Is NVME not Detected in BIOS? 3 Ways to Fix It Now

Your BIOS settings can often cause this problem

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Updated onOctober 4, 2024

updated onOctober 4, 2024

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If your NVMe SSD isn’t showing up in the BIOS, you won’t be able to access or use it for storage.

But you don’t have to worry. In this article, we’ll outline the causes of this problem – such as improper connection, CSM issues in BIOS, and outdated software- and explain step-by-step how to address them.

What can I do if NVMe is not showing up in BIOS?

1. Configure M.2 SSD

If you configure yourSATA deviceto something other than IDE in BIOS, your NVME drive may not show up.

2. Disable Secure Boot

3. Set PCIe setting to M.2

Setting PCIe to M.2 is one of the simplest and most effective ways to resolve the NVMe not showing in the BIOS problem.

Are M.2 SSDs faster than SATA SSDs?

SATA SSDs use the AHCI (Advanced Host Controller Interface) protocol and have afaster data transfer speed, nearly 600MB/S. However, this is not the case with M.2 SSDs.

Those are keyed to avoid the insertion of a card connector into a non-compatible socket. They typically use three keys which are B, M, and B+M.

If these storages use a B key, are connected to a Socket 2, and support NVMe protocol, the M.2 drive is at least three times faster than a SATA SSD.

However, if it uses an M key, is connected to a Socket 3, and supports the NVMe protocol, the M.2 drive is at least seven times faster than a SATA SSD.

One thing worth mentioning is that if you want your modern devices to be recognized by your computer, you need to keep yourBIOS updated.

If you fixed NVMe hard drive not showing up in BIOS, but now your system does not recognize your M.2 SSD, make sure to update your M.2 driver.

Elsewhere, you may be interested indownloading and installing the Samsung NVMe driver for Windows 11so check out our detailed article on how to go about it.

We also have a great guide on how toformat an NVMe SSD, so don’t miss it. In case you have additional problems, our guide onM.2 SSD not showing up in Windowscan also help.

Let us know which method you used to fix NVMe not detected in BIOS in the comments section below.

Is NVME not Detected in BIOS? 3 Ways to Fix It Now#

What can I do if NVMe is not showing up in BIOS?#

1. Configure M.2 SSD#

2. Disable Secure Boot#

3. Set PCIe setting to M.2#

Are M.2 SSDs faster than SATA SSDs?#