Setting up Windows on an NVMe SSD in an older HP device

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05-22-2016, 08:50 PM

Hey everyone, I'm working on upgrading from a SATA SSD to an NVMe drive. It needs an adapter—PCIe x16 to NVMe card—but I couldn't install it because Windows didn’t recognize the device. I attempted to use a fresh 32GB flash drive as a bootloader (Clover), but this time it doesn’t start the Windows installation. Also, I have a Hitachi 640GB HDD with Windows Installer installed inside Kingston DTX 32GB, and an H87 motherboard without any M.2 slots. Any advice?

nathanspike

05-22-2016, 08:50 PM #1

MyLax
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05-23-2016, 01:51 PM

I've discovered DUET as the best option. You can access everything you require from this site. It performs well with my X58 setup; just ensure a sacrificial USB key is connected continuously, which I have a small one for that.

MyLax

05-23-2016, 01:51 PM #2

Rafa
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05-23-2016, 09:38 PM

I understand you’re considering swapping a USB drive for a hard drive partition. Just to clarify, using a hard drive partition as a replacement is possible but depends on your system and needs. Make sure it matches your requirements and format.

Rafa

05-23-2016, 09:38 PM #3

Maxavo91
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05-25-2016, 06:50 PM

I'm not certain, but I think it's possible. It doesn't seem like it would fail.

Maxavo91

05-25-2016, 06:50 PM #4

I'm not certain, but I think it's possible. It doesn't seem like it would fail.

MrJoris02
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05-31-2016, 11:49 AM

I also attempted clover and rEFInd but couldn’t get the NVMe device recognized. I switched storage settings to IDE following a YouTube tutorial, yet it still doesn’t work. It seems like I might be doing things incorrectly—how should I properly configure Windows to use the NVMe drive?

MrJoris02

05-31-2016, 11:49 AM #5

RxiiN
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06-05-2016, 09:51 AM

I also installed the NVMe storage in the mini PCIe port, instead of the standard PCIe X16, since it’s meant for my GPU and there’s just one X16 slot available.

RxiiN

06-05-2016, 09:51 AM #6

I also installed the NVMe storage in the mini PCIe port, instead of the standard PCIe X16, since it’s meant for my GPU and there’s just one X16 slot available.