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    m.2 NVMe not recognized

    hotfix seems to have worked. thanks for the links!
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    m.2 NVMe not recognized

    hmmmmm ok. thanks. i wonder if it would be able to be installed independently.....
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    m.2 NVMe not recognized

    so, am i understanding correctly in that this builds new Win7 install media with NVMe support?
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    m.2 NVMe not recognized

    ok, i will continue my search! thanks!
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    m.2 NVMe not recognized

    sorry for not clarifying. no. my Samsung 850 250GB SSD is my boot drive. just adding NVMe for space and not for boot.
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    m.2 NVMe not recognized

    so i decided to upgrade and add an m.2 drive to my system. install was simple, but upon bootup, Win7 recognized a new device and failed at installing the driver. my system is as such: Asus Z170-E i5-6600k (not overclocked) 16GB (2x8GB) 19200 Radeon RX480 4GB SSD 1TB spinny m.2 2280 NVMe -...
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    Early 2011 17" MBP Gray Screen

    looks like the vidcard might indeed be the problem. ugh. another trip to the genius bar..... anybody have any success w/ Linux or Win7 on a MacBook pro as the only OS on there? Ubuntu 16.04 seemed to run fine on the live disc last night. I'm not going to pay a tone to have the logic board...
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    Early 2011 17" MBP Gray Screen

    i just watched a vid on youtube that basically said to suck it up and pay the $300 to get it fixed. when they fix it with the same faulty board to stress-test it until it breaks again. after a few times of this they will replace it with a new machine. in some of the comments, i saw that the...
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    Early 2011 17" MBP Gray Screen

    sigh. i was hoping that it wasn't the GPU as i had thought that there may have been an issue with it a while ago. if they identified an issue with the GPU, one would think that they shouldn't put a time limit on it to die. kinda like a vehicle recall....granted it's a different situation...
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    Early 2011 17" MBP Gray Screen

    hey all. I have run into this issue lately and have tried many, many solutions to this problem, but still nothing. when I say many, I have attempted to do the following: i have reset the PRAM & SMC i have disconnected all peripherals i have removed the hard drive and done a fresh install on...
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    T-Mobile's Digits Had A Major Hiccup

    hey, works for Micro$oft.
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