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  1. S

    Question Moving OS from old M.2 to new M.2

    I have a motherboard with one M.2 slot, which has Windows 10 and a few other programs on it. I bought a larger M.2. How would I get the OS to the new M.2 since I only have 1 slot?
  2. VermilionNeko

    Question MSI Laptop - M.2 SSD Screw

    Hi This is a bit of a shot in the dark, but would anyone happen to know this kind of screw? And the kind of screwdriver and its size I'd need? I'm trying to replace an old M.2 SSD in my MSI laptop, and every screwdriver I've tried just doesn't work. They're either too big or too thin. :-\...
  3. PaPies

    [SOLVED] M.2 [Reserved For Future] Question, will it work now?

    Hello, I'm not a big Tech savvy but I understand stuff when it comes to computers, but I've never had this in my life, so it's new to me. When I bought my Z490 Gaming X Gigabyte motherboard, I also bought an m.2 SSD to go along with it. I installed my components including m.2 but it wouldn't...
  4. thegame21

    Question M.2 sticker - should i remove the stickers?

    Hi TH, I am quite confused, should I remove the stickers? Or just the green one only? Mobo : z490f image: https://ibb.co/W2NDcNq https://ibb.co/bvqs7f
  5. JiggleBob

    Question Why did all the downloaded games and apps on my M.2 disappear?

    For a short while, my M.2 disappeared from my computers" Devices and drives" section and my Bios. When the M.2 showed back up though, All my games and apps were gone, but nothing else. Will I have to reinstall everything? I am using windows 10 with 16 GB of RAM and an Intel i7-9700k CPU. I...
  6. khaleddiv

    Question NVME isn't showing in BIOS on Aorus B450 Elite after reinstalling it.

    Hello everyone. I have an Aorus B450 Elite motherboard and an NVME that I forgot its brand name; anyway, it was working completely fine for the past ~year and a half until yesterday when I had to install another hard disk to work on it, so I removed the NVME to avoid any issues. Unfortunately...
  7. Immalent

    Question Smelling burnt plastic from my pc

    Recently upgraded my pc. New case and upgraded to a 750w Seasonic Focus gx gold rated , Zotac 3070Ti OC Trinity edition and a Ryzen 5 5600x paired with my old motherboard a B450 Aorus M with 2 ssd's 1 is m.2 ,Problem i have right now is when I try to play anything I start smelling burnt plastic...
  8. faridc

    Question ROG STRIX Z590-E M.2 SLOTS PROBLEMS

    Hello, I have recently completed a new build and I am having some issues with my M.2 slots. Specs: ROG Strix z590-E i5-11600k G.SKILL Ripjaws V Series 32GB (2 x 16GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 2400 EVGA RTX 3070 Ti Samsung 980 Pro NVMe OS drive Samsung 870 EVO NMVe Storage drive Windows 10 Home...
  9. X

    Question M.2 SSD RAID0 "Upgrade FAIL" - help?

    Dell Precision 7760 super high-end laptop. Accommodates up to 4 M.2-2280 SSDs. The first one is the system boot drive; the other 3 are available for creating a RAID0 array. Original configuration: (2) Sabrent Rocket 4tb m.2 SSD's RAID0'd together to create a 2-SSD 8tb volume that consistently...
  10. ShuDog

    Question Asrock Z370 Tai Chi M.2 port issues

    Hi, In regard to my Asrock Z370 Tai Chi Motherboard, I have 2 identical m.2 drives, the only port that will recongnise them is m.2_3, neither of the other 2 will show them in the bios or windows drive manager I have tried both drives in all ports and both only work in m.2_3 I have unplugged...
  11. B

    Question Best way to do a fresh install on new ssd?

    Hello, I'm a bit of a novice builder. I bought a new M.2 SSD because the old one was full, and smaller capacity. I was planning to use the new, faster one as my OS boot drive, and install windows on it with a USB, but the old M.2 with Windows currently on it is still installed, and I'm not...
  12. A

    Question Remove m.2 heatsink tape if I am not using the slot?

    I only have one m.2 drive and 4 places for more in the future. Do I need to remove the tape from all 4 before I turn it on? I've heard remove just because its plastic in a computer and leave alone because it won't melt and will keep it clean for future use. Or is it just preference? msi mpg z690...
  13. Atterus

    [SOLVED] Crosshair VIII Dark Hero PCIe M.2 Boot Drive?

    Hello all! I see a ton of information about various issues regarding using a M.2 on a PCIe riser (I'm veteran enough not to be scared of BIOS settings). But not a whole lot on whether it is a good idea to put an OS on a expansion slot. I'm running a 5950x on a Dark Hero with a 3090. I have a...
  14. A

    Question M.2 not being detected

    I have an M.2 I pulled from one of my laptops that I wanted to remove files from. I have an EVGA z370 Classified K motherboard so I have 2 M+B key M.2 slots. One of them is occupied by my OS, a Samsung 970 EVO. So I put the new M.2 into the slot under my 2080 graphic card. However, I don't...
  15. C

    Question NVMe SSD keeps disappearing from Windows ?

    Specs: Msi mpg b550 gaming edge wifi Amd ryzen 3600 Msi Gaming 3060 Ti Sabrent rocket 4 1tb (old, OS drive) Sabrent rocket 1tb (new) Windows 11 I will try to start from the top with this issue. My S/O wanted more storage for her PC, so I recommended that she buy the aforementioned Sabrent...
  16. B

    Question samsung 980 wont display as a bootable device

    Its my first ever ssd, and when I reinstalled windows to it, it went smoothly until the restart, because it restarted, and began the install again, so I restarted it manually and I tried set the priority of the ssd in the bios, but then I saw that the ssd didnt even displayed as a bootable...
  17. Radioride

    Question M.2 not showing up in bios error 0xc000000e

    So i accidently unplugged my computer and then when i open it, i got an error 0xc000000e can someone please help me
  18. B

    Question How do I fix this sata/M.2 clone boot issue with my Asus ROG STRIX B450-F GAMING II motherboard?

    Hey everyone. Please see my saved parts here I tried cloning over the 500GB M.2 boot drive to the 1TB M.2 drive (with Marcrium). But I can’t boot from the 1TB Drive after cloning. The compatibility notes say: "When the motherboard M.2 slot M2_1 is used, two SATA 6 Gb/s ports are disabled "...
  19. AnimeLabs

    Question Can someone help me boot from M.2 NVME drive in HP Zbook 15 G2?

    So, The thing is, I have an HP Zbook 15 G2 and it is working great with 2 HDDs installed. I want to boot my windows from M.2 NVME. I bough the NVME and I have enabled every option for PCIE Boot in Bios but I still am not being able to boot from it. The Windows just gets installed but when it...
  20. HnyBear

    Question M.2 Not running at full speed after format and reinstall of OS

    I was running my board in Intel raid mode and getting 2500MBs on my m.2 drive but I switched it to AHCI and formatted the drive and reinstalled windows, now it's only getting around 800MBs. I can't figure out what's going on with it. No hardware has been changed or switched around. Literally...
  21. 4000bobbe

    Question more storage and compability

    basically, i want to get more storage. so im wondering if my motherboard supports 2 m.2 ssd, it has 2 ports but i wonder if this ssd is compatible ssd: https://www.amazon.com/WD_Black-SN850-Internal-Gaming-Solid/dp/B08KFS6THF motherboard: LENOVO 3716 (AM4)
  22. editor1

    Question sata ssd running host and have vm on m.2 nvme question ?

    Hi all Lets say I have windows 10 running its os on a sata ssd and had 3x hyper-v VM's os running on a m.2 NVMe 4th gen each(3x). Will the vm's run faster if I upgrade the host sata ssd to a m.2 NVMe 4th gen ? Every .5 of a sec matters.
  23. A

    Question M.2 WD black SN750 1TB Asus X99 Deluxe

    Hi. Installed my pc M.2 WD black SN750 1TB ssd. My bios see it but when I go to drive management its not there. Tried to install windows 10 but it doesn't find my M.2 ssd I have Asus X99 Deluxe Motherboard. Tried almost every option but not help is there any advise left? Thank you for helping :)
  24. farmfowls

    Question SSD/M.2 Recommendation and M.2 Questions

    I'm looking to get an M.2 or a new SSD to add as faster storage. I currently have Windows on a 500gb SSD and have 2 other HDD's for storage. It'd be easier to install an M.2 as I've misplaced my C70's second hard drive cage and would have to buy another sata cable as well - but if I could get...
  25. T

    Question Drive not accessible - "A device which does not exist was specified" error on new M.2 drive ?

    Having a weird error. Set up a new 2tb Samsung 980 Pro m.2 a couple of months ago and its been fine up until now. I started to install some games on it but it seems to be causing issues where ill start playing a game, the game will freeze/crash and when i go to try and open anything stored on...
  26. T

    Question Internal HW RAID5 M.2 NVMe

    I'm trying to add an internal 10-15TB RAID5 M.2 NVMe PCIe 4.0 data drive to a Win 10 Pro PC based on Gigabyte X570S Aorus Master MoBo with AMD 5950x CPU. I've had good experience with Areca HW RAID controllers over the years with spinning drives. It looks like for M.2 NVMe I have the choice of...
  27. Xiarte

    Question My NVMe won't show up in BIOS

    I recently bought a new rig and this week decided to upgrade with a NVMe (SILICON POWER UD80 500GB M.2 2280 NVMe/PCIe) on a TUF GAMING B450M-PLUS II motherboard. I mounted and remounted the drive many times, changed every available setting there was in the BIOS (I don't have PCH Configuration)...
  28. J

    Question M.2 shows up on bios but not on cmd diskpart or drivers where your supposed to install windows

    M.2: adata sx6000pnp Motherboard: Aorus B450 Elite. My pc was working before however when i turned off my pc and turned it back on, my pc showed the screen 'reboot and select proper boot device.' I went onto bios and: Made my m.2 first boot priority Switched it to Ahcl mode Disabled secure...
  29. D

    Question Cant even load into bios when im plugging my hard drives

    Hi, im using this motherboard and I have a kingston m.2 with two hard drives gigabyte b560m ds3h v2 Yesterday I switched my pc case and after plugging everything back I couldnt load into windows, turns out that my motherboard reset to factory settings and the boot order was changed. I...
  30. A

    Question XPG S11 Pro slow Read speed ...

    Hi all, i just bought a NVMe M.2 SSD XPG gammix S11 pro .. it has average of 3500 MB Read and 3000 MB Write speed acccording to manufacture.. my Laptop is Lenovo L340 Gaming .. when i installed the SSD and installed OS just ran a CrystalDiskMark Test and i found it gives me ~1500 MB Read and...
  31. H

    [SOLVED] M.2 SSd, Sata 3 SSD, longevity.

    Hello, it's been awhile since I've posted on here, but I would like the community's opinion on M.2 SSd, Sata 3 SSD, longevity. I know that will very depending on read and writes, but I'm more interested in the components themselves that make up the chips on the the pcb's. Such as, resisters...
  32. F

    Question Windows suddenly stopped detecting M.2 SSD

    I’ve had this Intel 665p M.2 NVME SSD installed for around 2 years now. Had no problems installing it and setting it up. Ran flawlessly since then. Windows isnt installed on this drive, I use it as an additional drive strictly for games. Recently however I turned on my pc and found that windows...
  33. S

    Question WD SN850 M.2 NVMe SSD is not recognised in BIOS ?

    Looking for a sanity check. I've been building my own PCs for 20 years and working in IT the past 10 years. I've specced and built 100s of desktops for clients, so I'm not new to building PCs, ensuring compatibility and such, but I'm running into a problem that has me gaslighting myself while...
  34. dhkieu

    [SOLVED] Can I put a 2nd NVMe Drive/M.2 SSD on TUF-GAMING-B550?

    Hi All, New to the forum, hopefully this is not the wrong place/an annoying common question. I have a pc with a TUF-Gaming B550 motherboard, and I have an NVMe SSD attached to the 64gb M.2 slot...
  35. S

    [SOLVED] Help Buying a M.2 SSD. Motherboard supports PCIE 3.0x4.

    Hi, My motherboard says it "supports up to PCIe 3.0 x4" for its two M.2 slots. First, I want clarification on what the "x4" means. There wasn't much info about it online. I think it had to do with # of lanes it uses. Could anyone explain that more? Do I have to match that number with the SSD, or...