M.2 not compatible??? Is it possible?

[JackLo]

I wanted to upgrade my laptop to a ssd. It has a m.2 slot and it can fit the ssd nicely. The laptop is am Asus a542u, model number x542uf. And the m.2 ssd is a manufactured by hp. After i plugged it in, there's no sign that the m.2 has been connected, not in the bios nor in windows disk management. I flashed the bios to the newest version from asus but it didn't work. I know the ssd is good cause it can be detected by one of my acer laptop. I suspect the m.2 connector is bad, but there's no sign that the motherboard had been damaged.

[Electronics Wizardy]

What model of ssd did it have? What model of m.2 did you put in?

 

It could be a sata in a pcie only m.2 or vice versa.

[JackLo]

18 minutes ago, JackLo said:

I wanted to upgrade my laptop to a ssd. It has a m.2 slot and it can fit the ssd nicely. The laptop is am Asus a542u, model number x542uf. And the m.2 ssd is a manufactured by hp. After i plugged it in, there's no sign that the m.2 has been connected, not in the bios nor in windows disk management. I flashed the bios to the newest version from asus but it didn't work. I know the ssd is good cause it can be detected by one of my acer laptop. I suspect the m.2 connector is bad, but there's no sign that the motherboard had been damaged.

 

17 minutes ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

What model of ssd did it have? What model of m.2 did you put in?

 

It could be a sata in a pcie only m.2 or vice versa.

The m.2 is nvme capable. I think the m.2 on the board might be only sata. But wont it just go sata if no nvme is there?

[Electronics Wizardy]

1 minute ago, JackLo said:

 

The m.2 is nvme capable. I think the m.2 on the board might be only sata. But wont it just go sata if no nvme is there?

You can fit a drive that won't work..

 

What are the models of drives?

[JackLo]

The m.2 is a hp ssd ex900