3a) Using this Media Creation Tool will ask you to pick from 2 options: A) Upgrade this PC now, or B) Create installation media for another PC.Find with google or use this Microsoft Canada link to download: Create Windows Installation USB using Microsoft Media Creation tool. I took the screw from my old Studio XPS laptop used to hold down wireless bluetooth card.ģ.

It is smaller than the screw used to install 2.5” SSD or HDDs in laptops. This screw is commonly used in laptops to install wireless cards. The screw needed to install the M.2 SSD is CM2x3-3.3.So for faster read/write speeds use slot#1. Other forums say that slot #1 has x4 lanes but slot #2 has only x2.Install Samsung 950 PRO (NVMe) drive in the laptop in the Slot #1 labeled “NGFF SSD1”.

Install latest BIOS from Dell/Alienware Support websiteĢ.

Following steps worked for me to clean install Windows 10 on Samsung Pro 950 NVMe SSD on Alienware 17 R3.Ĭritical step was step 4 to ensure you have the Intel Rapid Storage Technology (Intel RST) RAID Driver files handy or your nvme drive might not be recognized by windows installation.ġ.

Clean install windows 10 on ssd