600P will not boot with ASrock z270 extreme 4

[NPinn]

I am building a PC with i7 7700, AS Rock Z270 Extreme 4, 600p 512GB , DVD and Win10 on USB.

The Bios recognizes the 600p and the DVD drive. When I put the ASrock DVD in to recognize the Win10 stick in the USB drive, it comes up with the error "illegal partition table -drive 01 sector 0". After which it then states that "This model is not supported".

I can boot the PC with an old hard drive and windows recognizes the 600p,it can format and store data on it.So the hardware seems to work and windows can operate the 600p but the BIOS can't.

I have found that the 600p is not on the Motherboards list of supported M2 SSD devices. Is there a way of getting it to boot with the 600p or have I wasted my money?

[idata]

Hello Olster133,

While you have the same chipset and SSD as Neil.Pinnington, your motherboard's brand, and overall issues are not quite the same.

We understand that you're having some problems booting from your Intel® SSD 600p Series. It will normally boot, but sometimes you are receiving a "no bootable device" error.

There can be several causes to this, from a corrupt OS installation to a defective SSD.

However, while checking the specifications for your motherboard, I found the following notice:

"* Refer to '1-10 Internal Connectors,' for the installation notices for the PCIEX4, M.2, and SATA connectors."

I reviewed the user manual (Page 21), and it seems that the M.2 slots on your motherboard may sometimes share lanes with select SATA ports.

The M.2 slot named "M2M_32G" (closest to your CPU), when used with an M.2 PCIe* X4 SSD shares lanes with your SATA3 # 4 and # 5 ports.

The "M2P_32G" M.2 port, on the other hand, only shares SATA lanes when paired with an M.2 SATA SSD.

We can recommend for you to make sure that your Kingston* SSD is not connected to the SATA # 4 or # 5 ports if you're using the M.2 port closest to your CPU ("M2M_32G"). Alternatively, you may switch your 600p SSD into the second M.2 Port ("M2P_32G") to avoid this altogether.

If this doesn't help, you may need to contact Gigabyte* support, or request a warranty replacement for your SSD through the place of purchase or with the help of our support team.

Helpful resources:

- http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/solid-state-drives/000022378.html Frequently Asked Questions for Intel® SSD 600p/Pro 6000p Series.

- http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=6072# dl Gigabyte* GA-Z270X-Gaming 5* Support & Downloads.

NOTE: Any links provided for third party tools or sites are offered for your convenience and should not be viewed as an endorsement by Intel® of the content, products, or services provided there.

Best regards,

Carlos A.