SSD won't show up anywhere

[Papa P]

So I installed a Samsung m.2 ssd in my system and it doesn't show up anywhere including device manager and disk management. I have a asus motherboard and windows 10 pro.

 

Please help, I need this ssd working asap.

[DrMacintosh]

I have had numerous issues with installing new drives that just fail to show up anywhere inside Windows. 

 

Boot or into your BIOS and look for the M.2 options and check if not only its enabled, but if the board detects the drive. 

 

You might need to change a few settings. 

 

Attaching pics of your BIOS would help! 

[Thx And Bye]

Please tell us the exact models of the SSD and the Mainboard.

It could be any asus mainboard and it could be any Samsung M.2 SSD.

 

Most probably a SATA M.2 SSD in a PCIe only M.2 slot, but i can only tell for sure if i know your mainboard model and the model of the SSD.

[Papa P]

24 minutes ago, Thx And Bye said:

Please tell us the exact models of the SSD and the Mainboard.

It could be any asus mainboard and it could be any Samsung M.2 SSD.

 

Most probably a SATA M.2 SSD in a PCIe only M.2 slot, but i can only tell for sure if i know your mainboard model and the model of the SSD.

The ssd is a Samsung V-Nand SSD 950 Pro M.2 and the motherboard is an Asus 970 Pro Gamer

[Thx And Bye]

There is a LED right next to your M.2 Slot, it this led lighting up?

If not, the Mainboard doesn't detect the M.2 SSD at all.

Even if your slot is only PCIe 2.0 and the SSD has PCIe 3.0, it should work.

 

Make sure that you check that the SSD is seated properly and check the BIOS for any M.2 settings that might mess up something.

Also make sure, that you are using the latest samsung drivers for the SSD, even if Windows 10 supports NVMe naively.

[Papa P]

I got it. I'm a dumbass and didn't seat it correctly on the motherboard.

[DrMacintosh]

Just now, Link357 said:

I got it. I'm a dumbass and didn't seat it correctly on the motherboard.

Nice