Author: Owtdemun
Subject: Multiple problems with Z170 OC Formula
Posted: 17 Aug 2016 at 12:29pm
Subject: Multiple problems with Z170 OC Formula
Posted: 17 Aug 2016 at 12:29pm
 wardog wrote:Partially?   |
yeah :D
They do work but not on 2800mhz (best I´ve managed is 2133mhz). :/
They do work but not on 2800mhz (best I´ve managed is 2133mhz). :/
parsec wrote:
SSD experience? That would be me... It is normal for PCIe NVMe SSDs like the 950 Pro to not be listed in the Storage Configuration screen. Yes, even the M.2 slot entries on that screen won't include these SSDs. Why? Don't forget SSDs like the 950 Pro are using the new NVMe protocol, which is not SATA. We've used SATA for so long, that we expect any drive to appear in the Storage Configuration screen. I did too, at first. For example, if we had a USB flash drive connected to the PC, does it appear in Storage Configuration? No, and you would not expect it to do so. For similar reasons, neither do NVMe drives. If you were using a SATA M.2 SSD, or other non-NVMe M.2 SSDs, like the AHCI version of the Samsung SM951, those SSDs will be shown in Storage Configuration. If you see your 950 Pro's in System Browser, you are fine. Given the appropriate configuration in the UEFI (CSM disabled, or Launch Storage OpROM Policy set to UEFI Only), there will be an entry on the Advanced screen in the UEFI for NVMe drives. All it does is list them there, no configuration options. It may be possible for the UEFI to be programmed to show both SATA and NVMe drives in the Storage Configuration screen, but currently it doesn't. IMO, it makes sense that NVMe drives are not included with SATA drives. Small learning curve here, but done. So two 950 Pros? Do I feel RAID in your future? If so, let us know, that has a steeper learning curve. |
Thank you parsec! :) Very good tips!
This is the first PC that I built in 10 years. I was so out of dated that I am strugling a lot :) I will still take some time to figure out this UEFI thing and all of the features from Z170 OC Formula and M2...but I will get there :)
So...RAID?? Is it possible? I´m getting headaches just booting with on M2...imagine a RAID :D
Have you ever seen one?
About the configuration:
On the "Storage Configuration screen, the SATA Mode should be set to either AHCI (default) or RAID". So...since I´m not using the 950pro in raid (yet, maybe? :D), does it matter which one I set?
One friend of mine is helping me configure this and we actually managed to install win10 on it. He installed the samsung magician software and after a few reboots (vga drivers..etc) the pc started to freeze.
Is this Magician software really necessary?
Thank you very much!