#:~:text=Go%20to%20the%20Dell%20Drivers,have%20saved%20to%20a%20computer.

A51-06 · Answer

Hi @ehachem !

I recommend doing exactly what @ejn63 as he knows his stuff, but I also recommend if you removed the old drive and tried swapping the drive out with the new one in the same slot, it's going to give you a BSOD because there's no OS detected. I recommend using the Microsoft Windows 10 Media Creation Tool to install a fresh OS to fix this issue and add the new drive to the PC.

Here is the link to the download:

Download Windows 10 (microsoft.com)

Thank you so much for using Dell Community to ask questions about your product and get answers from others!

A51-06 · Answer

Hi @ehachem ,

I'm highly sorry for replying to your question but it seems you've made a duplicate post!

It's perfectly fine as it was probably accidental but I'm just letting you know.

This is the one I've found with replies as it was made on ‎08-03-2022 11:45 AM and this one was made before it at ‎08-03-2022 11:45 AM.

Regards,

AREA 51 ALX FROM 2006.

ehachem · Answer

thank you guys for your answer, i have already tried switching to AHCI , I replaced the Sk Hynix 256 with 1TB kingston using PCIe 1 slot and unplugged the 1TB HDD, NVMe was detected  but after installing windows 10 pro i've got blue screen error, after i searched for the code i see  it's a hardware incompatible problem,

ehachem · Answer

thank you for your answer, i have already tried switching to AHCI , I replaced the Sk Hynix 256 with 1TB kingston using PCIe 1 slot and unplugged the 1TB HDD, NVMe was detected  but after installing windows 10 pro i've got blue screen error, after i searched for the code i see  it's a hardware incompatible problem

A51-06 · Answer

Hi @ehachem !

Did you try using the media creation tool and download it on a USB stick with a minimum of 8gb of space? and did you try booting from it to set windows up on the Kingston as it shouldn't be a hardware issue unless it's a mSATA drive which clearly wouldn't fit at all.

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