Push from the back, using just medium pressure. With the standoff screw in place, now’s the time to slide in the drive into the M.2 slot gently. Most drives these days, including mine, use the M.2 2280 form factor. Install the motherboard standoff screw based on the length of your M.2 SSD drive. It can be quite shocking the first time you find the M.2 port. On my ASUS ROG Motherboard (which I absolutely love), the M.2 interface was hidden under a plate used to keep the drive cool. Start by opening your system and locating the M.2 PCIe slot.
A great option for older systems.Ī quick reminder before getting started: you should never open your computer and start touching components without an anti-static wristband on - I use the Vastar ESD, which is inexpensive but works great. You can grab an M.2 PCIe Adapter on Amazon for under $20. If your motherboard doesn’t have an M.2 PCIe slot, don’t panic.
If 500GB is fine, go for the latest and greatest, PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 Samsung 980 PRO SSD. For 2020 however, I suggest buying the Samsung 970 EVO Plus if you need a drive larger than 500GB. The motherboard is the ASUS ROG STRIX Z370-E, and the hard drive is the Samsung 960 Pro NVMe M.2. The photos below were taken while building my latest Windows rig in 2018.
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