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Sixstringsam
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February 25th, 2018 19:00
Alienware R7 960 Evo setup issues.
Unable to format after install. I double checked that it is seated properly, but still no luck. Updated drivers, but having problems updating firmware. Anyone else have an issue like this?
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Posted February 26th, 2018 04:00
I believe you can prebuild with the 960 EVO, but I purchased separately. I only had a 1 TB HDD drive before I got the 960. I have the 960 EVO 500 Gb as well.
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Posted February 26th, 2018 05:00
AHCI NVME MSATA ETC Advanced Format Drives REQUIRE F6 mass storage drivers to SEE a drive to format or mount or install.
IRRT, AHCI, RAID AHCI, RAID ATA are some of the many SATA OPERATION MODES.
The Alienware Aurora r7 is an Intel Z270 Chipset desktop.
https://downloadcenter.intel.com/download/27400/
F6 and RAID BIOS configurations need to be performed prior to installation of this driver for proper operation.
This driver supports NVMe devices.
Platforms supported
Intel® 200 Series Chipset Family SATA AHCI/RAID Controller
7th Generation Intel® Core™ Processor Family Platform I/O SATA AHCI/RAID Controller
Intel® 100 Series/C230 Series Chipset Family SATA AHCI/RAID Controller
6th Generation Intel® Core™ Processor Family Platform I/O SATA AHCI/RAID Controller1541
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Posted February 26th, 2018 06:00
The RST drivers were out of date on my system. I updated to the latest drivers and I will try to install the SSD again. Thank you!
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Posted February 26th, 2018 07:00
Unfortunately I'm still getting the boot error. The drive isn't showing up in the RST drive list either. It is showing up in the device manager, but I still am unable to format.
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Posted February 26th, 2018 07:00
The Boot Error is STOP 7B Inaccessable Boot Device.
windows 7 cannot remove or format a windows 10 partition.
You must boot with windows 10 PE and run diskpart and select and clean the drive.
You have to use Diskmgmt.msc and partition before formatting.
OR
admin cmd prompt
Use Diskpart
Select
partition
format
F6 PRE INSTALL Drivers are REQUIRED.
Not sure if you can see the image below.
A problem has been detected and windows has been shut down to prevent
STOP 7B
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Posted February 27th, 2018 22:00
Try setting BIOS to UEFI/AHCI.
See this thread:
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IronHeadKid
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Posted February 26th, 2018 03:00
Does evo 960 prebuild with the system? or you separately bought it. Could you also specify the original size and model of your SSD in alienware r7?