Motherboard won't recognise M.2

[Tofu]

Hi Guys,

Any help much appreciated. I built a budget system for my workplace, as I was able to pick up a bundle of mobo, 16gb ram, cpu and cooler all for £50/€58 locally.

I bought the cheapest m.2 ssd I could find purely as a OS boot drive, after making sure it was compatible with my system using PC Part Picker.

SSD:
Western Digital Green 240 GB Internal SSD M.2 SATA
Mobo:
Asus 970 Pro Gaming/Aura
CPU:
AMD FX 6100

Problem:
Mobo does not recognise SSD in the bios, and neither does Windows when selecting a drive to install the OS on (it is the only drive plugged in)

Troubleshooting:
I performed a bios update to the latest release and used UEFI motherboard function to update, still not recognised.

Thought I would ask here, before I simply go and buy a standard SSD drive, as I'm not sure what my problem is since there are no compatibility issues using PC Part Picker.

I'm not a pro builder as I'm sure you can tell, hence why I'm here asking for help!

Thanks in advance.

[Supafly]

Probably needs to be initialised before it can be used. Once initialised you can format it and use it.

EDIT: I should have checked mobo specs first. As others have pointed out yours only supports NVME m.2 drives.

[Omega]

The M.2 slot on your motherboard only appears to support NVMe. Your drive is SATA.

If you want a SATA drive just get a normal 2.5"/3.5" disk, SATA isn't worth using a M.2 slot for since it provides no benefits over a normal drive.

Be aware that the FX 6100 is 9 years old and it will struggle to run pretty much anything.

[L37]

From motherboard specs:

1 x M.2 Socket 3, , with M Key, type 2242/2260/2280 storage devices support (PCIE 2.0 x4)

Your SSD is SATA, motherboard only supports NVME/pci-e. It will not work.

[Komrade]

Also, WD Green drives aren’t very good, I would maybe buy a different one.

[Tofu]

Publicado originalmente por Omega:

The M.2 slot on your motherboard only appears to support NVMe. Your drive is SATA.

If you want a SATA drive just get a normal 2.5"/3.5" disk, SATA isn't worth using a M.2 slot for since it provides no benefits over a normal drive.

Be aware that the FX 6100 is 9 years old and it will struggle to run pretty much anything.

Thanks Omega, that's a big help. I wondered if this may have been the issue, but as a novice builder I've always put a lot of faith in PC Part Picker and this seemed like a very straightforward issue that you would expect it to detect in regards to compatibility. Regarding the cpu, I'm aware it's pretty old, but this can be marginally upgraded to a better FX if I deem it necessary. I did look at many benchmarks using current programs and games and it seems it should do just fine for a basic workstation for my needs. I also agree with you that a 2.5" is no worse than this, I just got it for ease of use, one less thing to plug in - turned out the opposite!

[Tofu]

Publicado originalmente por notkennyS:

Also, WD Green drives aren’t very good, I would maybe buy a different one.

Thanks, yes you are right. It was merely for a boot drive for a basic work computer.

[Tofu]

Publicado originalmente por Suicidal Monkey:

Probably needs to be initialised before it can be used. Once initialised you can format it and use it.

EDIT: I should have checked mobo specs first. As others have pointed out yours only supports NVME m.2 drives.

Thanks Suicidal, you've helped me out a lot in the Steam forums - I don't forget a name like yours!

I have responded to this point to Omega

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Look at Samsung 970 EVO or SK Hynix NVME SSD.

[_I_]

you can get a sata to m.2 adapter to use the drive you have as a boot drive

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Publicado originalmente por _I_:

you can get a sata to m.2 adapter to use the drive you have as a boot drive

Dumb idea. Just buy an actual nvme drive. WD green are junk. It's just like a Kingston v400

[_I_]

he has the drive already
its still faster than his hdd

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Just refund it.

[Tofu]

Publicado originalmente por Bad 💀 Motha:

Just refund it.

Thanks guys. I will refund it and just get a small 2.5” to use as a boot drive instead. Thanks for your help

[Bad 💀 Motha]

A 250gb nvme drive is all you need for housing core os and apps.
Games can go on 1tb sat ssd or a performance hdd.

Look at adata and intel