[SOLVED] Motherboard won't detect m.2 SSD

Tobiii

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Hello.

I am building a new computer as my old one finally decided enough is enough and broke down.

I am re-using my old motherboard, an ASUS Z97-A. I also decided to buy a samsung EVO 970 as my windows boot SSD, but upon launching BIOS for the first time my BIOS will not detect the drive.
Neither does the Windows 10 installation upon starting from the boot CD.

I installed the SSD in the only m.2 slot on the motherboard (as far as I am aware)...

Have I bought an SSD that my motherboard does not support? If so is there any kind of adapter I can use, or would I have to return it and order a different one? Or is it something else?

Here's a link to the mobo specs: https://www.asus.com/no/Motherboards/Z97A/specifications/
and the SSD: https://www.samsung.com/semiconductor/minisite/ssd/product/consumer/970evo/
(mine is for 250GB).

Any help is appreciated! C:
 
Solution
Allright, figured it out myself.

Turns our there is a setting in BIOS that had to be set M. 2 mode. Now I had allready tried this before asking here, but it turns out my BIOS never actually saved the changed settings before I rebooted...

To sum up: Problem solved and I'm an idiot.

Tobiii

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Feb 21, 2015
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Allright, figured it out myself.

Turns our there is a setting in BIOS that had to be set M. 2 mode. Now I had allready tried this before asking here, but it turns out my BIOS never actually saved the changed settings before I rebooted...

To sum up: Problem solved and I'm an idiot.
 
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