How to install Windows 11/10 on a Samsung EVO Plus 970 2Tb

Hello Daniel. I'm Greg, here to help you with this.

The only driver needing loaded at the Where do you want to install Windows? screen Load Drivers link is the SATA AHCI controller driver if no drives show up. Make sure SATA controller is set to AHCI,, or if no AHCI then SATA.

Go over these steps which cover everything to Troubleshoot Windows 11 Installation Failure and work in 90% of cases:
https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/for...

In addition these extra steps may be needed to troubleshoot installing Windows 11 to Samsung EVO Plus 970 NvME SSD:

https://eu.community.samsung.com/t5/computers-i...

https://www.reddit.com/r/buildapc/comments/r7j0...

https://superuser.com/questions/1705266/unable-...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_lz4nYkvwU

Let me know if you have any questions or I can help performing any of the above steps. If you'll post back detailed results on each step in each tutorial, it will help me determine what else needs to be tried.
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Hi Greg,

I have followed all links above. Here are my findings

I have tried changing the BIOS setting (turning off TPM, Secure Boot - I do not have a Fast Boot option in my HP 15m-ed1023dx BIOS, the bios was updated prior to changing the SSD). The bootable USB was created using the Microsoft USB creation tool.

I also did not have any SATA disks connected (the only drive was the USB drive using to boot the system, and the NVME drive integrated into the computer). After the boot was done and I was already in the Windows Installer, I have tried loading the drivers per instructions since the NVME drive was not found by the windows installer. [ Again, using a Mint bootable USB, the NVME drive is easily found, out of the box - i didn't yet format it though but I assume it would work]

I have followed the video posted, and the link to the drivers

I tried downloading the modded drivers as well. However for those drives the error pops up saying "No signed drivers available" or some similar message, since the drivers need to be signed. I tried following the guide here on signing the drivers,

I am now currently stuck, since those Samsung drivers failed, along witch changing the bios options, and making sure no additional SATA devices are connected. Any assistance would be most welcome.

My laptop is (as mentioned 15m-ed1023dx, with 12 GB of RAM, Intel® Core™ i7-1165G7, and Inter Iris Xe integrated graphics.

Thanks you!

Hi again Daniel -

Try these closest match fixes for M2 internal NvME SSD not detected on HP 15m-ed1023dx during Windows 11 install:

https://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Notebook-Operatin...

https://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Gaming-Notebooks/...

https://support.hp.com/us-en/document/ish_48597...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-nRm9hGq3xk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtU977t0MQI

If none of those work then I would contact HP Support if you're under warranty, even if you aren't they may be willing to help:
https://support.hp.com/us-en

If not or that doesn't help then post this in HP Support Community which has engineers and enthusiasts who will be familiar with the issue:
https://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Welcome-to-the-Co...

Keep me posted on your progress as I will be here to help until the case is resolved.
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I have an HP 17-by4000 laptop that does not show my new evo 970 in the bios or on the windows 10 installation process.

You have to disable secure boot in bios in order to see the drive under uefi config in bios.

When installing windows 10/11 in order to see the drive then you have to download intel rapid storage driver from hp for your model laptop then use 7-zip to extract the files, mine was sp135604, then copy extracted folder to windows 10/11 installation usb drive then browse from driver installation on windows 10/11 installation window then choose top file intel rst 9a0b file, this is the one that worked for me, then you will see your evo drive to continue with 10/11 install.

These steps will allow you to see the drive in the bios under uefi config and in the windows installation as a drive to install os on.