[SOLVED] SSD compatible with motherboard?

[Szabolcs11]

My motherboard: Asus Prime A320M-K
SSD: KINGSTON 1TB A2000 M.2 PCIe M.2 2280 SA2000M8/1000G

Are the two parts compatible?

Or where can I see if one part is compatible with another?

 

[Lafong]

PRIME A320M-K - Tech Specs｜Motherboards｜ASUS Global

Detailed specification of PRIME A320M-K Tech Specsï¼CPU: AMD AM4 Socket for 3rd/2nd/1st Gen AMD Ryzenâ¢/2nd and 1st Gen AMD Ryzen⢠with Radeon⢠Vega Graphics/Athlon⢠with Radeon⢠Vega Graphics/7^th Generation A-series/Athlon X4 Processors <br>* Refer to <a...

www.asus.com

should be:

Storage

AMD A320 chipset :
4 x SATA 6Gb/s port(s), gray,
Support Raid 0, 1, 10
3rd/2nd/1st Gen AMD Ryzen™/ 2nd and 1st Gen AMD Ryzen™ with Radeon™ Vega Graphics :
1 x M.2 Socket 3, with M key, type 2242/2260/2280 storage devices support (SATA & PCIE 3.0 x 4 mode)
AMD Athlon™ with Radeon™ Vega Graphics/ 7th Generation A-Series/ Athlon™ X4 Processors :
1 x M.2 Socket 3, with M key, type 2242/2260/2280 storage devices support (SATA mode)

 

[Szabolcs11]

So the answer is yes?

 

[DemonicSky]

So the answer is yes?

Generally any modern motherboard supports these so answer is always Yes*. The * is because you need to check the actual motherboard for where the port is, how many ports there are and so on. In this case the description Lafong linked would make you believe there's 2, but in reality there's just one M.2 socket, that supports variety of different devices/speeds.

So answer is yes, but remember you can only buy one M.2 device on this motherboard.

M.2 is always compatible with M.2 sockets, the numbers behind is generally the length/width. Some devices are 2280 like yours, others can be 2242, but they both fit in the same socket as 22 is the width.

 

[mdd1963]

M.2 is always compatible with M.2 sockets,

Unless of course one is installing an M.2 NVME drive into an M.2 SATA only slot...

 

[DemonicSky]

Unless of course one is installing an M.2 NVME drive into an M.2 SATA only slot...

I haven't seen one in the last 4-5 years or so, but it's indeed correct. Hoping I won't see one either, but you're right