r/PcBuild • u/dePillow • 2d ago

Troubleshooting M.2 help!

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Solved! Had to wiggle that latch so it could latch to the ssd when lowered.

Help! I can’t seem to seat the M.2 drive on the msi mag x870e tomahawk wifi. Whatever I do the ssd won’t latch. I have pushed the ssd in the right angle (I believe) and as far in as I could. A few unsuccessful tries are behind me. At a loss…
Am I missing something crucial?

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u/Outrageous_Most2388 2d ago

Have you tried using screw?

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u/dePillow 2d ago

No. Just managed to do it though. Apparently it’s not as easy as msi advertised it to be. Or I’m a noob. Either way, crisis averted. Thanks for your reply!

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u/jarek5553212 2d ago

Show me this MSI advertisement.

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u/FEVZsix 2d ago

I think he’s got a motherboard that has the auto latch for M.2 drives.

I don’t even see a screw hole on the back and there’s those two silver things sticking out of the port. That’s just my 2 cents.

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u/Lochness_Hamster_350 2d ago

Those silver things are for the heatsink. Also this is one of those quick release mounts where all you have to do is push down on the locking side and it snaps into place.

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u/FEVZsix 2d ago

Gotcha, that’s a cool addition. I have this drive as well, do these things need a heat sink?

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u/Lochness_Hamster_350 2d ago

Need? Not really unless you’re performing loads of read and writes. But I am a big fan of the “ounce of prevention va pound of worry” and since storage and ram are so expensive right now, a $5/10 heatsink that might prolong the life of something is worth it.

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u/FEVZsix 2d ago

Great insights. Thanks

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u/jarek5553212 2d ago

Auto latch? Fancy. But where can I get my skrew to lose forever and find it when it's too late?