mobo wont detect m.2

[thesnipe]

I not sure why my computer wont detect my new M.2 SSD.

i have this mobo:
http://ark.intel.com/products/70898/Intel-Desktop-Board-DZ87KLT-75K

recently bought

http://ark.intel.com/products/94332/Intel-SSD-540s-Series-120GB-M_2-80mm-SATA-6Gbs-16nm-TLC
and
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01GCXCR7W/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

The adapter power led is on, but my system wont detect any hardware changes and wont detect the new SSD.

i have it seated into the bottom pci slot,

it does not show in bios, or as unrecognized hardware in manager

 

[dexxterlab97]

Because it is not supported.

 

[thesnipe]

Because it is not supported.

can you enlighten me a bit more?

 

[dexxterlab97]

First off your motherboard specs doesn not show any m2 support anywhere. Second. That is a not a m.2 SSD drive. IT is a standart SATA SSD

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

He bought :

Intel® SSD 540s Series
(120GB, M.2 80mm SATA 6Gb/s, 16nm, TLC)

 

[thesnipe]

First off your motherboard specs doesn not show any m2 support anywhere. Second. That is a not a m.2 SSD drive. IT is a standart SATA SSD

here is the ncix link to the m.2

http://www.ncix.com/detail/intel-540s-series-ssd-ssdsckkw120h6x1-78-128738.htm

also does the mobo have to have m2 support if im using a pci bus? thats why i got the adapter

 

[dexxterlab97]

He bought :

Intel® SSD 540s Series
(120GB, M.2 80mm SATA 6Gb/s, 16nm, TLC)

sorry missed that

 

[ko888]

Did you notice the warning at the bottom of the Product Description section on Amazon's web page for that add-in card?

*** This Adapter doesn't support SATA connection ***

Your M.2 SATA SSD isn't supported.

 

[Paul NZ]

It may need a BIOS update to support it. If there isnt one, you maybe out of luck

If it's the same as NVME, I had to update the BIOS on this mobo (not the same as yours) before it supported it

 

[Samer1970]

I not sure why my computer wont detect my new M.2 SSD.

i have this mobo:
http://ark.intel.com/products/70898/Intel-Desktop-Board-DZ87KLT-75K

recently bought

http://ark.intel.com/products/94332/Intel-SSD-540s-Series-120GB-M_2-80mm-SATA-6Gbs-16nm-TLC
and
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01GCXCR7W/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

The adapter power led is on, but my system wont detect any hardware changes and wont detect the new SSD.

i have it seated into the bottom pci slot,

it does not show in bios, or as unrecognized hardware in manager

The SSD you bought will work , give me a sec

 

[thesnipe]

It may need a BIOS update to support it. If there isnt one, you maybe out of luck

If it's the same as NVME, I had to update the BIOS on this mobo (not the same as yours) before it supported it

using the latest bios version 2.25

https://downloadcenter.intel.com/product/70898/Intel-Desktop-Board-DZ87KLT-75K

 

[thesnipe]

Did you notice the warning at the bottom of the Product Description section on Amazon's web page for that add-in card?

*** This Adapter doesn't support SATA connection ***

Your M.2 SATA SSD isn't supported.

i think you hit the nail on the head, thanks for that should have been more careful. thanks.

 

[Samer1970]

The Intel SSD 540s is a normal Sata3 SSD and not a PCIe SSD , it is not different in any ways than 2.5 SATA3 SSD drives , but the size , that is to install in Tablets or notebooks directly on the Motherboard.

There is no point in losing a slot for it , this is not a PCIe SSD . if you can return it and get the same 2.5 inch would be better . or get a real PCIe SSD ...

you can use it as a simple Sata SSD using This

https://www.amazon.com/StarTech-com-2-5-Inch-Adapter-Protective-SAT2M2NGFF25/dp/B00PY11SYM/ref=sr_1_13?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1470873889&sr=1-13&keywords=m2+to+sata+3

I dont know about the Adapter you are using , but it says M2 PCIe interface not sata3