Windows 10: How to determine which M.2 slot a SSD is connected to.

Discus and support How to determine which M.2 slot a SSD is connected to. in Windows 10 Drivers and Hardware to solve the problem; I've tried Sysinfo32, CPU-Z, HwMonitor and Diskpart. I have 3xM.2's in a PC. They are all 970 Pro 1TB. I am continuously having to remove drives and... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Drivers and Hardware' started by Wobitancrawfodi, Nov 25, 2020.

  1. How to determine which M.2 slot a SSD is connected to.


    I've tried Sysinfo32, CPU-Z, HwMonitor and Diskpart.
    I have 3xM.2's in a PC. They are all 970 Pro 1TB.
    I am continuously having to remove drives and power up the PC to see which drive I just removed. Bit of a pain when one is under the GPU.

    I'm upgrading one of the 1TB drives to a 2TB. I will use the MSI M.2 Expander on my Creator X299 motherboard to install the new drive so I can copy over the contents of the oldest drive I am removing. I just don't know which one it is.

    Diskpart gives me this for the four drives (3xSSD, 1xHDD)

    Location Path : PCIROOT(0)#PCI(1700)#ATA(C02T00L00)
    Location Path : PCIROOT(0)#PCI(1D00)#PCI(0000)#NVME(P00T00L00)
    Location Path : PCIROOT(B2)#PCI(0200)#PCI(0000)#NVME(P00T00L00)
    Location Path : PCIROOT(B2)#PCI(0300)#PCI(0000)#NVME(P00T00L00)

    This first is the HDD
    Looking at the manual, it seems the second is from the chipset and the other two are from the CPU

    Can I tell from that which M.2 port a drive is connected to?

    Is there some other way without having to remove the heat sink, then each drive in turn until I happen upon the correct one?

    :)
     
    Wobitancrawfodi, Nov 25, 2020
    #1

  2. M.2 slot .

    1-Is there any m.2 sata or nvme slot available in HP Pavilion AU620tx laptop?

    2-Is the DVD slot is slower than the HDD slot ? I want to add an HDD there so I don't know

    about is there any speed difference between HDD slot and DVD slot.
     
    MD Danish Khan, Nov 25, 2020
    #2
  3. RainbowPride, Nov 25, 2020
    #3
  4. Raniel V. Win User

    How to determine which M.2 slot a SSD is connected to.

    M.2 slot .

    Good day! I'm Raniel, an Independent Advisor and a Microsoft user like you.

    Upon checking some forums, it appears that HP Pavilion AU620tx doesn't have an m.2 SATA slot:

    https://forums.tomsguide.com/threads/upgrade-hp...


    I suggest coordinating this with HP since it is more related to a hardware concern.

    Regarding your other concern, the DVD drive slot would give the same speed as a normal HDD slot would, and will be dependent on your HDD's rpm.

    I hope this helps.

    ______________________________________________

    Standard Disclaimer: There are links to non-Microsoft websites. The pages appear to be providing accurate, safe information. Watch out for ads on the sites that may advertise products frequently classified as a PUP (Potentially Unwanted Products). Thoroughly
    research any product advertised on the sites before you decide to download and install it.
     
    Raniel V., Nov 25, 2020
    #4
Thema:

How to determine which M.2 slot a SSD is connected to.

Loading...
  1. How to determine which M.2 slot a SSD is connected to. - Similar Threads - determine slot SSD

  2. How to install SSD / M.2 SSD?

    in Windows 10 Gaming
    How to install SSD / M.2 SSD?: Ive got a problem. Ive currently got 1 SSD operational with around 450 GB. However, i've got 1 other SSD Which is unallocated and I dont know how to activate it and an M.2 which isnt even showing up. Not only that but I can now figure out the Disk Manager....
  3. How to install SSD / M.2 SSD?

    in Windows 10 Software and Apps
    How to install SSD / M.2 SSD?: Ive got a problem. Ive currently got 1 SSD operational with around 450 GB. However, i've got 1 other SSD Which is unallocated and I dont know how to activate it and an M.2 which isnt even showing up. Not only that but I can now figure out the Disk Manager....
  4. How to migrate OS from M.2 SSD to larger M.2 SSD - but only have one M.2 SSD slot.

    in Windows 10 Gaming
    How to migrate OS from M.2 SSD to larger M.2 SSD - but only have one M.2 SSD slot.: Hi community,I currently have my Windows 11 Home OS Dell digital license installed on my single M.2 NVMe SSD slot 256GB 2242 BC711_NVMe_SK_hynix.I am now running out of room to install other applications and so I purchased a new Crucial 2TB M.2 2280 NVMe SSD fully compatible...
  5. How to migrate OS from M.2 SSD to larger M.2 SSD - but only have one M.2 SSD slot.

    in Windows 10 Software and Apps
    How to migrate OS from M.2 SSD to larger M.2 SSD - but only have one M.2 SSD slot.: Hi community,I currently have my Windows 11 Home OS Dell digital license installed on my single M.2 NVMe SSD slot 256GB 2242 BC711_NVMe_SK_hynix.I am now running out of room to install other applications and so I purchased a new Crucial 2TB M.2 2280 NVMe SSD fully compatible...
  6. regarding m.2 slot

    in Windows 10 BSOD Crashes and Debugging
    regarding m.2 slot: i have dell vastro 3568 i3 laptop. Now i want to upgrade it and install a ssd. i would like to know that is there m.2 nvme support in it https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/regarding-m2-slot/ff39fa00-188a-4c59-aa25-05785d6bb97e
  7. Which M.2 SSD Fits My Motherboard?

    in Windows 10 Drivers and Hardware
    Which M.2 SSD Fits My Motherboard?: I have the ASUS Z97-A MB and honestly I was in such a hurry when I built this PC about 5 years ago I didn't notice it had M.2 SSD support but then again people weren't really talking about M.2 drives 5 years ago, not that I remember. I want to make use of it now and after...
  8. M.2 slot .

    in Windows 10 Network and Sharing
    M.2 slot .: 1-Is there any m.2 sata or nvme slot available in HP Pavilion AU620tx laptop? 2-Is the DVD slot is slower than the HDD slot ? I want to add an HDD there so I don't know about is there any speed difference between HDD slot and DVD slot....
  9. ?M.2 or ssd

    in Windows 10 Drivers and Hardware
    ?M.2 or ssd: My ? board has a M-2 slot, will that act the same as a ssd. I'm looking at a Kingmax M-2 2280 B /M SATAIII 256GB. This stuff is confusing to me some times sorry for the confusion while asking my ?s. I have so much new storage in my system now all I'm trying to do is get all...
  10. M.2 ssd

    in Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade
    M.2 ssd: Hello, I need some help. I hope I choose the right forum section, newbie here. I purchased a MyDigitalSSD 128GB (MDM242-SBe-128) from Amazon.com, I want to prepare this drive for use in my Dell 3050 mini PC to increase the boot drive size from 32gb to 128gb. The Dell...