transcend mts800 m.2 ssd doesn't work

[KabouterMuts]

i have bought a new m.2 ssd yesterday and it arrived today in teh mail but it doesnt work? I have installed it like the instructions and i am on a desktop motherboard (asus z170-A). When i booted up my pc i got the information that there has been new hardware detected but it doesnt show up in my bios under sata drives. so what is the problem? i am on windows 10 and it doesnt in particular say that it is sported maybe thats the problem?

[Tycho]

I believe most m.2 drives are PCIe, and not sata, I could be wrong though. and I don't even know if this is the problem, but try checking the pcie devices, and not the sata ones.

[KabouterMuts]

I believe most m.2 drives are PCIe, and not sata, I could be wrong though. and I don't even know if this is the problem, but try checking the pcie devices, and not the sata ones.

how and where do i do that? im not good with computers

on the box it says sata 3 6gb/s m.2 ssd

[Lord_Karango17]

Did you make sure what type of m.2 ssd it was?

 

Most motherboards use pci-e m.2, but my laptop for example uses a m.e slot hooked up to sata, and the other types of m.2 wont work with it.

[Lord_Karango17]

how and where do i do that? im not good with computers

Google it I suppose. spec sheets should say weather the ssd/ your motherboard use m.2 sata, or pci-e

[The Official Czex]

I believe most m.2 drives are PCIe, and not sata, I could be wrong though. and I don't even know if this is the problem, but try checking the pcie devices, and not the sata ones.

 

Most M.2 drives are SATA interfaced. Very few are PCIe-based.

[Lord_Karango17]

Most M.2 drives are SATA interfaced. Very few are PCIe-based.

Really? I though my laptop was oddity for having it hooked up to sata.

 

Whats the benefit for having m.2 sata over m-sata? I noticed that the ssd in my laptop is much longer than the m-sata drive in my friends laptop, but does that just reduce costs?

[KabouterMuts]

Did you make sure what type of m.2 ssd it was?

 

Most motherboards use pci-e m.2, but my laptop for example uses a m.e slot hooked up to sata, and the other types of m.2 wont work with it.

where and how can i find the type

[The Official Czex]

Really? I though my laptop was oddity for having it hooked up to sata.

 

Whats the benefit for having m.2 sata over m-sata? I noticed that the ssd in my laptop is much longer than the m-sata drive in my friends laptop, but does that just reduce costs?

 

It just reduces cost. No real performance difference, just a different form-factor.

[The Official Czex]

where and how can i find the type

 

Your SSD is SATA M.2. Your MOBO supports both SATA M.2 and PCIe M.2. It should work.

[Lord_Karango17]

where and how can i find the type

I believe they look visually same, but checking the spec sheet for the ssd you got, and your motherboard should reveal some more info.

[KabouterMuts]

Your SSD is SATA M.2. Your MOBO supports both SATA M.2 and PCIe M.2. It should work.

so what is the problem not showing it in my bios? do i put it in again?

[Lord_Karango17]

how and where do i do that? im not good with computers

on the box it says sata 3 6gb/s m.2 ssd

Then its m.2 sata. but as @The Official Czex said, your motherboard should work with it.

[The Official Czex]

so what is the problem not showing it in my bios? do i put it in again?

 

Enable M.2 drive in the BIOS.

[KabouterMuts]

Enable M.2 drive in the BIOS.

sorry but, where in the bios?

[KabouterMuts]

i have anebeled asus hyper tool kit this is the obley m.2 related option i could find ( didnt work)

[The Official Czex]

sorry but, where in the bios?

 

It should be found under "Boot" or "Advanced". I don't remember which. Are you in Advanced Mode (F7)?

[KabouterMuts]

It should be found under "Boot" or "Advanced". I don't remember which. Are you in Advanced Mode (F7)?

yes ill look again (didnt find it)