N Nemiseus Jan 12, 2021 4 0 10 Jan 12, 2021 #1 I recently built a new pc with 2 crucial 1tb m.2's and the second m.2 drive is not showing up anywhere. both drives work but I cant set up the second one.
I recently built a new pc with 2 crucial 1tb m.2's and the second m.2 drive is not showing up anywhere. both drives work but I cant set up the second one.
Solution USAFRet Jan 12, 2021 Nemiseus said: oh, im sorry it was wd WDS100T2B0B not crucial Click to expand... That is a SATA drive. The motherboard has 2x M.2 ports, but only ONE (M2P) will accept a SATA drive. https://www.gigabyte.com/us/Motherboard/Z390-M-GAMING-rev-10/sp#sp 1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 PCIe x4/x2 SSD support) (M2Q) 1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2242/2260/2280 SATA and PCIe x4/x2 SSD support) (M2P) That WD drive will never work in the other M.2 port.
Nemiseus said: oh, im sorry it was wd WDS100T2B0B not crucial Click to expand... That is a SATA drive. The motherboard has 2x M.2 ports, but only ONE (M2P) will accept a SATA drive. https://www.gigabyte.com/us/Motherboard/Z390-M-GAMING-rev-10/sp#sp 1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 PCIe x4/x2 SSD support) (M2Q) 1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2242/2260/2280 SATA and PCIe x4/x2 SSD support) (M2P) That WD drive will never work in the other M.2 port.
USAFRet Titan Moderator Mar 16, 2013 170,962 17,613 184,590 Jan 12, 2021 #2 What specific Crucial M.2 drives? Which particular model? Upvote 0 Downvote
N Nemiseus Jan 12, 2021 4 0 10 Jan 12, 2021 #3 oh, im sorry it was wd WDS100T2B0B not crucial Upvote 0 Downvote
USAFRet Titan Moderator Mar 16, 2013 170,962 17,613 184,590 Jan 12, 2021 Solution #4 Nemiseus said: oh, im sorry it was wd WDS100T2B0B not crucial Click to expand... That is a SATA drive. The motherboard has 2x M.2 ports, but only ONE (M2P) will accept a SATA drive. https://www.gigabyte.com/us/Motherboard/Z390-M-GAMING-rev-10/sp#sp 1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 PCIe x4/x2 SSD support) (M2Q) 1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2242/2260/2280 SATA and PCIe x4/x2 SSD support) (M2P) That WD drive will never work in the other M.2 port. Upvote 0 Downvote Solution
Nemiseus said: oh, im sorry it was wd WDS100T2B0B not crucial Click to expand... That is a SATA drive. The motherboard has 2x M.2 ports, but only ONE (M2P) will accept a SATA drive. https://www.gigabyte.com/us/Motherboard/Z390-M-GAMING-rev-10/sp#sp 1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 PCIe x4/x2 SSD support) (M2Q) 1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2242/2260/2280 SATA and PCIe x4/x2 SSD support) (M2P) That WD drive will never work in the other M.2 port.
N Nemiseus Jan 12, 2021 4 0 10 Jan 12, 2021 #5 ahhhh, so only option is to get a new m.2? Upvote 0 Downvote
USAFRet Titan Moderator Mar 16, 2013 170,962 17,613 184,590 Jan 12, 2021 #6 Nemiseus said: ahhhh, so only option is to get a new m.2? Click to expand... Or return on of the WD's and get a 2.5" format SSD. That WD Blue comes in both flavors, identical performance. Upvote 0 Downvote
Nemiseus said: ahhhh, so only option is to get a new m.2? Click to expand... Or return on of the WD's and get a 2.5" format SSD. That WD Blue comes in both flavors, identical performance.