An M.2 SSD fits a laptop's M.2 slot perfectly, but the drive is never detected. The label says “M.2 SATA”, and the laptop manual says the slot is “M.2 PCIe NVMe only”. What is the problem?
Un SSD M.2 s'insère parfaitement dans l'emplacement M.2 d'un portable, mais il n'est jamais détecté. L'étiquette indique « M.2 SATA », et le manuel du portable précise que l'emplacement est « M.2 PCIe NVMe uniquement ». Quel est le problème ?
Answers
AThe SSD must first be formatted in another computer before any laptop can see itLe SSD doit d'abord être formaté sur un autre ordinateur pour être vu par un portable
BM.2 drives only work in desktop PCsLes disques M.2 ne fonctionnent que dans les PC de bureau
CThe slot supports only NVMe, so an M.2 SATA drive is not recognisedL'emplacement ne gère que le NVMe : un disque M.2 SATA n'est pas reconnu
DThe laptop needs more RAMLe portable a besoin de plus de RAM
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