Help please

ThatGuyCaycee · December 28, 2018

So i ordered these and they got to me faster than an email from the manufacturer. I have an asus GL504GM-DS74 and i wanted to put these in there but asus told me that the evo drive was nkt compatible.. the computer comes equipped with a 256gb toshiba m.2 nvme and a 5400 rpm harddrive.. is there any reason these drives would not work ... should i just send them back

Mira Yurizaki · December 28, 2018

There’s no reason those drives won’t work unless your M.2 slot is not M-keyed. If your M.2 slot has two notches, then the 970 Pro won’t work. If there’s only one notch, orient the slot so the M.2 drive faces ~~left~~ right. If the notch is on top, then it’s M-keyed. Otherwise it’s not

Edited December 28, 2018 by M.Yurizaki

ThatGuyCaycee · December 28, 2018

4 minutes ago, M.Yurizaki said:

There’s no reason those drives won’t work unless your M.2 slot is not M-keyed. If your M.2 slot has two notches, then the 970 Pro won’t work. If there’s only one notch, orient the slot so the M.2 drive faces left. If the notch is on top, then it’s M-keyed. Otherwise it’s not

Why would asus tell me this ? I wanted to be sure so i asked and they flat out told me the evo drive was not compatible which confused me ... lol now im scared to open them

Mira Yurizaki · December 28, 2018

1 minute ago, ThatGuyCaycee said:

Why would asus tell me this ? I wanted to be sure so i asked and they flat out told me the evo drive was not compatible which confused me ... lol now im scared to open them

I realized I made an error. The drive should face right. I edited the previous post though.

If I were to guess why ASUS said that, either they have an incompetent tech or were going off a list of “verified” drives.

ThatGuyCaycee · December 28, 2018

10 minutes ago, M.Yurizaki said:

I realized I made an error. The drive should face right. I edited the previous post though.

If I were to guess why ASUS said that, either they have an incompetent tech or were going off a list of “verified” drives.

From an online video this is what is in there from what i can tell i have not opened my unit yet so i do not know for sure. I figured they would work but now im afraid to void my warranty. If i were to use these drives how do i mirror an m.2 on a laptop with only 1 m.2 slot i was going to install the 860 first and mirror the existing drive over to it with samsungs tool and then install the 970 and do the same then format the 860 is there a better way if i do decide to try and use them

Mira Yurizaki · December 28, 2018

2 minutes ago, ThatGuyCaycee said:From an online video this is what is in there from what i can tell i have not opened my unit yet so i do not know for sure. I figured they would work but now im afraid to void my warranty. If i were to use these drives how do i mirror an m.2 on a laptop with only 1 m.2 slot i was going to install the 860 first and mirror the existing drive over to it with samsungs tool and then install the 970 and do the same then format the 860 is there a better way if i do decide to try and use them

Unless there’s a warranty void sticker (which are of dubious legality anyway), changing the drive won’t void your warranty.

As as for how to transfer the contents of your drive over, I’d recommend creating a system image (https://www.windowscentral.com/how-make-full-backup-windows-10) to the other drive, then use a Windows install media to “restore” it to the new drive. This is assuming the new drive is of the same size or larger than the old one.

ThatGuyCaycee · January 1, 2019

On 12/28/2018 at 4:08 PM, Mira Yurizaki said:

Unless there’s a warranty void sticker (which are of dubious legality anyway), changing the drive won’t void your warranty.

As as for how to transfer the contents of your drive over, I’d recommend creating a system image (https://www.windowscentral.com/how-make-full-backup-windows-10) to the other drive, then use a Windows install media to “restore” it to the new drive. This is assuming the new drive is of the same size or larger than the old one.

Im a newb when it comes to these tyoes of things i read that the samsung tool is failproof but if i do it the other way there are some technical steps im not familiar with. Could you help with that ?