Installed a NVMe SSD, but Win7 doesn't detect it.  

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    Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 x64
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    Installed a NVMe SSD, but Win7 doesn't detect it.


    So, just got myself a brand new WD-Black SN750 1TB NVMe Internal Gaming SSD - Gen3 PCIe, M.2 2280, 3D NAND - WDS100T3X0C on my PC. It fit the MoBo perfectly, and the Bios detects it OK. However, Win7 won't detect it as there doesn't seem to be a driver available.

    I've been checking around, and I've heard mention of KB2990941; a hotfix Microsoft released to fix this. However, they've removed said hotfix from official websites to "encourage" people to upgrade to Win10, so I'm now trying to find that hotfix, as well as finding out if it comes with some kind of caveat or problem; I've heard from a few places it can cause your PC to start showing a 7E error.

    So, does anyone knows where to find it? And once I have it, what can I do to avoid that 7E error? Thanks in advance.
    Last edited by Blake81; 10 Jul 2020 at 19:48.
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    @Blake81

    what can I do to avoid that 7E error.
    Install both KB2990941-v3 and KB3087873-v2

    NVME-UPDATES-WIN7x64.ZIP

    NVME-UPDATES-WIN7x86.ZIP
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  3. Posts : 46
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    Sweet! And I had just found out about KB3087873 and how it fixed the problems. Lemme try this out...

    EDIT: Yup! Worked like a charm, and with seemingly no strings attached. Had to manually assign it a letter on Disk Manager, but that was no big deal. Thanks for the help.
    Last edited by Blake81; 10 Jul 2020 at 23:57. Reason: Problem Solved
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    Can't speak on WD's NVME drives, but with Samsung's you need to install they NVME driver. Yes, the drive will be seen (by Windows, but not by Samsung Magician) and even work, but performance will suffer.

    Point? If the WD drive requires a driver you need to install it.
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    sygnus21 said:
    Can't speak on WD's NVME drives, but with Samsung's you need to install they NVME driver. Yes, the drive will be seen (by Windows, but not by Samsung Magician) and even work, but performance will suffer.

    Point? If the WD drive requires a driver you need to install it.
    Nah, they don't, and that's part of the reason I often avoid Samsung SSDs. Only SSD I've ever had die on me was a Samsung.
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    Blake81 said:
    Nah, they don't, and that's part of the reason I often avoid Samsung SSDs. Only SSD I've ever had die on me was a Samsung.
    Well you'd be one of 0.00000010 percent of those that say that. I've been using Samsung drives since 2014 (before that OCZ) and not one has died. For my I'd use nothing but Samsung drives - in fact my current rig has 5

    Good luck
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    0.00000010 percent
    No disk manufacturer has a failure rate anywhere near that.
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    SIW2 said:
    No disk manufacturer has a failure rate anywhere near that.
    I didn't mean it literally
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    The implication was there. There isn't any reliable evidence that one manufacturer is more reliable than another for any given type of disk.

    Your own experience is anecdotal.
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