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JoeNoIce
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I have bought this M.2 SSD:

http://www.amazon.com/MyDigitalSSD-128GB-120GB-Super-Drive/dp/B00LNF1RVM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1434410270&sr=8-1&keywords=mydigitalssd+128+m.2

 

and i have the MSI Z97 Gaming 5 MoBo

 

i have tried to use the m.2 ssd i installed it and i got nothing out of it.

 

i was hoping to get help from this forum to see if i can actually use it. or if it was a total waste of 60 Bucks.

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- Buy an mSata to Sata adapter and use it as a normal drive.

- Send it back / sell it and buy a porper M.2 drive.

- Use it in you labtop, they often have mSata.

 

i am using a board that is NOT compatible with msata READ the TITLE 

 

Try removing all your PCI-E cards, see if anything changes

EDIT:1100 posts, WOO

 

the only pci-e card i have is my GPU . you prbably mean the wifi card

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Everybody calm down please. He needs help.

 

So your mobo have M.2 slot, and you've gotten a M.2 drive.

 

Unplug the GPU if possible, use integrated graphic for now.

 

Install the drive, make sure you have compatible key (B and M keys).

 

Go to BIOS/UEFI and check M.2 drive setting. Your amazon link indicates that the drive support SATA3 only. So set it to sata mode, not pcie.

 

If you see it on BIOS, go to disk manager and check.

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@ 10xephos01

 

Sorry I was confused. Forget what I said.

 

I found this information:

"The SATA5 and SATA6 ports will be unavailable when installing a module in the M.2 port."

Are you using the SATA5 or 6 port? The M.2 migth get disabled automaticly when you use them.

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Everybody calm down please. He needs help.

 

So your mobo have M.2 slot, and you've gotten a M.2 drive.

 

Unplug the GPU if possible, use integrated graphic for now.

 

Install the drive, make sure you have compatible key (B and M keys).

 

Go to BIOS/UEFI and check M.2 drive setting. Your amazon link indicates that the drive support SATA3 only. So set it to sata mode, not pcie.

 

If you see it on BIOS, go to disk manager and check.

 

 

didnt remove gpu cuz integrated graphics never worked. but other than that the board wont even recognize the drive.

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didnt remove gpu cuz integrated graphics never worked. but other than that the board wont even recognize the drive.

 

According to MSI website http://us.msi.com/product/mb/Z97-GAMING-5.html#hero-specification

 

Make sure your OS runs on UEFI mode, M.2 not supported by legacy bootloader.

 

And try to update bios to latest version, go to the link above

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