Question M.2 NVMe SSD with PCIe adapter not recognized

[dudewithnobeard]

Hi guys!

I just installed my newly bought Crucial P1 1000GB M.2 NVMe SSD with the PCIe x16 adapter like this and, unfortunately, my motherboard is unable to detect it.

Motherboard: MSI X99A Raider

Motherboard's M.2 slot is currently occupied with another Crucial mx300 275GB SSD (in which I have my Windows installed).

I tried to install P1 into motherboard's M.2 slot and it worked fine but I wish to have P1 installed together with the adapter into one of the PCIEs slots.

 

[bmockeg]

Wel it wouldn’t be a bootable option I don’t think. Have you installed the driver for it and checked in windows or are you just going off bios?

 

[dudewithnobeard]

Wel it wouldn’t be a bootable option I don’t think. Have you installed the driver for it and checked in windows or are you just going off bios?

Thanks for the reply, bmockeg! I expect to use it as a regular additional drive. I don't think it requires any drivers at all, at least I can't find anything regarding that. I am using JEYI NVME M.2 adapter which should be completely compatible with the SSD I am using. Am I missing something?

 

[bmockeg]

Thanks for the reply, bmockeg! I expect to use it as a regular additional drive. I don't think it requires any drivers at all, at least I can't find anything regarding that. I am using JEYI NVME M.2 adapter which should be completely compatible with the SSD I am using. Am I missing something?

So windows doesn’t recognize it at all?

 

[dudewithnobeard]

So windows doesn’t recognize it at all?

Yes, exactly! I'm just deciding if the adapter is defective or I'm doing something wrong. I haven't found anything regarding this in the motherboard's manual. It should work, shouldn't it?

 

[kerberos_20]

it should work, can u try another pcie slot?

 

[dudewithnobeard]

it should work, can u try another pcie slot?

I did, still nothing. I've ordered another m.2 PCI-E adapter, maybe this one is really defective.