So it does, in fact, need to make a connection to the screw for contact? I've included a picture of the area I'm talking about.Absolutely yes it does.
Geek Squad doesn't know anything about M.2? I have low expectations for them but damn.
Thanks Darren.Correct. It applies pressure onto the board and makes the pins have contact with the slot. Pretty sure you have to slide the card in at an angle and then screw it down to make contact, been a while since I've done one honestly.
m.2 owner here, this is correct but like johnb35 said it's needed to hold it in placeYes you have to insert the M2 at an angle and then lower it down to screw it. Basically just like laptop ram. I'm pretty sure the screw isn't needed for operation but only to hold it in place.
Thank you very much!m.2 owner here, this is correct but like johnb35 said it's needed to hold it in place
It works without the screw but you DEFINITELY want it in there to keep it in place, otherwise you risk having problems with your new drive
Also Snecho, what exactly is the problem with it? Is it not showing up in windows or BIOs?
If it shows up in BIOs, it still needs to be initialized (when I set mine up I used case 2 in https://www.easeus.com/storage-media-recovery/ssd-not-showing-up-windows-10.html)
Yes I know the stop code.Do you have the stop code generated by the blue screen? The code is very helpful to figure out what is going wrong.
Yeah that was not well conveyed by your OP haha. It's there just as a physical piece, it could be rubber or whatever as long as it held it at the same angle.Thank you very much!
That's what I thought too, that it just physically holds it in place and that's it. The holder was lined with foil so that's what threw me off. I guess I can move on to the next stage of troubleshooting this.
As for your question, for a while the laptop would BSOD a few times a day if you nudged it in anyway. I tracked to problem down to the SSD had a poor connection causing a bump to make it dissconnect momentarily and cause a BSOD. But about two weeks ago, now the computer won't boot at all. It either says there is no boot drive detected, or it will stay on the Dell logo indefinitely upon startup. When I run diagnostics, it states there is no drive detected.
As per the next step when I have the chance to take pictures, I think there is a problem with the main connectors on the SSD PCB.
Thank you all for the help and info!
Actually I'd waste everyone's time BY posting them.Are you going to post it?
Or waste everyone's time with unnecessary remarks?
Yeah, I mean I did mention electrical contact in the OP but I'm very thankful we were able to sort it out!Yeah that was not well conveyed by your OP haha. It's there just as a physical piece, it could be rubber or whatever as long as it held it at the same angle.
FWIW... what may appear to be useless data to you may actually be fairly useful information for some that may have ran across the same trends of stop codes you're running across.Actually I'd waste everyone's time BY posting them.
What you comprehended as an "unnecessary remark" was actually me stating that I've gotten every error code there is, therefore there isn't "the stop code" and posting them would be useless.
Good.I'm out.