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  1. 00Zuzuki

    Question My M.2 shows up in bios but when it boots into windows it doesn't show up anywhere

    So this started around the time that the black ops 6 beta was happening and this one day I left my computer on all night on the main menu screen and when I woke up my computer was completely turned off when I went to boot it I find out that it destroyed my SATA SSD so I replaced the SATA SSD but...
  2. E

    Question HWInfo and Device Health

    HWInfo is showing 96% device health on what I believe is my startup C drive (Samsung NVMe) Should this be a concern? If not what is the threshold for a 'healthy' drive? View: https://imgur.com/a/5h7kPQl Thanks!
  3. jlaf

    Question Moving BitLocker W10 SSD to new NVME

    Hey all, family friend asked me for some support with one of their business computers. Old machine crapped out on them and I was able to get the 400GB Lexar SSD out of the machine and create an non-Bitlockered backup using Macrium Reflect on an external drive to verify all data and files are...
  4. E

    Question Upgrading NVMe drives on ROG Zenith Extreme

    I own this older MOBO https://rog.asus.com/motherboards/rog-zenith/rog-zenith-extreme-model/ 2 questions - Should I expect any compatibility issues if I upgrade the CPU to most recent Threadripper? (I have the older 1950x Threadripper) - I want to upgrade the capacity of my current NvME drives...
  5. th3ging3rsnap

    Question Drive visible in BIOS but not in windows setup.

    I recently had to replace my motherboard and CPU for new ones(MAG B550 TOMAHAWK MAX WIFI, AMD Ryzen 9 3900X). I replaced the components without issue but when it came time to install windows, my m.2 drive (Samsung 970 EVO) is not available in the setup. My drive is visible in bios. I was able...
  6. A

    Question Anyone else noticing crazy number of NVMe power cycles per running hour? (250,000 cycles for 278 hours)

    One of my notebooks is a Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 13ACN5 with a Ryzen 5800U APU, which actually saw relatively little action: it only had around 280 hours on the clock when it started to run into problems booting Windows while Ubuntu still worked, but also reported drive errors (both OS shared the...
  7. Y

    Question Every time I boot my PC, new SSD it is set to offline in system settings.

    As mentioned in the title, I have recently installed a new SSD into my PC, moved folders and some games onto it and all work perfectly fine. Moved my OS onto another drive and upon rebooting, the new SSD is offline by default? Am I missing something simple? Any help/suggestions are appreciated...
  8. JustRelaxASC

    Question NVMe drive not recognized in top slot on B550M Aorus Elite (rev 1.3)

    As the title says, my Kingston A2000 SSD is not recognized in the top slot, but seems to be working in the bottom one. Drive is healthy and working in another build. Sometimes the system boots and recognizes that NVMe for a while, say 10 to 30 minutes, and then suddenly it disappears and isn't...
  9. W

    Question help with memory and ssd

    I have Asus ROG crosshair x670e hero motherboard, 7900xtx gpu and 7800x3d cpu….. what is the best DDR5 to pair with it along with the best nvme gen 5????
  10. S

    Question Server on ROME2D32GM-2T

    I'm looking to put together the server using the following components: Motherboard: ROME2D32GM-2T CPU: AMD EPYC 7F72 x 2 RAM: M393A8G40AB2-CWEGQ x 8 GPU: Nvidia 4090 x 8 (16 PCIe lines) SSD (system drivers): WD_BLACK AN1500 NVMe SSD Add-in-Card - 1TB x 2 (4 PCIe lines) SSD (data drives)...
  11. A

    Question SSD stops getting detected all of a sudden

    I have an MSI laptop that I bought last year in May. The model is Cyborg 15 - A12VF. It came with an original SSD with 512GB capacity. I removed it and installed Samsung 980 PRO PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD of 1TB capacity within a week after its purchase. I am running Windows 11 on it. Almost always I...
  12. S

    Question HMB vs DRAM when it comes to maintaining SSD durability

    Hi everyone. My question is in the topic in tl;dr. As much as I understand after reading about the benefits of a DRAM chip in an SSD, it helps to provide a map to the SSD of where some recent information is located for the SSD to quickly identify that file location and immediately get to it...
  13. blurrryface

    Question which drive should I consider for windows boot drive Micron 3400 or wd Sn 850x

    So my laptop came with Micron 3400 1tb ssd and I have recently purchased a WD sn850x. Which one should I make my boot drive. I know that wd performs better but it lacks AES 256 bit hardware encoding.
  14. U

    Question NVMe SSD randomly stopped booting after 2 years despite still being detected by BIOS and Windows ?

    Hey y'all, My PC has a multiple-disc layout with a Seagate Barracuda 2TB hard drive, Crucial MX500GB SSD, and a 1TB 970EVO Samsung EVO NVME SSD. Due to the order in which I got these drives (HDD -> SSD -> NVME), all three drives boot Windows; however, the NVME has been my primary use drive. I...
  15. sbemb

    Question Questions on M2 drives for Z790 Wifi 7 Motherboard

    I just purchased the Player Three Prime and it has the Z790 wifi 7 motherboard. It has 3 M2 slots and the first 2 are filled. I would like to add to the last slot. Specs: CPU: Intel i9-14900KF GPU: NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4090 Memory: 128GB (4 x 32GB) DDR5 6000 Mhz Storage: 1TB NVMe M.2 SSD...
  16. B

    Question Installing Windows 11 Home on NVMe + ASRock B650M Pro RS + AMD Ryzen 5 7600X

    Hi all! Long time a lurker and a first-time poster. I'm building a new PC for myself, and it's been over a decade since I last built one. I have everything installed, but I'm having issues installing Windows 11 onto my NVMe drive. Motherboard: ASRock B650M Pro RS CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 7600X Hard...
  17. M

    Question What is the max speed of Crucial P5 Plus 2TB PCIe Gen4?

    Hi All, I hope you are well. I have two of these M.2 NVMes. Model serial is: CT2000P5PSSD8 The ASUS motherboard spec says this: My CPU is Ryzen 9 5950X. I performed write tests and I get about 1.6GB/s on the NVME in M.2_1 and 490MB/s on the NVMe in M.2_2. Is this correct? Do I need to change...
  18. Neelll

    Question my nvme doesn't work in gen4

    today i did a new build with ryzen 5 5500 motherboard Aorus b550m elite and as memory a 1tb 990 samsung nvme, all these components support PCIe gen4, so i change from bios settings the port from auto i put it on gen 4 but opening the samsung magician program it tells me that it's connected sun a...
  19. vnce

    Question High-quality USB4 NVME Enclosure that's as fast as possible and won't overheat.

    I have been searching for the past few days for an NVME enclosure that will deliver true USB4 speeds, that I can easily swap NVME's out of. I saw the ZikeDrive, Satechi, and OWC Express 1M2. I don't have a lot of confidence or trust in deciding between any of these. There might be newer options...
  20. S

    Question WD SN850X SSD running off chipset on an MSI PRO Z690-A motherboard ?

    I am looking to purchase a WD Black SN850X on a Prime Day discount but having read the manual for my MSI PRO Z690-A motherboard I am wondering is it a waste of money if I put it in a Gen4 M.2 Slot that is running through chipset instead of CPU (that slot is already occupied with OS drive)...
  21. O

    Question SSDs for Windows 7 ?

    So I'm going to have to split this into a few different questions. My Windows 7 computer I never had issues before it was taken apart 2 1/2 years ago before I moved & it started crashing upto 4 times a day a few months after it was put together in Mexico. I didn't start or use it right after...
  22. aff2

    Question Nvme slot

    I was wondering if a 2.5 inch nvme SSD would fit in my motherboard and if I would need an adapter for my fans to reach. I have a dell OptiPlex 7010 mt. Motherboard...
  23. E

    Question Windows 11 will not detect M.2 drive on cold start

    I bought an M.2 drive a while ago for my computer and after a while after I bought it it would not be detected on a cold start. However, after restarting my computer, it would almost always be automatically detected. I have had this issue both booting off of an HDD and SSD. Any ideas on what...
  24. Aeropro

    Question which ssd is compatible for my m.2 ssd slot?

    So I have a Lenovo ideapad 330S-14IKB Laptop which has an optane memory installed in it. I have been wondering which m.2 ssd can fit in it as the optane memory is said to be nvme. Here are some pictures of it. and i have found this ssd on amazon: Crucial P3 Plus 500GB PCIe Gen4 3D NAND NVMe...
  25. theking2

    Question 3B7QCXE7 AS SSD benchmark after seven years

    I frequently (at some point in time, montly) do measurements of most ssd I have somewhere sitting in chaos manor. This was one in 2017: and this in 2024 Not bad from 3911 to only 2835 in heavy use. My real question is in between those years I had way better markings with a different driver...
  26. O

    Question nvme to nvme raid controller?

    I've been looking around for a RAID controller that plugs into an NVME slot, hosts NVME drives, and is bootable but haven't found anything (at all, let alone bootable). Has anybody seen something like this?
  27. G

    Question Does my motherboard support NVMe SSDs ?

    I have an Asus P6X58D-E motherboard with standard bios (0803). Will an M.2 NVMe SSD via a PCIe slot work ? I don't want to boot from it, I just need it for storage, and I'm not keen on modding the bios. I'm asking because I had read something about the board not supporting NVMe SSDs, but my...
  28. Faust-RSI

    Question Moving system with sysprep

    I've bought a new laptop ACER PREDATOR HELIOS NEO 16, characteristics: Windows 11 Home Intel® Core™ i9-14900HX processor Tetracosa-core (24 Core™) 2.20 GHz NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4070 with 8 GB dedicated memory 16" WQXGA (2560 x 1600) 16:10 IPS 240 Hz 16 GB, DDR5 SDRAM 1TB SSD (2 NVMe slots)...
  29. J

    Discussion Smart choice for external USB drive

    BACKGROUND: I sometimes need to backup and restore drives to/from a USB external drive. Sometimes it's a simple file backup/restore and sometimes I need to create and restore an image. I recently had to rebuild a 2TB array where I performed a file backup/restore (VM's) and it took FOREVER...
  30. 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?
  31. S

    Question My PC suddenly stopped working with a "Reboot and select proper boot device" error ?

    My motherboard is Z390 Godlike. The PC was working normally and then all of a sudden, the PC could not reboot normally with this error message: https://ibb.co/5xCv096 I have already tried fixing it by checking the "Boot Priorities" and my Samsung 2TB NVME is there #1 as normal. My PC also...
  32. lamyprid

    Question Could this SSD be second-hand ?

    SSD model: TeamGroup MP44L Do you think this SSD I got might be second hand? I bought it brand new from the legit online shop, but when I checked it with CrystalDiskInfo it already has 200GB of writes but the power on hours is 0. What could that be, is that normal? s - Imgur
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    Question Gigabyte Aorus 15 BMF Laptop not detecting known working M.2 drive

    Hi, I just recently purchased a used gigabyte aorus laptop from facebook marketplace. It didn't come with a hard drive and I was okay with that because I was just gonna use the nvme from my other laptop and put windows on it. Unfortunately even though the drive works in my acer laptop, I plug it...
  34. B

    Question NVME drive suddenly stopped working

    Hi there. Im running a MSI z370 PC PRO and the drive in question is a crucial p3 plus 2tb. I have previously used the drive as storage on my #2 m.2 slot however about a week ago I had to reinstall windows on my main sata drive. Since then the nvme drive had been working fine till last night...
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    Question BOSS-N1 480GB RAID1 - - - performance not what I expected ?

    We just purchased a Dell PowerEdge R360 Server with a BOSS -N1. The performance is not quite what I expected, and I'm having a hard time finding reviews online to compare against. I am getting 1400MB/s READ and only 222MB/s WRITE. Can anyone confirm whether this is normal?
  36. ethan206

    Question Low Power Consumption Laptop SSD

    I've just bought a new laptop (2024 G14) and am planning to upgrade the internal SSD from 1TB to 4TB. Since I'm upgrading a SSD in a laptop, would power consumption/efficiency be a concern when looking for a SSD? And if so, are there any good low power Gen 4 (M.2) SSDs? I was looking at...
  37. M

    Question New NVME doesnt show up sometimes on boot

    hello, ive just recently upgraded to a legion 7 pro gaming laptop with a 4090 and having issues after installing my second (brand new) 2TB NVME in the second m.2 slot. i have only games and some game clips on it so far. So when i boot my pc and the drive isnt recognised then i cannot play the...
  38. 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...
  39. lamyprid

    Question Help me choosing which to buy

    Between the WD Blue SN580, Teamgroup Z44A5 and teamgroup mp44L, both 500GB, which one should I choose? I'll primarily use it for the OS drive, and they're also close in price. Do you have any previous experience with these drives, and would you recommend them? If, for example, I were to slightly...
  40. D

    Question M2 Nvme disk inserted in PCIe adapter does not show up

    Hello, i bought UGREEN Adapter PCIe 4.0 x16 do M.2 M-Key NVMe and Lexar 2TB M.2 PCIe Gen4 NVMe NM790, inserted this in one of slot in Dell T5810, updated BIOS to A33, and I tried most of the solutions from the internet and still the drive does not show up in “my computer". In the device manager...