[SOLVED] 2nd SSD

[DavidF29]

Do I have room for a 2nd SSD?

https://prnt.sc/w5j94b

My specs

-CPU:Intel® Core™ i7-9700K 3.6GHz Octo Core Processor w/ 4.9GHz Turbo
-GPU:MSI GeForce RTX 2070 ARMOR 8GB OC Gaming PCI-E Video Card

• RAM:16GB DDR4-3200 RAM (2x 8GB)
  -Cooling:Thermaltake Floe Riing Plus RGB 240 Liquid Cooler
• Storage: 1x 500GB M.2 NVMe PCI-E x4 SSD
• 1x 1TB SATA III HDD
  -OS: Windows 10 Home

 

[rgd1101]

m.2 or 2.5", look like you can get 2.5"
m.2 would be depend on what system spec

 

[faalin]

Per the webpage

Intel® Z390 Chipset

• 6 x SATA 6Gb/s ports1
• 2 x M.2 slot (Key M)1
  • Support up to PCIe 3.0 x4 and SATA 6Gb/s, 2242/ 2260/ 2280/ 22110 storage devices
  • Intel® Optane™ Memory Ready2

1. M.2 slots and SATA ports share the bandwidth.
2. Before using Intel® Optane™ memory modules, please ensure that you have updated the drivers and BIOS to the latest version from MSI website.

So looks like you should have 1 M.2 and 4-5 sata ports still open.

 

[rgd1101]

Per the webpage

Intel® Z390 Chipset

• 6 x SATA 6Gb/s ports1
• 2 x M.2 slot (Key M)1
  • Support up to PCIe 3.0 x4 and SATA 6Gb/s, 2242/ 2260/ 2280/ 22110 storage devices
  • Intel® Optane™ Memory Ready2

1. M.2 slots and SATA ports share the bandwidth.
2. Before using Intel® Optane™ memory modules, please ensure that you have updated the drivers and BIOS to the latest version from MSI website.

So looks like you should have 1 M.2 and 4-5 sata ports still open.

you did you get that from just an image?

 

[faalin]

googled carbon motherboard, there is a MSI x570 but has a fan on the lower shroud on the motherboard, the z390 does not. Then took my childhood skills of lets match the picture and the z390 looks just like his picture.

All the other carbon boards dont match.


..... he has a MSI z390 gaming pro carbon board

 

[DavidF29]

googled carbon motherboard, there is a MSI x570 but has a fan on the lower shroud on the motherboard, the z390 does not. Then took my childhood skills of lets match the picture and the z390 looks just like his picture.

All the other carbon boards dont match.


..... he has a MSI z390 gaming pro carbon board

so can I add a 2nd SSD?

 

[faalin]

Yes, there is room for another NVMe/sata M.2 drive, and ether 4 or 5 (looks like you only have 1 hard drive installed) so 5 sata hard drives.

 

[DavidF29]

Yes, there is room for another NVMe/sata M.2 drive, and ether 4 or 5 (looks like you only have 1 hard drive installed) so 5 sata hard drives.

Ok. How would I install it?

 

[faalin]

A second SATA drive can be added with a SATA data cable and power cable, just like the harddrive that is installed in your computer.

A second M.2 drive will take more work, you will have to remove the lower cover on the motherboard. It has the dragon on it, looks to have 3 screws in it. Once removed there is a slot to install the 2nd m.2 drive, then just replace the silver cover back over it.