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  1. Inver_ShaRingan

    Question Can M.2 NVMe cause stuttering in games ?

    For some reason games installed on my Crusial P3 Plus (PCiE 4.0) 3.0 in use as 10th Intel doesn't support 4.0, games stutter. I9 10900k with Two tower cooling 16gb 3600mhz cl16 Crusial Ballistix RTX 2070 strix Z490 Msi gaming plus While installing something, when this drive was used as...
  2. Winter Atomic

    Question M.2 NVME is not recognized by Bios

    One day while playing Overwatch my PC froze, I couldn't alt F4 or anything and had to force quit. This kept on happening more and more over the last week until the PC froze After 5-7 mins of doing nothing. I figured that there was a problem with my Graphics driver so I uninstalled it to reset...
  3. G

    Question My computer doesn't recognize my Samsung 970 Evo Plus SSD ?

    Hello, so all of a sudden my computer stopped recognizing my M.2 drive. Windows runs on a Samsung SSD and in the past week I've noticed that it takes a while to load and it stays for around 30 seconds on the bios logo and today the M.2 drive where I keep my files just disappeared. I checked disk...
  4. D

    Question M.2 NVMe SSD not showing up in Windows ?

    I just bought my first NVMe Drive and installed it, its showing up in the BIOS and in other software like Crystaldiskinfo but it never shows up in Disk manager or Diskpart for unknown reason ? I would appreciate any help with finding the solution to this problem.
  5. Y

    Question M.2 to PCIe adapter works for 1394 firewire video capture but there is No Drive Letter ?

    First I am not a gamer. I do high end amateur video editing. Operating System: Microsoft Windows 11 My system: Product # 4NN43AA#ABA Omen by HP Obelisk Desktop PC - 875-0034 Motherboard: Version 00 Edoras SSid: 84FD Chipset: H370 500 Watt power supply This is the M.2 A/E to PCIe adapter I...
  6. B

    Question PCB mounted M.2 NVMe SSD Connector as spare

    I need a notebook-PCB mounted M.2 NVMe SSD Connector as spare The manufacturer seems to be the Lotes Guangzhou Co., Ltd.. Where please can I find a reseller for this part? Thanks you very much.
  7. A

    [SOLVED] Proper way to change current NVME secondary storage drive from m.2 slot to PCIE adapter ?

    Currently have 2 NVME drives installed. One WD black SN 750 500 gb as my boot drive C: installed in m.2_1 on motherboard. I have a secondary WD Blue 1tb drive installed in m.2_2 on motherboard labeled D: I have purchased a new 2tb WD black SN850x that I would like to place in the m.2_2...
  8. kurosuma

    Question i can't use my new m.2 in my motherboard.

    ok let's explain about this problem, I recently bought a crucial p3 m.2, but when I put it on my motherboard aorus x470 gaming 5 amd, I get stuck on the bios the led error code marked VGA, I thought the problem was the new m.2 because I have another m.2 but I ask a friend to try the new one...
  9. D

    Question M.2 SATA SSD Not Recognized

    To start here are the relevant specs: Motherboard: ASUS TUF Gaming B450-PLUS II SSD: SK Hynix SC308 128GB M.2 SATA SSD The SSD in question currently contains an old Windows 10 installation, and I'm trying to reformat it for use as a normal storage drive. I already have a 2.5" SATA SSD with my...
  10. H

    Question Is hot glue safe to use on motherboard? (m.2 related w/ pics)

    I built a 5700x system last summer. (july) The motherboard (MSI X570S edge max wifi) had an issue with the 1st m.2 cover. (pics show issue) Never RMA'd it as I needed PC running (and rma's can take awhile) and everything "works" just "not ideal to have a part not doing its job) So issue is the...
  11. Y

    Question Can i use a M.2 key a/e to PCIe adapter to run my ieee1394 card

    Operating System: Microsoft Windows 11 My system: Product # 4NN43AA#ABA Omen by HP Obelisk Desktop PC - 875-0034 Motherboard: Version 00 Edoras SSid: 84FD Chipset: H370 500 Watt power supply I currently own this ieee1394 Asmedia firewire card(PCIe 1x)...
  12. magicbf

    Question SSD for game storage/steam library

    Hello, i'm looking for some SSD, which is at least 480GB to store some of my games and steam library. I don't care if it's SATA or M.2 I'm assuming that i don't need DRAM? Would something like Samsung 980 be fine, or i can possibly go for some cheap SATA with even higher capacity?
  13. H

    Question Im looking for good M.2 storage

    I've building a new system based on Z790 Aero motherboard . Any suggestions ?
  14. E

    Question Windows BSOD after update and now drives either not showing or are at 0/0 bytes free.

    Windows 10 updated and restarted automatically while i was at work. i came home and was able to log in and after 2 minutes everything started freezing up and i got a BSOD. I did not record the error code as i thought this was a one off crash. When i tried to boot again i got sent to the...
  15. brigadioras

    [SOLVED] Advice on a new system

    Hello! I hope you guys are doing well. The time has come to build a new PC. I thought what would be a better place than tomshardware to ask for some advice. My budget is around 500 EUR (will be using my old GPU for now) and I have a few questions. I have settled on the new i5-13400f (since...
  16. Hypeman92

    Question Will a A 5000Mb/s Read Write M.2 Work To It's Fullest Speed On My System?

    I've been wanting to get this M.2 SSD for my PC: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09QV5KJHV/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&th=1 Motherboard: MSI A320M-A Pro Max https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/A320M-A-PRO-MAX GPU (adding this because I assume it matters since it's sharing...
  17. F

    [SOLVED] SSD not running at full speed?

    So I recently installed a samsung 980 ssd 1 TB NVME on my HP computer, but it is not running at full speed. When I checked crystal disk info and samsung magician, it stated it was running at PCIe Gen 3x2, and doing some research I found out that this is why it was so slow. It is currently only...
  18. Y

    [SOLVED] Can't format my new M.2 SSD

    I don't know what to do please help, I already initialized the disk but I can't get further than that
  19. A

    [SOLVED] Windows will not boot from M.2 NVMe SSD on PCIe socket

    Hello everyone! I had a bunch of desktop PCs but ran out of 2,5" SSDs for upgrading them. Then again I also had several 256MB M.2 NVMe SSDs so I got some of these: PCIe Adapter for M.2 I startet testing with a rather old PC, its mainboard is a Gigabyte GA-H61M-S2PV, BIOS is from 2015. First I...
  20. MSouzza

    [SOLVED] VGA Led after install M.2 SSD

    Hello. After installing my new M2 SSD, I booted up my PC and everything was working normally. I cloned the files from my Sata SSD to the new SSD, ran the system normally. After trying to open FIFA 23, I received a notification that it was not possible to open the game because I did not have...
  21. Roqalsaurus

    Question Boot drive not recognized after changing the CPU ?

    I'm running an ASUS Prime B560-Plus board with an i5 11400F processor, 48GB DDR4 ram, 2TB M.2 NVMe boot drive and a dedicated GPU. I just tried to upgrade to an i9-10900K processor but the BIOS no longer sees the M.2 boot drive. I reset CMOS. I checked the BIOS compatibility and it should have...
  22. uhfifty

    Question PC is power cycling every 20 seconds ?

    I had just installed a new m.2 and swapped out my ram for a 32gb kit and when turning the PC back on I got the dreaded power cycle. I cleared the cmos and that didn’t seem to effect the issue. I also took out the m.2 and replaced my old ram and it still power cycled (turns on for 15 seconds then...
  23. It'sTheChef

    Question M.2 Drive no longer showing any volume and can't be read by the system

    Recently bought 2 Crucial P3 1TB PCIe NVMe M.2 SSDs. I reinstalled Windows 10 on one of them via USB, and used the other one to install large applications. They both worked perfectly for about a week, but now the one with my OS has become unreadable to the system. It sent me back to the startup...
  24. M

    Question Intel 660p Series not detected by motherboard

    Hi! This problem appeared to me after testing some CPU overclocks that didn't work. I've had this problem for over a year now and I've never been able to resolve it. Initially I thought it could be the m.2 and I decided to talk to Intel, they ended up replacing it with a new one, but the problem...
  25. JackTheRibber

    Question I recently upgraded my pc and my motherboard isnt recognizing my new m.2 ssd

    Ok so I recently got a new motherboard (The G.1 Sniper B6) and ssd (The SAMSUNG 970 EVO PLUS M.2 2280) for my desktop. I got everything installed correctly and wired up, on boot up I went through the new bios and after a few minutes it booted up like normal from my old hdd. However when I...
  26. N

    Question NVMe not showing as boot device / mobo not seeing NVMe / appears in storage info

    Hello So I just bricked a Mobo when upgrading my CPU from a 3000g to a 3600. I got a new Mobo PRime a520m-a II I had been using a Crucial P2 500GB PCIe M.2 2280 SSD as the only storage device (has windows and files on it currently) I swapped everything to the new mobo adding a graphics card to...
  27. NJMODS

    Question M.2 NVMe SSD has slower read/write speeds than before ?

    My 250gb NVMe SSD (1 year old) has slower read/write speeds after I revert from Windows 11 to Windows 10. Before - Read: 1600mb/s, Write: 1200mb/s After - Read: 650mb/s, Write: 250mb/s I have cleaned installed Windows 10 afterwards but still the speed is same. BIOS is updated Controller mode...
  28. C

    Question Unable to boot from M.2 NVMe drive ?

    So I’ve spent a lot of time trying to fix this and would really appreciate any help! I have an ASUS PRIME Z390-P motherboard Team TM8FP6001t 1tb M.2 NVMe SSD Intel i7-9700k This started a few days ago, I noticed my cpu was being power throttled while gaming at times so I decided to check if...
  29. A

    Question My ssd died! I need replacement

    Hello, I need to replace my old ssd since the one im my laptop failed(windows 10 instalation need at least 3 hour to start and when it comes fo formating or deleting partitions it just show error) My old ssd is SanDisk sdsA5JK-256G and my laptop is asus ux31 ultraslim. So can someone sudgest me...
  30. luneki

    [SOLVED] Should i go with m.2 or SATA SSD for 2nd drive?

    For my new build i went with a Samsung 980 500 GB, and i thought i'd add a 1 TB HDD as a 2nd drive, but it's not much more to get another SSD. However i'm really confused as to how PCI lanes work, and if my 2nd drive should be another m.2 or a SATA SSD. I'm running an i7-13700K with a ROG...
  31. notea

    Question Question regarding the bottom PCIE x16 slot on a Crosshair VIII Formula

    Hello, I have a 5900X, with a Crosshair VIII Formula (X570) and a Strix 3080 on the 1st PCIe slot, the board comes with only 2x m.2 slots and its a bit less for such an expensive board. i have populated both m.2 slots and planning to add an m.2 nvme adapter.. but if i install anything on the...
  32. C

    [SOLVED] B650 PG Lightning M.2 SATA Not Showing Up

    I just built my new PC, which everything went smoothly for the most part. However I have 2 different M.2 SSDs, one of which, just isn't showing up in the BIOS or Disk Manager. My WD Black SN 770 shows up fine and has my Windows Installation on it. However the WD Blue that I also purchased does...
  33. M

    [SOLVED] Need Help in using my first M.2 SSD

    Hi people! I just bought and installed a Kingston KC3000 1TB M 2 NVMe PCIe (SKC3000S/1024G) Into this system: Mobo: -MSI B360 Gaming plus CPU: -i5 9400f 2.9Ghz 6core GPU: -RTX 2060 Super RAM: -32GB Other drives (SATA): Samsung SSD 840 EVO 120 GB (OS drive) TOSHIBA HDWD130 3TB But...
  34. Giannaros

    Question Can Asrock B450 Pro4 Run 2 M.2s?

    Hey guys, so I have an m2 (samsung 970 evo) on an Asrock B450 Pro4 Can I put an additional M.2 like the 970 or 980 or does the motherboard not have more M.2 slots? Is my only option an SSD like 870 etc? Thanks!
  35. vollachr

    Question M.2 & SATA Limitations on GIGABYTE Aorus B550 Elite V2?

    Hi, I have a GIGABYTE Aorus B550 Elite V2 motherboard, currently running 1 M.2 NVME & 4 SATA drives, planning due to two failing mechanical HDDs to replace them with 1 SATA SSD & 1 m.2 NVME SSD, thing is, I can't figure out if my board allows to use all M.2 & SATA ports at the same time, I know...
  36. G

    Question Are NVME Slot sensitive to movement?

    My SSD suddenly didn't get detected in my Motherboard. then it gets detected again after I give a gentle push and tap?
  37. M

    [SOLVED] ADATA m.2 SSD installation: Why are there two things?

    I received ADATA m2. SSD. But there are two components like this. I know what the right one is. Isn't this the only thing I need? What is the left one? I googled and watched how to install this on youtube, but they seem to show only the thing on the right-side.
  38. JonhWolf

    Question B450M Steel Legend no longer reads M.2 Boot after CPU Upgrade

    I use my pc for 2 years with a ryzen 5 2600 and an M.2 ssd. I recently upgraded to Ryzen 5 3600 and after that my mb just stopped reading the M.2 boot drive. It's not installed in the wrong slot cuz it was already there. I have already updated the BIOS for different versions (including the last...
  39. M

    Question Which M.2 slot for which SSD?

    Hi, I am currently upgrading my system. I have currently 3 M.2 NVMe SSDs: 970 EVO 500GB (that one will be for Windows and C Drive) 970 EVO Plus 1TB (that will be my primary storage for game installations) 960 EVO 250 GB (that will be additional secondary game stuff storage) My new...
  40. T

    Question M.2 nvme ssd is not showing up anywhere

    I bought this ssd 2 months ago and it was working fine. Suddenly stopped working properly after an windows update. There was this issue with my motherboard ( Gigabyte) where sata hdd or ssd on the second slot would disconnect and reconnect randomly. Now the ssd is not being detected at all. Also...