MSI X99 Z97 and H97 Motherboards now support NVM Express Storage

by Hilbert Hagedoorn on: 01/26/2015 05:12 PM | source: | 3 comment(s)

MSI supports the next generation in storage control, NVM Express. All MSI motherboards sporting Intel 9 series chipsets including X99, Z97 and H97 are now supported. MSI has prepared BIOS updates which are now available for download.

NVM Express is the next generation PCI Express storage standard introducing lower latency and lower power consumption but increased transfer speeds compared to the legacy AHCI controller.

MSI's R&D fine-tuned the BIOS to fully unleash all the power NVMe has to offer while supporting the majority of devices available on the market without any hassle. With the latest BIOS, MSI X99/Z97/H97 motherboards can support NVMe devices as primary storage under Windows 7 64-bit and Windows 8.1 64-bit and fully support NVMe booting. The BIOS updates can now be downloaded from the company website. The table below describes all supported models and BIOS version.

Z97 boards:

Z97 Chipset	ECN BIOS	Z97 Chipset	ECN BIOS
Z97 XPOWER AC	E7914IMS.170	Z97-G43	E7816IMS.H80
Z97 MPOWER MAX AC	E7888IMS.180	Z97-G41 PC Mate	E7850IMS.470
Z97 MPOWER	E7915IMS.180	Z97-G55 SLI	E7921IMS.160
Z97 GAMING 9 ACK	E7926IMS.190	Z97M-G43	E7924IMS.180
Z97 GAMING 9 AC	E7926IMS.190	Z97S SLI Krait Edition	E7922IMS.A30
Z97 GAMING 7	E7916IMS.180	Z97S SLI PLUS	E7930IMS.170
Z97 GAMING 5	E7917IMS.190	Z97 U3 PLUS	E7922IMS.160
Z97 GAMING 3	E7918IMS.260	Z97 GUARD-PRO	E7923IMS.170
Z97M GAMING	E7919IMS.160	Z97-S02	E7821IMS.B60
Z97-GD65 GAMING	E7845IMS.270	Z97I GAMING ACK	E7920IMS.A10
Z97-G45 GAMING	E7821IMS.260	Z97I GAMING AC	E7920IMS.160
Z97-G43 GAMING	E7816IMS.D60	Z97I AC	E7851IMS.470

H97 / X99 boards:

H97 Chipset	ECN BIOS	X99 Chipset	BIOS
H97 GAMING 3	E7918IMS.170	X99S GAMING 9 ACK	E7882IMS.220
H97 GUARD-PRO	E7923IMS.270	X99S GAMING 9 AC	E7882IMS.150
H97-G43 GAMING	E7816IMS.E40	X99S GAMING 7	E7885IMS.H60
H97-G41 PC Mate	E7850IMS.560	X99S XPOWER AC	E7881IMS.150
H97M-G43	E7924IMS.280	X99S MPOWER	E7885IMS.M30
H97M-P35	E7817IMS.Y10	X99S SLI Krait Edition	E7885IMS.N00
H97M-E35	E7846IMS.K70	X99S SLI PLUS	E7885IMS.150
H97M ECO	E7817IMS.Q50
H97I AC	E7851IMS.560

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