Connecting/adding m.2 ssd to MEDION ERAZER RECON P20

[adamreir]

Hi, 

I'm having problems adding a M.2 NVMe SSD storage device to my computer. The added SSD device is not detected by Windows (under "This PC", the "device manager", "disk management" or in the BIOS). Both storage devices are M.2 connected NVMe devices, but I'm a bit confused about the slot on the motherboard I'm trying to connect to. 

Specs: 

Old (working) SSD: NVMe E15-512G-PHISON-SSD-B47R

New (not detected) SSD: Samsung 980 M.2 NVMe SSD 1TB

Motherboard: Medion b660h7-m20 

The website with documentation for the motherboard is not available online: https://www.ecs.com.tw/en/Product/Motherboard/B660H7-M20/specification. However, I found a similar question the German forum: https://community.medion.com/t5/Desktop-PC-All-In-One/M2-Slots-f%C3%BCr-P63018/td-p/141206. The M.2 slot I'm trying to use is the one that is indicated on the picture, and on the motherboard it's next to the label "M2_SATA". All of the involved M.2 connectors are, as far as i can tell on visual inspection, m-key. 

As far as I can tell, the M.2 slot i'm trying to connect to should support the SSD card I'm connecting. But I'm confused by all the different specifications involved (different M.2 connectors, PCIe vs. SATA III etc). 

[Fishtown · Accepted solution]

Hello @adamreir and welcome
The second m.2 slot can only accommodate an m.2 SSD SATA, a PCIe does not work there.

• 1 x M.2 (for PCIe X4 NVMe SSD and Intel Optane module 2242 & 2280)
• 1 x M.2 (for SATA SSD module 2280)

look Technical specifications:

https://www.medion.com/gb/service/product-detail/20070231

bye Fishtown

[adamreir]

As I expected: I was confused about the specs and different standards. Thanx a lot for the reply!

Adam

[Maxwellsmart]

Hi there,

painfully made my way through a 2.5” SSD (case has no visible SATA cables, just the longer ones to power a drive), then an M.2 PCIe (same mistake as OP) and now, following your suggestion, a FIKWOT FN203 M.2 2280 SATA Drive. Installed it in the only visible bay parallel to the RAM.

Sadly having the same story - nothing in BIOS therefore nothing in the Disk Management. 

About to give up and order an external USB Drive..

Any suggestions about what I’m doing wrong?