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Did i get the wrong SSD?

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4 minutes ago, ERG said:

Hello.

 

I got a new motherboard and sata m.2 ssd. The motherboard is ASUS ROG STRIX Z370-I Gaming and the ssd is a Samsung 860 EVO sata m.2. and when installing the the ssd i noticed the slot in the motherboard only has one notch and the ssd has two. Did i get the wrong type?

 

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https://www.asus.com/no/Motherboards/ROG-STRIX-Z370-I-GAMING/

https://www.samsung.com/us/computing/memory-storage/solid-state-drives/ssd-860-evo-m-2-sata-250gb-mz-n6e250bw/

It should be compatible. No worries

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Hello.

 

I got a new motherboard and sata m.2 ssd. The motherboard is ASUS ROG STRIX Z370-I Gaming and the ssd is a Samsung 860 EVO sata m.2. and when installing the the ssd i noticed the slot in the motherboard only has one notch and the ssd has two. Did i get the wrong type?

 

Links:

https://www.asus.com/no/Motherboards/ROG-STRIX-Z370-I-GAMING/

https://www.samsung.com/us/computing/memory-storage/solid-state-drives/ssd-860-evo-m-2-sata-250gb-mz-n6e250bw/

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4 minutes ago, ERG said:

Hello.

 

I got a new motherboard and sata m.2 ssd. The motherboard is ASUS ROG STRIX Z370-I Gaming and the ssd is a Samsung 860 EVO sata m.2. and when installing the the ssd i noticed the slot in the motherboard only has one notch and the ssd has two. Did i get the wrong type?

 

Links:

https://www.asus.com/no/Motherboards/ROG-STRIX-Z370-I-GAMING/

https://www.samsung.com/us/computing/memory-storage/solid-state-drives/ssd-860-evo-m-2-sata-250gb-mz-n6e250bw/

It should be compatible. No worries

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10 minutes ago, timl132 said:

It should be compatible. No worries

Ok. but when i put in the m.2 should it stand up by itself? i have seen them do the in videos put this one does not do that and the screw hole is only showing halfway am i just doing it wrong?

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16 minutes ago, ERG said:

Ok. but when i put in the m.2 should it stand up by itself? i have seen them do the in videos put this one does not do that and the screw hole is only showing halfway am i just doing it wrong?

You need to put the drive in at and angle and then lay it flat, that way the connector goes in all the way.

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