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M.2 SSD compatability

Bored4099

so today i bought a Samsung 860 EVO V-NAND M.2 SSD for my pc but it wont show up in the bios or hardware managers. it was later when i figured out that M.2's have different variants and learnt that my MSI Z170A SLI PLUS is locked to PCIe whereas the ssd is SATA III. im just wondering if i just wasted my money or if there is a way to make the 2 work.

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31 minutes ago, Bored4099 said:

im just wondering if i just wasted my money or if there is a way to make the 2 work.

Can't work in the M.2 slot but you can get an M.2 to SATA adapter and use the Evo like a normal 2.5" SSD

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32 minutes ago, Bored4099 said:

so today i bought a Samsung 860 EVO V-NAND M.2 SSD for my pc but it wont show up in the bios or hardware managers. it was later when i figured out that M.2's have different variants and learnt that my MSI Z170A SLI PLUS is locked to PCIe whereas the ssd is SATA III. im just wondering if i just wasted my money or if there is a way to make the 2 work.

Nope, unfortunately it looks like it's PCIe only. https://techreport.com/review/30030/msis-z170a-sli-plus-motherboard-reviewed/

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