M.2 Angle

[AMDislife]

So i recently got a new m.2 ssd (Kingston A1000), and my pc recognises it and all, just formatted it and it works A-OK. My question is if I installed it correctly. I installed it in a asus b350-plus and it is at an angle. I made a crude paint drawing of it, dont hate too much pls. Will this damage my m.2? For the record i didn't receive any mounting screws with my motherboard so I ordered some from Amazon.

[chckovsky]

Did it come with two? if so, put one into the other.

 

It probably shouldn't be at that angle, but IDK really. Unless the storage itself is bent i'm sure it's allright

 

15 minutes ago, AMDislife said:

For the record i didn't receive any mounting screws with my motherboard so I ordered some from Amazon.

That seems weird. Even my 40$ b360 board came with one of those. Are you sure you didn't just throw it away accidentally?

[noname_9990]

NO, that does not look like a proper instillation. You motherboard hardware should have come with an M.2 standoff in addition to the screw. I placed a rough diagram like yours to show the missing piece....

[AMDislife]

I checked all my motherboard boxes and no sack of screws or anything similar, im running crystal disk to check if its fine and at the moment its not dying

Oh right, you mean the little screw socket, thats on there Yeah sorry i forgot to put that on my diagram. I screwed it in the standoff

[noname_9990]

Just now, AMDislife said:

I checked all my motherboard boxes and no sack of screws or anything similar, im running crystal disk to check if its fine and at the moment its not dying

 

Some motherboards can have 2 m.2 SSD's installed in the slot. In these cases it goes M.2 standoff, 1st m.2 drive, screw/standoff, 2nd m.2 drive, screw. However, some motherboards do not include the hardware to install both properly. (you have to purchase it seperately if installing 2 m.s ssd's in the slots) Check to see if the M.2 slot has 1 or 2 connections. If it has 2, then make sure it is installed in the lower connection.

[AMDislife]

ok, so just checked, all standoffs are the same size, only 1 m.2 slot but its higher than the standoffs. If i were to install other sizes of m.2 it would still be at an angle. Do you recommend getting a second standoff?

[noname_9990]

Sorry about the delay. I went to see a movie. Anyway, those are the mounts for the standoff, not the standoff itself. You select an appropriate mount based on the length of the M.2 drive. I have attached a picture of the standoff you need along with a screw that you probably have already been using. You will need to screw the standoff into one of the mounts, install the M.2 drive, and then install the screw into the standoff.