m2 drives

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    Question Strange problem with second M.2 SSD in Omen Laptop

    This is a weird issue I've been having with my 2023 Omen 16 gaming laptop that I had opened to install a second NVME drive, which I used successfully for a period of at least 5-6 months. After which, however, I had to momentarily remove the battery (for applying the cable fix to the well-known...
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    Question Gigabyte Aorus Elite X570 M.2 Drive not showing up. Please Help.

    Hello everyone! I'm new to the forum. I searched a little before i post but i don't seem to find an answer. So i upgraded my system a couple months ago (specs at the end of the post) and i haven't done a new Windows install right away because i wanted to install 2x nvme's that i have ordered...
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    [SOLVED] Can I fit an M2 SATA SSD directly in my laptop's SATA 3 HDD slot?

    I'm upgrading my laptop and instead of using a 120 GB Crucial BX500 SSD in place of the current HDD as a boot disk, I wanted to use an m2 SATA SSD. I understand some say the SATA 3 bus will limit the speeds of both to 6 gbps. However, I just need to know if I can plug an M2 120 gb SATA SSD...
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    [SOLVED] Double M.2 and Display port crazy issue

    Hello Guys, I would like to share with you an experience with my pc thats gives me a headache. well for start this is my build. PSU: Corsair AXi Series AX860i GPU: EVGA 1080TI SC2 CPU: Intel 8700K OC to 4.9 GHz CPU COOLER: Corsair h110i RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16gb 3000MHz MOBO: Asus...
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    [SOLVED] M.2 ssd not detected!

    Hi, i've just upgraded to a Ryzen 7 2700x. My motherboard which i bought just now ( Gigabyte Aorus b450 pro, factory refurbished) and my ssd is not detected. I somehow made the HDD to get detected, but the m.2 ssd not. The board has 2 m.2 slots. I plugged it into the 2nd one (the one next to the...
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    [SOLVED] upgrading builtin 512gb M2 nvme to intel 2tb m2 nvme ssd in asus g531gt laptop ,need help

    hi everyone, i bought a new asus rog strix g g531gt laptop both for gaming and office purposes. but by just installing 3 or 4 games the free space is now low. laptop has a builtin 512gb m2 nvme. i want to upgrade to a 2tb ssd. There is a additional sata ssd slot which i thought of purchasing...
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    [SOLVED] m2 drives are ok or leave them?

    planning to upgrade pc, shall i take m2 drives or leave them and use regular ssd ? Also I am planning to get HDD as well My motherboard would be MSI B450 Tomahawk MAX: ATX how many Hdd or ssd can it support? I know it supports 1 m2 but I would like to have either m2 and hdd or ssd and hdd. A...
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    [SOLVED] M2 Drive not recognized on windows but showing on Bios???

    Hi there, I am currently having a big issue with my newly picked up M.2 Drive. I have installed it into my motherboards A slot, and I can see the M2 drive in my boot priority on my bios so I know its connected right, but I cannot find the drive in windows through the partition setup. I have done...