M.2 SSD not detected

[phoon]

I just got an m.2 SSD to install in my z170 Asus Mobo and its not detected in the bios and is a transcend mts600 64gb sata iii 6gb/s SSD plugs into m.2 slot...why it not work...thank you in advance

[xdeathshot20]

1 minute ago, robinhood22 said:

I just got an m.2 SSD to install in my z170 Asus Mobo and its not detected in the bios and is a transcend mts600 64gb sata iii 6gb/s SSD plugs into m.2 slot...why it not work...thank you in advance

you have to make sure that your mobo supports your type of m.2 ssd.  

[phoon]

1 minute ago, xdeathshot20 said:

you have to make sure that your mobo supports your type of m.2 ssd.  

If it says that it supports m.2 sata am I good?

[deleted_member_030719]

4 minutes ago, robinhood22 said:

If it says that it supports m.2 sata am I good?

What sizes?

[stealth80]

m.2 sata is different to m.2 ssd 

[Energycore]

First thing to do is look for an option to enable NVMe/M.2 drives on your BIOS. Also could help to look at how the motherboard's managing PCI-E lanes.

[VerticalDiscussions]

Quote: "Computer bus interfaces provided through the M.2 connector are PCI Express 3.0 (up to four lanes), Serial ATA 3.0, and USB 3.0 (a single logical port for each of the latter two). It is up to the manufacturer of the M.2 host or device to select which interfaces are to be supported, depending on the desired level of host support and device type. The M.2 connector has different keying notches that denote various purposes and capabilities of M.2 hosts and modules, preventing plugging of M.2 modules into feature-incompatible host connectors."

 

Did you get an incompatible m.2 drive (What the folks are saying :l)?

[phoon]

9 minutes ago, Jed M said:

What sizes?

The size is supported and its called an m.2 sata III ssd but it's not detected in my bios

[phoon]

6 minutes ago, VerticalDiscussions said:

Quote: "Computer bus interfaces provided through the M.2 connector are PCI Express 3.0 (up to four lanes), Serial ATA 3.0, and USB 3.0 (a single logical port for each of the latter two). It is up to the manufacturer of the M.2 host or device to select which interfaces are to be supported, depending on the desired level of host support and device type. The M.2 connector has different keying notches that denote various purposes and capabilities of M.2 hosts and modules, preventing plugging of M.2 modules into feature-incompatible host connectors."

 

Did you get an incompatible m.2 drive (What the folks are saying :l)?

Idk bro here is the link to the m.2 and my Mobo is an Asus z170

Transcend 64 GB SATA III 6GB/S MTS600 60mm M.2 SSD Solid State Drive, TS64GMTS600 https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B00KLTPVJ0/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_ZOmqybPZERWY0

 

[VerticalDiscussions]

Quote: "1 x M.2 x4 Socket 3, *2, with M Key, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 storage devices support (both SATA & PCIE mode)*3". Thats a Z170-A for comparison, but it would seem most motherboards do support both SATA and PCIe modes. So, if compatibility isnt the issue, have you tried the old reconnecting the m.2 drive followup?

[phoon]

2 minutes ago, VerticalDiscussions said:

Quote: "1 x M.2 x4 Socket 3, *2, with M Key, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 storage devices support (both SATA & PCIE mode)*3". Thats a Z170-A for comparison, but it would seem most motherboards do support both SATA and PCIe modes. So, if compatibility isnt the issue, have you tried the old reconnecting the m.2 drive followup?

Yes but when I boot I  the uefi it's not the even in the windows installer

 

[Earnhardt]

13 minutes ago, robinhood22 said:

Idk bro here is the link to the m.2 and my Mobo is an Asus z170

Transcend 64 GB SATA III 6GB/S MTS600 60mm M.2 SSD Solid State Drive, TS64GMTS600 https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B00KLTPVJ0/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_ZOmqybPZERWY0

 

I'm more curious as to why you spent $3 more for a 64G than the 128G one?

[phoon]

1 minute ago, Earnhardt said:

I'm more curious as to why you spent $3 more for a 64G than the 128G one?

It was 50 back when I bought it