Depending on the system, motherboard, and BIOS version, the following BIOS settings may be necessary for the proper
operation of M.2 NVMe drives:
Having the CPU IOU settings set to x4x4x4x4 PCIe bifurcation. This option may be found under BIOS Setup ->
Advanced -> Chipset Configuration -> North Bridge -> IIO Configuration -> CPU Configuration -> IOU Setting ->
x4x4x4x4.
Having the NVMe Firmware Source set to AMI Native Support. This option may be found under BIOS Setup ->
Advanced -> PCIe/PCI/PnP Configuration -> NVMe Firmware Source -> AMI Native Support.
Refer to the applicable system or motherboard user’s manual.
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