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Table of Contents _________ Accessing Online Support.................................................................................ii _________ 1 WD Black NVMe SSD M.2 Desktop PC Installation Guide........................... 1 Basic Installation Steps.....................................................................................................1 _________ 2 Glossary..........................................................................................................
WD Black NVMe SSD M.2 Desktop PC Installation Guide 1 WD Black NVMe SSD M.2 Desktop PC Installation Guide For detailed product information, refer to the WD Black NVMe SSD User Manual. Note: Installation by a professional desktop computer technician is recommended.
WD Black NVMe SSD M.2 Desktop PC Installation Guide 2. Disconnect and remove any existing storage devices connected to the motherboard or in the drive bay(s). 3. Power on your PC and access the motherboard BIOS. Note: Accessing your motherboard BIOS requires the press of a key or combination of keys on your computer system's attached keyboard during the preliminary stages of your computer system boot process. Reference your motherboard or system manufactuer for the exact keyboard sequence. 4.
WD Black NVMe SSD M.2 Desktop PC Installation Guide 8. Insert the WD Black NVMe SSD M.2 device pin-side first into the M.2 slot as is illustrated below. a. Insert the M.2 device at an angle as is illustrated below. 9. Fasten the opposite end of the WD Black NVMe SSD to the motherboard with the necessary screw or hardware, as is illustrated below. WD Black NVMe SSD M.
WD Black NVMe SSD M.2 Desktop PC Installation Guide 10. Begin your Microsoft Windows installation from an approved USB device. a. Microsoft Windows® 8.1 or Microsoft Windows® 10 is recommended for proper PCIe / M.2 boot and installation suppport. b. Click here for Windows 10 Installation Instructions c. Microsoft Windows® 7 installation on NVMe devices that use the PCIe bus requires a Hotfix. Use this Microsoft KB Article for assistance: KB 2990941 WD Black NVMe SSD M.
Glossary 2 Glossary For your benefit, some terms used in this Installation Guide are defined in this section. Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) The BIOS is built-in software that determines what a computer can do without accessing programs from a disk. On PCs, the BIOS contains all the code required to control the keyboard, display screen, disk drives, serial communications, and a number of miscellaneous functions at a basic level.
Glossary be fully utilized by a host's hardware and software, NVM Express brings various performance improvements. Therefore, to experience the best performance, NVMe is best implemented with a direct PCI Express connection, foregoing any backwards compatibility with SATA. NVM Express should not be confused with SATA Express, which is a host bus specification (or physical interface) that supports both SATA and PCIe storage devices, and suffers from limitations that are not bound to NVMe.
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