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- Page 1 M.2 PCIe SSD User Manual For Desktop & Laptop V1.0...
- Page 2 M.2 PCIe Installing a addlink SSD is easy and makes your Users Manual computer significantly faster! INTRODUCTION REQUIRED TOOLS & PREPARE WINDOWS DRIVERS & CLONE DESKTOP INSTALL LAPTOP INSTALL GLOSSARY Installation by a professional desktop computer technician is recommended. Before continuing with the installation process, it is your responsibility to...
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Page 3: Required Tools And Parts
GLOSSARY Prepare 1. Gather supplies You’ll need your computer, a screwdriver, your new addlink SSD, and your computer’s owner’s manual. 2. Back up important files Before starting the install process, save any important files on your computer to an external storage drive, a USB flash drive, or cloud storage. -
Page 4: Accessing Online Support
Ubuntu and other Linux versions also come with drivers that GLOSSARY support PCIe NVMe drives. The addlink PCIe NVMe SSD goes with any standard Windows (8.1 or above), Intel iRST or Linux NVMe drivers. You do not need a special driver to install the OS on the SSD. - Page 5 M.2 PCIe Desktop Basic Installation Steps Users Manual For the basic installation of your addlink PCIe SSD M.2 in a desktop computer system, follow these steps: INTRODUCTION REQUIRED TOOLS & PREPARE 1. Back Up As a precaution, always back up your data to another storage device WINDOWS DRIVERS &...
- Page 6 M.2 PCIe 4. Once you have accessed the BIOS, make sure that Users Manual a PCIe device is set in the BIOS boot sequence or boot priority list Reference your motherboard user manual or computer system INTRODUCTION user manual for information regarding the boot sequence and REQUIRED TOOLS detecting boot devices, for booting from an M.2 device.
- Page 7 M.2 slot as is illustrated below. Insert the M.2 device at an angle as is illustrated below. Fasten the opposite end of the addlink PCIe SSD to the motherboard with the INTRODUCTION necessary screw or hardware, as is illustrated below.
- Page 8 M.2 PCIe Laptop Basic Installation Steps Users Manual For the basic installation of your addlink M.2 in a laptop computer system, follow these steps: INTRODUCTION REQUIRED TOOLS & PREPARE WINDOWS DRIVERS 1. Shut down your system & CLONE Turn off your computer completely.
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Page 9: Turn On Your Computer
NVMe PCIe SSD. To & CLONE insert your addlink NVMe PCIe SSD, hold the SSD carefully by the sides. DESKTOP INSTALL Do not touch the gold connector pins. Align the notches in the SSD with the ridges in the PCIe slot, then insert at a 30-degree angle. - Page 10 M.2 PCIe For your benefit, some terms used in this Installation Users Manual Guide are defined in this section. Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) INTRODUCTION The BIOS is built-in software that determines what a computer REQUIRED TOOLS can do without accessing programs from a disk. On PCs, the &...
- Page 11 M.2 PCIe Computer bus interfaces provided through the M.2 connector are Users Manual PCI Express 3.0 (up to four lanes), Serial ATA 3.0, and USB 3.0. The M.2 connector has different keying notches that denote various purposes and capabilities of M.2 hosts and modules, preventing plugging of M.2 modules into feature-incompatible host...
- Page 12 M.2 PCIe NVM Express is supported natively from Windows 8.1, Windows Users Manual Server 2012 R2, and Linux Kernel 3.3. NVM Express SSDs exist both in the form of standard-sized PCI Express expansion cards (Add-in card or AIC) and as 2.5-inch...
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Page 13: Contact Information
HEADQUARTER 3F.-1, No.200, Gangqian Rd., Neihu Dist., Taipei City 114, Taiwan (R.O.C.) CONTACT INFORMATION TEL : +886-2-8797 3116 FAX : +886-2-8797 3522 www.addlink.com.tw...
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