{"id":6033,"date":"2015-08-07T21:56:19","date_gmt":"2015-08-08T02:56:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/krisbunda.com\/blog\/?p=6033"},"modified":"2015-08-08T00:04:53","modified_gmt":"2015-08-08T05:04:53","slug":"lenovo-thinkstation-probs-bios-windows7-on-m-2-ssd-install","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/krisbunda.com\/blog\/2015\/08\/07\/lenovo-thinkstation-probs-bios-windows7-on-m-2-ssd-install\/","title":{"rendered":"Lenovo ThinkStation Probs: BIOS Issues & Windows7 Boot Install on M.2 SSD"},"content":{"rendered":"

Have a Lenovo ThinkStation Desktop P500, P700, or P900 with an M.2 SSD drive?<\/h3>\n

Having trouble getting Windows 7 (or other OS) to install as boot drive?<\/h3>\n

I’ll walk you through updating the BIOS and reinstalling the OS, which solved my problem.<\/h3>\n
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See End of Post for Review of Lenovo ThinkStation P500 as 3D CAD Workstation, and Details on How I Configured the Machine<\/h2>\n
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Lenovo Desktop ThinkStation Workstation P500 Computer Tower<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Nature of this Problem: PCIe SSD Not Factory Installed as Boot Drive (or) A Minor BIOS Change Makes Computer Unable To Find Boot Drive<\/h3>\n

I recently got a new 3D CAD workstation desktop, a Lenovo P500 ThinkStation. I ordered an option that I’ve never used before,\u00a0a 250GB M.2 SSD card. It interfaces with a “Flex Adapter” riser board plugged into a PCI express 4x lane slot. (Well, I found out it’s not JUST a PCIe x4 slot, it’s a “FLEX CONNECTOR,” and also can handle USB signals or something – more on that in the last section). This was to be set up as my boot drive, with Windows 7 x64 as the operating system (“downgrade rights” from Windows 8.1 Pro).<\/p>\n