[SOLVED] Unable to Detect M.2 SSD, Potential Incompatibility?

[KathieSucksAtComputers]

Currently troubleshooting a friend's PC. He ordered a 980 PCIe 3.0 NVMe M.2 SSD, 500 GB and is attempting to run it through his GA-H110-D3A motherboard. Currently the drive isn't showing up in the BIOS etc.
From my brief searching it seems the motherboard has support for SATA M.2 drives specifically but no mention of PCIe or NVMe M.2 support. Just wanted to confirm that this is the issue specifically. It 'seems' that there isn't any option to change anything relating to this in the BIOS settings and just wanted to run it by some smarter people than myself to confirm and potentially seek out a quick and easy solution if there is one. Many thanks.

 

[USAFRet]

That NVMe drive will not work with that motherboard.

"1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2242/2260/2280 SATA SSD support) "
https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/GA-H110-D3A-rev-10/sp#sp

There is no change, there is no enable. That M.2 port is what it is.
Send the drive back for a refund.

 

[KathieSucksAtComputers]

That NVMe drive will not work with that motherboard.

"1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2242/2260/2280 SATA SSD support) "
https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/GA-H110-D3A-rev-10/sp#sp

There is no change, there is no enable. That M.2 port is what it is.
Send the drive back for a refund.

Thank you, I assumed as much. Thanks for the quick answer!

 

[Pimpom]

A quick look at the motherboard manual indicates that it supports only SATA M.2 SSDs, not NVMe types.