Carbon X1 3rd Gen NVME support

Kenneth_16 · Feb 1, 2016

I recently purchased a X1 Carbon and decided to upgrade the M.2 SSD to the Samsung 950 Pro. I purchased the NVME version not knowing the difference. When I boot from the SSD I get an error halt "2103: Detection error on SSD0 (M.2) Press ESC to continue" error. After pressing ESC I am able to boot install windows and such. But every time it reboots I get a beep and that error MSG. I am wondering if I need to return this drive or if a bios update will allow NVME since it is Intel 9 series. I also notice when in Windows that the drive is listed correctly. I have updated to the latest bios.

Laptop_Nerd · Feb 1, 2016

Hi,

It seems like X1 Thinkpad doesn't support NVME SSD's according to Lenovo's Support site.

Please refer to this support site.
https

/forums.lenovo.com/t5/ThinkPad-X-Series-Laptops/NVMe-support-on-the-X1-Carbon/td-p/2064793

Also this one:
http

/www.tomshardware.com/reviews/samsung-sm951-nvme-versus-ahci-sata,4137.html

Kenneth_16 · Feb 2, 2016

Hi, Thanks for the response. I probably didn't list this question correctly. I guess I am saying The X1 does boot from this drive (With a minor detection error halt) it is PCIe with 4 lanes. So I wonder if a simple BIOS update will remedy this since it clearly will run on the drive and a requirement of Intel series 9 chipset is that it will boot from NVME. This X1 is a 9 series. But Lenovo says no NVME. Does anyone know if NVME is hardware dependent above 4 lane PCIe or purely software meaning a Bios update is all that's needed? Thanks again!

w0qj · Aug 21, 2016

Hi Kenneth_16,

Re: Carbon X1 3rd Gen NVME support -- Update situation?

I also own a Lenovo Carbon X1 3rd Gen, and hoping for NVMe support.

***So for your NVMe "Samsung 950 Pro", after your half year of usage, did using this NVMe SSD cause any other problems (data corruption, cannot use Product Recovery DVD, etc.)?

***Did you use Windows 7 Pro 64-bit for your Carbon X1 3rd Gen?

(Understood that using this NVMe SSD causes a minor detection error halt at bootup, after which pressing [Esc] sidesteps this problem and you can operate Windows 7 normally).

Thanks a lot in advance for your advice!

Reinhard_1 · Sep 1, 2016

Hello it seems i have the same problem.
I bought the Toshiba XG3 SSD THNSN51T02DU7 M.2 2280 NVMe 1TB SSD which does give me the 2103 detecton error too.
Installing WIndows starts until it seems i can partition and format the SSD but further instalation failed because of the error that this Hardware is not supported.
I do not know much about tech details and details on this. Is there a driver or somethning i could load ?

Thanks it sounds maybe a dumb question, but i have to start somewhere.

Thanks

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