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  1. S

    Question Why is 2 of the NVME slots on my motherboard bigger than the one in the middle?

    Here is my Z390 Godlike motherboard: https://www.newegg.com/p/N82E16813144209 Why are the 2 outer NVME slots bigger than the one NVME slot in the middle? I recently ordered a Samsung 990 Pro 4TB NVME, am I ONLY able to install that storage drive in the middle NVME slot on the motherboard?
  2. Tommy Sawyer

    Question New Motherboard booting into BIOS but can't get into M.2

    I got a new motherboard Gigabyte B460M DS3H AC V2 and CPU Intel Core i7 10700 for my PC. I hooked everything back up correctly and I'm using my old M.2 NVMe as the C: operational windows drive. It booted up into BIOS but I can't see the M.2. I can't boot into windows. in easy mode it says...
  3. T

    Question SSD not showing up in windows installation media?

    Hello all, I have an ASUS Z790-Plus Wifi D4 Tuf Gaming Motherboard with an Intel i9-13900KF Desktop Processor. I also have 4 M.2 slots, and I have my 1 2tb SP M.2 NVMe SSD plugged into one. The main problem is that I know the SSD is connected, because the BiOS shows it as a storage device, but...
  4. M

    Question Advice on reading laptop M.2 SSD ?

    So my little brother's laptop died and he's sad because he had a lot of photos stored on it. I have extracted the laptop's storage, which I have identified as a M.2 2280 B+M SSD, at least according to this Dell article about different M.2 cards. I have tried to insert the card into one of my...
  5. A

    Question Crucial 2TB NVMe SSD acts strange or not?

    I got a new "Crucial P3 2TB M.2 PCIe Gen3 NVMe Interne SSD, up to 3500MB/s - CT2000P3SSD801 (Acronis Edition)" And I am kinda skeptik about it. I unrared a big folder (113 gb) and was unrarring but every few minutes it hangs for 5 sec then continues. I took a screenshot of the performance, you...
  6. F

    Question Samsung SSD showing as a Western Digital with only half of the storage space -- any fixes?

    Hello everyone, I have a strange issue here. I just built a new PC the other day, and ordered all of my parts off of Amazon from official OEM pages. One of these parts was the SAMSUNG 980 Pro SSD 2TB Gen 4 M.2 (MZ-V8P2T0B/AM). All my parts arrived, everything was fine, until I got my new PC to...
  7. AQuickQ

    Question Compatible drive to fit this PC setup?

    What should I be looking for when buying a drive for this PC (Lenovo s500 10hd0037uk)? There's no drive in it currently, it was using a KINGSTON SUV400S37480G (upgraded from the original drive), Graphics card is a Geforce GT610 Synergy 1GB Graphics card, 16GB RAM. I'm looking to get an SSD...
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    Question Which M2 SSD is compatible with MSI Z170A Gaming Pro? Confused by specifications

    Hello all! It's been quite some years since I was up to date with PC's and components. My Samsung 850 250GB SATA SSD has just died, and I am looking for a replacement. When I recently looked at the speed difference between my dead Samsung and the cheapest M2 SSD's, I was shocked to learn the...
  9. C

    Question Which Lanes do I plug my nvme into?

    I was told it is nice to keep software and OS on a 500gb nvme m.2, and have a 2tb nvme m.2 for my game storage. I am about to build my first pc and am looking at the diagram of my mobo. I have a 5.0 pci m.2 slot/lane with my gpu and 4.0 pci nvme m.2 slot. Should I put the 500gb os drive in the...
  10. xxzaydayxx

    Question M.2 Nvme not working

    I need help trying my m.2 trying to work, specs: B450 steel legend mother board 3.7 version 6700xt graphics car 5600x cpu 48gb ram 1tb sata drive 200 gb ssd sata I’ve tried two diff ssds in both ports, 970 evo and crucial t500 I thought it was a compatibility so I returned the evo and got...
  11. LeonexWann

    Question My disk usage gets high and slows down when my laptop is running on battery ?

    Hello everyone, recently I've noticed a quite uncommon behavior on my laptop, it started with an old M.2 SSD I had which was quite bad and I thought maybe the SSD was the reason so I switched to a Kingston 1TB NVMe SSD. It started off nice but then when I unplugged my laptop the usage got...
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    Question Booting windows from M.2 NVMe on MSI MB

    Hello everyone, Yesterday I started trying to clone my Windows 11 to a new M.2 NVMe that I bought (you can see the Reddit post here) but was not able to get anywhere with this so I decided to just do a clean install. I have pretty much tried everything I could find here and on other forums but...
  13. alligator023

    Question Help! My M.2 SSD isn't an option in BIOS for boot priority!

    Hey there! I have: Teamgroup MP33 1TB M.2 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME (SSD) AMD Ryzen 7 7700X (CPU) MSI Pro B650-P Wifi (Mobo) In BIOS, the M.2 is not an option for booting! Is there a step I missed? This is my first PC so I wouldn't be surprised if that's the case. Let me know if there's any info that...
  14. A

    Question Windows 11 - Changing two M.2 drives around / cloning windows drive

    So I'm looking to change my main windows 11 drive to a new drive with better performance / more space. I'm a little stuck on exactly how to clone/ move the drives about as three will be 2 drives and only two slots :') Please Help :') My motherboard has slots for TWO M.2 drives which are both...
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    Question 2nd SSD not showing up anywhere ?

    Hello. I just put a new SSD in and it doesn't show anywhere, not even in BIOS. I know that it's working because i took it out from a working PC. I have Gigabyte B760 gaming x ax motherboard.I have already installed NVMe SSD with Windows 11 and it's working.The new SSD i got is Sata SSD (B+M)...
  16. Fireflew

    Question MSI Board M.2 Port Confusion

    Hi, Just in the process of building a new PC and have a quick question regarding where to put my M.2 drives. I have two Samsung 990 Pro 2TB drives and I want to install them on a MSI MPG Z790 Carbon WIFI board. There are five M.2 slots on the board with the following specs: M.2_1 Source...
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    Question Need Help Choosing M.2 SSD for i3-8100 Desktop

    I've got an i3-8100 desktop with a Gigabyte H310-S2P motherboard, and I just found out it has an M.2 SSD slot. I've never used one before and need advice on which type of SSD to get. Can anyone suggest a compatible M.2 SSD type or generation? Also, any tips on what to tell the seller when buying...
  18. Anomaly_76

    Question PCIE x16 running at x8 causing screen tearing?

    Having some problems getting optimum video performance. R9 5900X / 32GB DDR4-3200 / RTX3060ti. My 60hz display limits me to 60 FPS, but I can't even maintain that. Usually around 50-52. I'm getting some minor tearing on certain screen refreshes even at that. Have two SN570s in primary and...
  19. Beefmallet

    Question PC froze, forced shutdown, now Windows won’t boot on my M.2 NVMe SSD ?

    Pre info: My PC locked up a couple months ago and I forced a shutdown and turned it back on. When I did, I was greeted with a black screen that said “press any key to boot from cd or dvd…” I found it weird and just turned my PC off and on again. Magically the issue went away and it booted...
  20. neki lik123

    Question PlayStation 5 memory extension

    Hello, I have a PlayStation 5 (normal version with cd) and i want to expand my memory with 1TB SSD but in my country there is no licensed 300$ WD x PlayStation M.2 SSD so i immediately started searching for alternatives and found SAMSUNG SSD 980 PRO 1TB NVMe M.2 2280 and because this is my...
  21. mossi

    Question Lexar NM790 M.2 NVMe SSD versus Lexar NQ790 - which one to go for ?

    Does anyone know if the Lexar NQ790 is any good? I've seen tons of good reviews for the NM790 but hardly anything for the NQ790 which I think is newer? I'm struggling to find any reviews or videos. I'm leaning towards the NM790 as it's far more well known. Or if you can recommend something...
  22. C

    Question M.2 standoff broke. How bad is it?

    While trying to remove the preinstalled M.2 SSD heatsink from my motherboard, I ended up stripping the screw as it was ridiculously overtightened. I then tried removing the standoff it was screwed into, assuming it was also screwed into the motherboard. However, the standoff had apparently been...
  23. Aggressive Combo

    Question I'm only getting one lane for my PCIe 4 M.2 SSD ?

    UPDATED DESCRIPTION (1/16/2024): FIXED!!! I've made a post a couple days ago about the MSI MPG B550 GAMING PLUS motherboard. Recently, I purchassed and installed the Samsung 980 Pro NVMe M.2 SSD. The issue I found, was that installing that SSD into the M2_1 slot, I was only getting one lane...
  24. mossi

    Question Is it worth adding another M.2 NVMe SSD via a PCIEe-to-M.2 NVMe adapter ?

    Asrock B450M Steel Legend - is it worth adding another M.2 NVMe SSD via a PCIEe-to-M.2 NVMe adapter ? I'm asking for a friend who has the ASRock B450M Pro-4 F, but also for myself because both motherboards although they have a second M.2 slot it only supports SATA speeds. So I'm looking to...
  25. D

    Question Storage Assistance, Disk Managment

    Okay so this has been quite the experience for me. I've done computer stuff for over 10 years now but I've always just only been a hobbyist with it so there are plenty of things I don't know especially on the software side. (mechanic IRL so hardware is easier for me to understand) Over a year...
  26. jbaker33

    Question Second M.2 NVME drive disconnects randomly when playing games from it

    When I play games off of my 2nd NVME drive the game will crash randomly and the drive will disconnect. When relaunching game will not launch. I will do a system restart and the drive of the game will disconnect so files will not be found. This is all through steam but every file on that...
  27. K

    Question Which SSD to get, are these any good?

    my pc: mobo: rog b360f gaming cpu: i7 8700 k gpu: 1080ti i'm thinking of buying a new ssd for my gaming pc it's almost 6 years old. So i was thinking even though my mobo is pcie 3, buying a pcie 4 nvme ssd will be better in the long run if i ever upgrade my pc. my current picks are: ADATA...
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    Question AM4 PCIe4.0 Motherboards with m.2 slot(s) on back?

    So I overheard that some motherboards have m.2 slots on the back of the board for easier access. I have a case that has a hole in the back for this purpose it seems. I'm wondering what AM4/PCIe4.0 compatible boards have this connectivity feature since I'm having trouble tracking one down. Any...
  29. T

    Question Patriot m.2 or the same price for 2.5" Lexar

    I was checking some prices for the new (and first) SSD I'm going to buy, and there are two options: 1- PATRIOT P300 (256GB) (Gen3 m.2) 2- LEXAR NS100 (256GB) (SATA 2.5") the prices are the exact same! [8,490,000IRR = 16.5USD] + it's on a reliable site so I'm pretty sure it's not a scam So I...
  30. mikejs78

    Question Which M.2 slots to use

    I'm building my system and am a bit unclear on which M.2 slots to use on my motherboard (this is my first build using M.2 drives). I have: AMD Ryzen 7700x CPU Asus Rog Strix x670e-f motherboard Two M.2 drives, both Samsung 990 Pro (a 1TB drive for OS/apps, a 2TB drive for games) The...
  31. K

    Question PC goes straight to BIOS?

    I just built this about a month ago using all brand new parts. My PC goes straight into BIOS now after working for the past month with zero issues. EZ mode doesn’t detect any drives in the boot priority section but when I go into advanced and look at my SATA and NVMe configuration they are being...
  32. Chris_264

    Question Second M.2 drive not detected on MSI MPG B650i Edge WiFi ?

    The 2nd M.2 slot, M2_2 in the bios, isn't detected more than 10% of the time. Tested multiple new drives in the slot, but it seems to be that the M.2 slot itself is malfunctioning. I have tried two separate bios revisions, 7D73v13 and 7D73v16 respectively. I refuse to RMA it without first...
  33. Sir_thank_alot

    Question m.2 ssd or sata ssd

    My motherboard doesnt support m,2 ssd. I want to buy an m.2 ssd instead of sata ssd for future proof when I buy a new motherboard with m.2 ssd support. the only PCIE slot currently available is the x1 slot PCIE 3.0. So should I go for USB 3.0 ? or buy a new normal SSD.
  34. Laladebadkuip

    Question Laptop makes random popping sound ?

    Hi, I recently bought an HP Pavilion Plus 14-ey0625nd laptop and I decided to change the standard 512GB M.2 SSD to a 1TB M.2 SSD. So I opened the laptop up and changed the M.2 SSD, reinstalled Windows and now my laptop is making little popping sounds. I don't think it's the speakers because...
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    Question Unable to boot with UEFI Bios with M.2 SSD

    So, spent all night and this entire morning trying to get the desktop I built yesterday to boot with UEFI Bios. I have a SSD from my old desktop with Windows 10 Pro installed and when plugging it into the new desktop, it works fine and boots as normal. My new SSD is also discovered in bios and...
  36. T

    Question Can't install/boot Windows on M.2 SSD while it is visible in the bios ?

    Hello, I recently build a new computer and have a hard time with the M2 ssd. First I only had that ssd (Lexar NM790 SSD 1To M.2 2280 PCIe Gen4x4 NVMe 1.4) in M2_1 slot of the , when I was trying to install Windows it was always crashing but bios was saying it is running fine (made the ssd...
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    Question Where can one actually *buy* a M.2 2280 SSD supporting TCG OPAL 2.0 and T10-DIF/DIX/PI?

    Where does one buy a M.2 2280 (or even 22110 if no other choices exist) SSD supporting TCG OPAL 2.0 and T10-DIF/DIX/PI? MY research has turned up an incredibly short list of SSDs that meet those minimum requirements, and there is no obvious way to purchase them à la Newegg, eBay, or Amazon...
  38. RyanTheSok

    Question Trouble Configuring 2nd M.2 NVMe SSD on Motherboard

    I recently installed my second SSD, a 2 TB Samsung 990 Pro M.2 NVMe SSD, into my ASUS Prime X570 Pro mobo, however I am having trouble configuring it and specifically locating it in the Disk Management for Windows 10. It is installed into the M.2_1 slot, which is the CPU-related slot, and my 980...
  39. J

    Question Regarding M.2 PCIe compatibility on my MSI X570 A-Pro

    Looking at the specifications for the MSI X570 A-Pro it tells me there's one M.2 slot supporting PCIe 4.0 and another supporting only PCIe 3.0. I already have a PCIe 3.0 drive connected to the 4.0 slot and I'm planning on buying a 4.0 drive, moving the current drive to the 3.0 slot and...
  40. n0rthV

    Question new nvme m.2 not reaching full speed

    Hello there, i just installed a new m.2c SSD (Kingston KC3000 500GB), i cloned my old ssd to the new nvme. all worked fine. then i wanted to test the speed of the new nvme with CrystalDiskMark and it only showed 3500 Mbit/s of the advertised 7000Mbit/s i already changed some settings in the...