750 SSD Installing Win 7 driver issue

[SRile1]

I have the 750 SSD PCIe card and put it into a new computer with a MSI X99A Mpower board, I have the latest BIOS installed. When I get to the part about loading the driver for the 750 SSD, it says it can't load the driver (after seeing the directory on the CD, and the little progress bar moves along like it's doing something). This happens with the little Intel CD that came with the drive, or the latest x64 drivers from Intel's site.

I read something about changing the boot setting to UEFI only (it was Legacy/UEFI), but when I try that, it puts me into some command line prompt, that I have no idea what it is.

Any ideas? I'd like to be able to load a fresh install of Windows 7 onto this computer. I appreciate any help you can give.

[ASouz7]

Hello astrosteve,

Before we go any further we recommend that you look at these links first. Make sure your board is compatible with this drive.

http://www.intel.com/support/ssdc/hpssd/ssd-750/sb/CS-035483.htm?wapkw=intel+ssd+750+series Intel® SSD 750 Series — Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

http://www.intel.com/support/ssdc/hpssd/ssd-750/sb/CS-035484.htm Intel® SSD 750 Series — Tested Motherboards

[SRile1]

Windows 10 sees the 750 just fine, so the motherboard supports the board just fine. It's the Windows 7 drivers that plain just don't work when trying to load a new copy of Windows 7 on that drive.

[ASouz7]

astrosteve,

Could you please provide full information on this system?

[ASouz7]

Astrosteve,

Make sure your Windows is 64 bit and that you have the NVMe driver. MSI has added NVMe support to all their Intel(R) 9 series chipset based systems as you can confirm here: http://www.msi.com/news/1949.html MSI Global - The best gaming gears maker in the world - Now, how you are installing may matter. A USB thumb drive is not easily formatted for the uEFI install required here. If you are using the 64 bit Windows 7 DVD and picking up uEFI DVD as the boot drive, that should not be an issue.

Another possibility here is to make sure the BIOS is updated. A 32 bit OS will not boot an NVMe device.