Question Install help! - NZXT N7 mobo not recognizing new M.2 SSD

[VenomVixen]

Hello!

I am looking for help in getting my new SSD rolling. I have installed it onto my mobo, but it is not being seen in the Bios or in the disk manager etc. in windows.

Specs:

• NZXT N7 Z370
• Samsung 500 GB Sata SSD (the main partition and only current drive - running windows 10 install, etc)

New drive trying to install:

• Samsung 970 Evo Plus 1TB M.2 SSD

I am running an older version of the Bios from what is currently out - but hoping to avoid updating due to being nervous at losing whats already set up and functioning beautifully. I just want to install this new drive since my current SSD is all full and I want more storage. I went into bios and swapped to ACHI in advanced settings, did a search for new hardware in windows, and tried to find the drive in disk manager to set up a new partition- unfortunately, no luck. Both slot and ssd are PCIe. Not sure what else to do from here. I contacted NZXT and samsung, but both are closed for the weekend and Im antsy to get it working.

Thanks in advance for your help

 

[alexoiu]

Hi, Have you tested both M.2 slots?

 

[VenomVixen]

Hi, Have you tested both M.2 slots?

Not yet, that's a good idea ^^; Will try that now and give an update.

 

[alexoiu]

Ok.

 

[VenomVixen]

You're a life saver - was such a simple thing to try and I didnt even think of doing it. lol. Thank you! Its all formatted and working now - just didn't like the initial slot I used for some reason.

 

[alexoiu]

You're welcome. Glad it helped. Not sure though why the other slot did not work. Maybe not enabled in BIOS? Or sharing bandwidth?

 

[VenomVixen]

Yea, I'm curious about that as well. It might be disabled due to being shared with PCIE- but I can futz around with it and see if I can find where ti enable it in hardware settings. I got it working for now though, so that's future me's problem I guess