Samsung 970 M.2 EVO PLUS not found in windows 10 on Z2 G9

[SeanNRC]

just got a Z2 g9 at work, so I have to go with Win 10 21h2

i was to put the Samsung m.s 970 plus 1TB in there, instead of the factory 512GB

BIOS (updated) sees it, but when trying to clone or clean install the drive isn't seen. I can't seem to find the .inf from any site to have it recognized in the clean image build. 

Samsung only provides .exe files for after the fact.

is this something i just can't install on a Z2 G9??  i don't see why. AM i just stuck in a loop where i can't find what i want because I am frustrated now??

[Paul_Tikkanen · Accepted solution]

Hi:

See if adding the storage controller driver that I zipped up and attached below on a clean install allows Windows to 'see' the drive.

This is the zip file from the Intel site.

Intel® Rapid Storage Technology Driver Installation Software with Intel® Optane™ Memory (11th up to ...

[DGroves]

also try setting the BIOS back to factory defaults

to install windows, the BIOS should be set to "GPT" and legacy/CSM disabled 

last, a factory MS windows install image will auto detect UEFI or Legacy setup and and auto select the correct installer, however some OEM installers do not and are locked to UEFI or Legacy install only

this HP system supports downloading a  factory Install recovery image that has all necessary drivers  via HP cloud recovery

https://support.hp.com/us-en/document/ish_4511095-4511141-16

[SeanNRC]

Hi Guys,

I tried, when I could, this morning playing with all the settings. the options to set GPT, CSM i could NOT find in the latest BIOS.
I found similar sounding things, but still didn't get the drive. the reason I did this is we use a corporate HP image. I couldn't get it to go. 
SO I went with the zip file Paul attached. that was what i was looking for on HPs site. normally/in the old days, it used to be a file by itself. 
Why Samsung didn't have it either, i don't know. Never thought of the IRST driver. and I feel like i have done something like it before in the past. d'uh. sometimes you get stuck in a loop and can't get out.

Coincidentally, i had an Alienware laptop the same day, doing the same thing. that one I didn't change the drive, so i just made my Friday suck even more.  
Thanks to you,  I did the same thing, and both now have the standard ISO image on it. Just means i have a few more steps to do, to get it up to match our Corp. image, but at least windows is on.
thanks, very much!!