Installing Windows 7 on a M.2 PCI-e SSD?

[stockhausen]

I am thinking of installing a 128GB Samsung M.2 PCI-e 3.0 4 NVMe SSD in my desktop system (Gigabyte Z97X-SLI MoBo).
I get the impression that installing Windows 7 on one of these drives is problematical - is this true and if so, how does one get round the problem(s)?

 

[Simps]

I did the same last month. I went back from Windows 10 to Windows 7.
I have a 950 PRO NVMe M.2 SSD 256GB and it was a pain in the bum
You have to get the 'Device(Install)' driver from your drives support page to get Windows 7 to see it and install on it.
I downloaded Windows 7 and put it on a USB drive along with the M.2 driver. When prompted you just need to click the 'Load Driver' on the Install to screen. Navigate to samsung driver folder you have on the usb stick and away you go.
I had to disable Fastboot in bios too.
Also my system was still trying to boot into Windows 10 until I edited the setting in 'msconfig/boot'
Took me a few attempts to do it but got it working. Then your next biggest problem is getting windows 7 to Update. Took forever and you have to install some microsoft updates to get the update to work.
I ran it for a bit and decided to go back to windows 10 because of driver support and because I have 32GB of RAM abd win 7 was only using 16GB of it
Good luck.

 

[nightmare99]

Install Windows 10 and use your 7 key to activate the upgrade.

 

[stockhausen]

I did the same last month. I went back from Windows 10 to Windows 7.
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I ran it for a bit and decided to go back to windows 10
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Good luck.

Sounds like a nightmare - and thanks for the advice

Install Windows 10 and use your 7 key to activate the upgrade.

I'm not with you here, use my Windows 7 key to "upgrade" from Windows 10 to Windows 7?

 

[Tute]

As an aside, has anyone had any luck with getting Windows 7 installed on an Intel 600p?

There's no driver for it, unlike the Samsungs (thanks Intel) and attempts to slipstream the hotfix into a Windows 7 install are either leaving the drive undetected or BSODing during the install.