

I've exhausted my limited know-how and was hoping someone on here could help. I've searched a number of forums (tomshardware, tinkertry, etc.) but all reference different motherboards, Samsung's 950 SSD or a combination of both. Often times it will simply fail to begin the installation at all. If you don't want to continue with the old operating system, you can perform a clean install of Windows 10 with Windows Media Creation Tool, though it might be a little complicated and time-consuming. Sometimes Windows will make it all the way the through the installation process before crashing and attempting to restart the installation, sometimes it will crash halfway through. Of course, system migration is not the only method to setup SSD as boot drive and HDD as storage.

Additionally, I've tried various recommended boot set-ups with/without CSM enabled, with OS type set to 'Other OS' or 'Windows UEFI Mode' and with/without secure boot keys cleared. So far I've attempted to: install Windows via the disk, via a USB using Microsoft's Media Creation Tool, and via a USB using Rufus. SSD: Samsung NVMe 960 Pro M.2 512GB (plugged into M.2_1 socket) Motherboard: Maximus IX Hero Z270 (BIOS updated to v0801) NOTE: This is a fresh build, not an upgrade. I've tried a number of different boot configurations and so far have been wildly unsuccessful. Unfortunately, I'm unable to install Windows 10. I am attempting to use my NVMe SSD as the boot drive.
