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idata · ‎12-06-2016

New build, first time using this drive, ASUS X99 Deluxe 2 MB and WIN 10 OS ..... would like to know which PCIe x16 slot, (1-5), is best for this drive? I haven't run the computer yet, still building out the hard tubing, water cooling, plumbing

idata · ‎12-06-2016

Hi Jim1989,

Thanks for posting in our forums. We understand you would like to know the best setup for your Intel® SSD 750 Series Add-in card.We suggest you can take a look at the following http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/solid-state-drives/consumer-ssds/000005797.html link, which contains information for you to setup the disc as bootable or storage drive.In the same link, you will be able to find the http://www.intel.com/content/dam/support/us/en/documents/ssdc/hpssd/sb/nvme_boot_guide_332098001us.p... boot guide, on page 26 it will show you the setup for your specific motherboard (Including BIOS settings).For you to know which PCI-e slot to use, the drive requires the PCIe NVMe 3.0 x4 or above to work with the best performance.Now, in case you need to install Windows* 7 or 8, you need to download https://downloadcenter.intel.com/download/26451/Intel-SSD-Data-Center-Family-for-NVMe-Drivers this driver, because these two operating system does not provide NVMe* native drivers support.The driver will work as well for you to have the best performance from the SSD, once it is already running the OS.Please let us know if you need any further assistance.Regards,NC

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idata · ‎12-07-2016

Jim1989,

Thanks again for using our forum, we hope you can finish your setup and everything works great.In case you need further assistance, please do not hesitate to post over here.Have a nice week.Regards,NC

idata · ‎12-10-2016

Well I'm having issues. This one's got me ..... set up bios by following the boot guide, started windows install found the drive(s), feels like a normal windows install ....UNTIL ........ do you guys have a partition built into this 1.2TB 750 SSD AIC : Drive 0 partition 1 System Reserved 500MB ? ..... anyway, selected Drive 0 partition 2 1117.3GB Primary and got this ERROR message: "Windows cannot be installed to this disk. The selected disk has an MBR partition. On EFI systems, Windows can only be installed to GPT disks." So I thought ok this is where I load the driver that came on that little mini disk in the box with the drive. Yeah ....nope.... said that it was unsigned ...."ain't gunna happen" (<---- para phrased). So what's going on here? Anybody got any ideas?

idata · ‎12-10-2016

Nevermind ,,,,, geesh I can be so thick sometimes. Gotta quit smok'n weed lols.

idata · ‎12-12-2016

Hi Jim1989,

Were you able to setup your SSD already? We just wanted to confirm this and make sure you don't need any further assistance, hopefully to know that everything is working as expected.We will be waiting for your response.Regards,NC

idata · ‎12-12-2016

Hey NC,

Yeppers got the SSD all set up as my boot drive. Haven't run any benchmarks or anything to see what improvements there may be yet. It works just fine. Those 2 MBR partitions confused me for a sec, wasn't expecting them. Thanks for all the help from everyone. Someone at intel should probably work up an installation guide "For The Complete Idiot" sometime soon though. A few steps didn't quite match up with my MB and or my OS. You guys here helped out though so ......

Jim

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Best PCIe slot for my 750 ssd AIC