Z97 and M2 SSD - HELP!

DennisColes · 9 Dec 2016 at 17:20

Hi,

I have a Asus z97-A and have just installed an m2 drive.

It's an integral 128gb.

Integral - solid state drive - 128 GB - SATA 6Gb/s
Type Solid state drive - internal
Capacity 128 GB
NAND Flash Memory Type Multi-level cell (MLC)
Form Factor M.2 2280
Interface SATA 6Gb/s
Data Transfer Rate 600 MBps
Features Shock resistant, TRIM support, Dynamic and Static Wear Leveling, Intelligent Block Management and Wear Levelling, Error Correction Code (ECC) , S.M.A.R.T.
Dimensions (WxDxH) 22 mm x 80 mm x 3.8 mm

It's not showing up in disk management...

Please help.

HoneyBadger · 9 Dec 2016 at 21:15

Have you done a re-scan and refresh in disk management?
Can you see it in the BIOS?

DennisColes · 10 Dec 2016 at 16:03

HoneyBadger said:
Have you done a re-scan and refresh in disk management?
Can you see it in the BIOS?

Hi,

I can't see it in the BIOS and a re-scan doesn't help either.

Is my ssd compatible with the board?

DennisColes · 10 Dec 2016 at 19:57

I believe my motherboard supports PCI M2 and not SATA M2.

R088ieS86 · 11 Dec 2016 at 00:27

DennisColes said:
I believe my motherboard supports PCI M2 and not SATA M2.

Intel® Z97 chipset :
1 x SATA Express port, compatible with 2 x SATA 6.0 Gb/s ports
1 x M.2 Socket 3, , with M Key, type 2260/2280 storage devices support (PCIE mode)
4 x SATA 6Gb/s port(s), gray
Support Raid 0, 1, 5, 10
Supports Intel® Smart Response Technology, Intel® Rapid Start Technology, Intel® Smart Connect Technology *2

Yup, the Asus only supports m.2 PCIe, which isn't compatible with your m.2 SATA SSD