Secondary M2 slot used as storage??? Asus MOBO

[Notorious_ZA]

Hi All
I am having a bit of difficulty. My board has 2 x m2 slots. I have my os installed on one m2 plugged into the first slot. But when I plug another m2 into the second slot to use for Game storage it gives me a error something about PCIE x 4 Mode.
Is there anyone else that has tried this? is it perhaps a setting in the bios? or can this not be done at all?
I am using a Asus B360-Pro Gaming Board. - TUF B360-PRO GAMING | Motherboards | ASUS Global

I have also used Photoshop2.0 to show in a circle where I am plugging into the secondary M2 and where my OS is installed.

Would appreciate any assistance, thanks

 

[Petester]

Are you plugging a SATA M.2 into the secondary slot, because it won't work if you are .

 

[nagapie]

Hi All
I am having a bit of difficulty. My board has 2 x m2 slots. I have my os installed on one m2 plugged into the first slot. But when I plug another m2 into the second slot to use for Game storage it gives me a error something about PCIE x 4 Mode.
Is there anyone else that has tried this? is it perhaps a setting in the bios? or can this not be done at all?
I am using a Asus B360-Pro Gaming Board. - TUF B360-PRO GAMING | Motherboards | ASUS Global

I have also used Photoshop2.0 to show in a circle where I am plugging into the secondary M2 and where my OS is installed.

Would appreciate any assistance, thanks

Your first M2 slot supports M2 sata ssd's and M2 nvme ssd's. Your second M2 slot only supports M2 nvme ssd's

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[Petester]

Your first M2 slot supports M2 sata ssd's and M2 nvme ssd's. Your second M2 slot only supports M2 nvme ssd's

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I was quicker . I beat you . Gold star for me ⭐

 

[nagapie]

I was quicker . I beat you . Gold star for me [emoji294]

My explanation was better [emoji14]

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[AndyPants]

Make sure about what type of M.2 drive you're trying to plug in there.
NVME=PCIEx4

 

[rinners]

Time for some CUD, you won't regret it

 

[Skiddz]

Time for some CUD, you won't regret it

+1

 

[Notorious_ZA]

I was quicker . I beat you . Gold star for me ⭐

I was trying to use a M2 sata. Ok so this wont work. Thanks for the responses.

 

[Notorious_ZA]

Time for some CUD, you won't regret it

I might be missing something, What is a CUD?

 

[Notorious_ZA]

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Make sure about what type of M.2 drive you're trying to plug in there.
NVME=PCIEx4

I was trying SATA so this seems its not going to work thanks for the response.

 

[Off-The-Chart]

I was trying to use a M2 sata. Ok so this wont work. Thanks for the responses.

can just swap them around?

 

[Off-The-Chart]

I might be missing something, What is a CUD?

lol, must not have been very tough 3 years

 

[Notorious_ZA]

can just swap them around?

I will see if I can trade the m2 for a ssd. Just need it for my game files. Already have my os on a different m2

 

[Off-The-Chart]

I will see if I can trade the m2 for a ssd. Just need it for my game files. Already have my os on a different m2

again, why not just swap the 2 around?

aesthetics?

use the 1st slot for the storage and 2nd for the OS

or am I missing something? oh wait, what drive is it you have for OS?

 

[Notorious_ZA]

again, why not just swap the 2 around?

aesthetics?

use the 1st slot for the storage and 2nd for the OS

or am I missing something? oh wait, what drive is it you have for OS?

Yeah thats the problem, on the first slot I also have a normal m2 sata so wont work the other way around?

 

[DeusExMachina]

@bmorrison What's the specs of the drive you trying to plug in there?

 

[Off-The-Chart]

Yeah thats the problem, on the first slot I also have a normal m2 sata so wont work the other way around?

yes that is what I suspected could be wrong

 

[Notorious_ZA]

@bmorrison What's the specs of the drive you trying to plug in there?

Its a 256gig m2. Cant remember exact make will double check tonight when I get home. I think its transcend

 

[Notorious_ZA]

FYI - I checked now my first drive is a NVME m2 so I can switch the two around. Thanks all for the assistance. Helped a lot.

 

[Skiddz]

Nice let us know if it works.

 

[Notorious_ZA]

This worked 100%. Thanks again for the assistance!!!!