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austere hearth Nov 23, 2022, 7:31 PM

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Hi im not sure if my motherboard which is, MOTHERBOARD: MSI H310M Pro-VD: M-ATX w/ 2 RAM Slots, USB 3.1, SATA3, has an m.2 slot on it so if possible could someone help me out and answer this, thanks

fossil oyster Nov 23, 2022, 7:33 PM

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This board?

austere hearth Nov 23, 2022, 7:33 PM

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ye i think thats the one

fossil oyster Nov 23, 2022, 7:33 PM

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This doesn't have an M.2 slot as far as i'm aware

austere hearth Nov 23, 2022, 7:33 PM

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ok but will i be able to add something like an ssd to it

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Kingston SSDNow A400 240GB SATA 3 Solid State Drive for example something like this

fossil oyster Nov 23, 2022, 7:34 PM

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You'd be able to add a SATA SSD providing you have enough sata ports. How many drives do you have at the moment?

austere hearth Nov 23, 2022, 7:34 PM

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2

fossil oyster Nov 23, 2022, 7:34 PM

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You'd be able to add a SATA SSD then yes.

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The board has 4 sata ports

austere hearth Nov 23, 2022, 7:35 PM

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ah ok

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alright then thanks for the help thats all

fossil oyster Nov 23, 2022, 7:35 PM

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np 🙂

austere hearth Nov 23, 2022, 7:39 PM

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do u know how i can put the ssd in? like where would it be on that motherboard?

fossil oyster Nov 23, 2022, 7:40 PM

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That's your SATA ports. you may need to order some sata cables from amazon

Then sata power comes from your power supply

austere hearth Nov 23, 2022, 7:41 PM

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ah i see

fossil oyster Nov 23, 2022, 7:42 PM

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Make sure you have room to mount your SSD otherwise you can do the crude way of just shoving it into any spare gap you have in the basement of your case..

Some cases may have internal SSD mounts in the main compartment

austere hearth Nov 23, 2022, 7:42 PM

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yea theres alot of space

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something like this would do the trick right

fossil oyster Nov 23, 2022, 7:44 PM

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Depending on how much money you have i'd stay away from the a400 drives

Yes they will work

austere hearth Nov 23, 2022, 7:44 PM

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oh

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what would u recommend

fossil oyster Nov 23, 2022, 7:45 PM

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How much extra storage do you need and or budget for one?

austere hearth Nov 23, 2022, 7:45 PM

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probably around 500gb ish and not much of a budget

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just wanted to get one cuz of the black friday deals

fossil oyster Nov 23, 2022, 7:45 PM

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https://www.amazon.co.uk/Crucial-CT480BX500SSD1-Internal-Solid-State/dp/B07G3KGYZQ

Crucial BX500 480GB 3D NAND SATA 2.5 Inch Internal SSD - Up to 540M...

Have you ever wondered why your smartphone is faster than your computer? Because your smartphone uses flash memory. Add flash technology to your laptop or desktop computer with the SSD Crucial BX500, the easiest way to get all the speed of a new computer without buying it. Accelerate everything.

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That's probably one of the best budget drives you can get 🙂

austere hearth Nov 23, 2022, 7:46 PM

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whats wrong with the a400 ones

fossil oyster Nov 23, 2022, 7:47 PM

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They have a high failure rate

austere hearth Nov 23, 2022, 7:47 PM

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ah

fossil oyster Nov 23, 2022, 7:47 PM

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Its up to you, but if you have extra budget for a 500GB that's what i'd go for

austere hearth Nov 23, 2022, 7:47 PM

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yea ill probably get this one

austere hearth Nov 26, 2022, 4:59 PM

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Any recommendations where I can put it?

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Is there a way to take off this part?

pallid steppeBOT Nov 26, 2022, 5:08 PM

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rough gate Nov 26, 2022, 5:45 PM

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if u aren't moving ya case much, just leave it on top or near the SSD u already have in there, looks like theres some mount near the PSU area

austere hearth Nov 26, 2022, 5:47 PM

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Ye but I’m now struggling to find the cable from the power supply to put into the ads

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Ssd

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I’m not sure how to get the cable I want

austere hearth Nov 26, 2022, 6:21 PM

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Actually it’s fine it’s all done

vivid nebula Nov 26, 2022, 10:24 PM

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austere hearth Is there a way to take off this part?

Just for future reference there's a couple of thumbscrews at the back of the case, then the panel slides off towards the back 🙂

austere hearth Nov 27, 2022, 11:50 AM

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vivid nebula Just for future reference there's a couple of thumbscrews at the back of the cas...

I’ve taken the thumbscrews off but still finding it very hard to take it off

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How can I slide that off with little to no grip

vivid nebula Nov 27, 2022, 11:55 AM

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Pull on this handle here

austere hearth Nov 27, 2022, 11:58 AM

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Too hard to pull

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Is there any other way

vivid nebula Nov 27, 2022, 12:03 PM

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That's the only way really, you could try sliding the panel as well as pulling on the back, make sure that you're sliding towards the back too

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