For laptops/notebooks, the M.2 PCIe slot is usually under the bottom panel or under the keyboard. Find the M.2 PCIe slot, which should be easy to spot in a desktop computer.Touch a metal surface that’s clear of any paint or coating to discharge any electricity that’s present in your body. Ground yourself as a precautionary step.Each case is designed differently, so refer to your owner’s manual to see how to properly open your case. Remove the battery and hold the power button on your laptop/notebook for five seconds to discharge any residual electricity. You’ll want to discharge potential static electricity that might be built up in your laptop battery. Refer to your owner’s manual to see how to safely remove the battery. Only remove the battery if you’re installing a M.2 SSD into a laptop/notebook. Microsoft® offers hotfix support for Windows® 7 that can natively support NVMe drives. Try contacting your computer or motherboard manufacturer for further assistance. Helpful tip : NVMe SSD support and drivers are not supported by Windows® 7.
If you have difficulty identifying your computer components, refer to your computer’s owner’s manual. Your computer might look slightly different to the ones shown but the process should be the same.
You now have everything you need to install your new M.2 SSD. Before installing your SSD, save your important files from your old computer storage to an external SSD, a USB flash drive or Cloud storage. You’ll need your computer, a screwdriver and your new Kingston SSD, along with your computer’s owner’s manual. Clearing your workspace of anything that can build up static electricity is important since it can damage your new M.2 drive. That's all I can think of right now.You’ll need to prep your workspace to install your new Kingston SSD safely and properly. Swapped USB stick to different port after error.Manually wiped and formatted the SSD drive using DiskPart.Used a newer build of Windows 10 (1909).Used an older build of Windows 10 (1511).Slipstreamed all the drivers into an ISO using NTLite.BIOS Low, Balanced and Performance mode.Using Rufus to format the USB (only will do NTFS).It was time for a reimage because it was old, so I also updated the BIOS to the current version.īut now I am unable to complete a fresh reinstall of Windows 10, always hanging on the attached "media driver" error. It was a full install so the Windows 8.1 with Bing restore partition is gone. I have an Intel Compute Stick model STK1A32WFC that had previously had Windows 10 installed on it.
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