Windows 10: 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 upgrading my laptop M.2 I figured I would temporarily use the M.2 that it came with but even though it seemed to fit my PC doesn't see it. That's when I discovered there are multiple types of M.2 SSD.

M.2 Interface, Key and Socket explained

My laptop came with the Lite-On CV1-8B128. I upgraded to the Samsung (MZ-V7S1T0B/AM) 970 EVO Plus SSD 1TB. My laptop apparently takes both types because it works. I say this because if you look at the 2 M.2 SSD they are different key pin configurations.

I've looked on the ASUS website and everything I see just says it has M.2 SSD support but apparently for only some. I could but another Samsung 970 EVO (2TB) but if it doesn't work I'd be out a chunk of cash.

Anyone?

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M.2 ssd's

Hi all just to ask I have a asus z170ar I have a intell 520 ssd and just wanted to upgrade to a m.2
and was looking at a samsung nvme m.2 960 evo 500gig or a pro, my mob say it is a m.2 pcie m type.
would it fit?

 

M.2 SSD Drive With Windows 10 Listed as Disk 1 in Disk Management,

Hi, In my pc M.2 SSD with Windows 10 OS is listed as Disk 1 and not as Disk 0 in Disk Management. Also, the same drive is listed as Removable devices which is actually internal SSD.

Can anybody help me resolve this, please?

 

DELL XPS 8930 Upgrade SSD M.2 and Add SATA SSD

Hi - I wonder if anyone can help please. I have a Dell XPS 8930. It’s about 18 months old. I’m very happy with the PC, especially now the fan noise is under better control. My Dell came with a Toshiba SSD NVMe M.2 256 GB and a HDD. Win 10 Pro (v1909) sits on the Toshiba M.2 SSD and my data files are on the HDD. The M.2 SSD is getting a little low on free space so I’ve bought a higher capacity (500 GB) Samsung M.2 SSD. Having suffered disc failure in the past I also have a Samsung SATA SSD which will fit in one of the spare drive bays. I will clone (not mirror) the M2. SSD to the SATA SSD weekly for extra protection.

My intention is to:

1) Fit the SATA SSD in one of the spare drive bays; 2) Restore an image of the existing Toshiba M.2 SSD to the new SATA SSD;
3) Remove the Toshiba M.2 SSD;
4) Reboot from the new SATA SSD (Q – does this require any change to settings?); 5) Fit the Samsung M.2 SSD and clone from SATA SSD.
6) Reboot, enter BIOS and change boot order to Samsung M.2 SSD. This all seems a bit too straightforward and I’m sure there are other things I need to do to make sure everything works o.k. and in particular the PC boots correctly at stages 4 and 6. For example, the SATA option in my BIOS is set to RAID, and I did read that I might have to change that to AHCI but at what stage.


I use Macrium Reflect Home Edition for image files and cloning, and have created a rescue disc.
Any thoughts\suggestions gratefully received. Thank you.