How to Install & Set Up a Second NVMe M.2 SSD - Windows 11

[@NorthernVikingEveryday]

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[@frankdedvukaj8767]

what if my pc isnt detecting it at all?

[@BlakeWashburn-h2e]

Are you able to make us a video of raiding two ssds as a duel ssd? Are we able to make the Boot drive ssd e a duel?

[@NIGHTFALL_YT]

Great tuto thanks! But what if my SSD already has data in it and I want to install it without losinc any data?

[@luckyshot_007]

I have a NVME drive that I had my OS installed can I use it for my second drive for games, if yes,do you have a video link how to completely wipe it like new

[@jamaalflash]

Your pc may be like mine and may not be able to support two SSDs. If your intel chip is version ten or less you can't add another SSD. So you''ll either have to replace the current one with one with more capacity or add a SATA SSD instead@@frankdedvukaj8767

[@RazziPermana]

Don't you love it when you watch a KZbin tutorial and you follow it and everything goes the way it should be. Thanks my man, now I can install more games!

[@NorthernVikingEveryday]

Awesome 👍 Glad I could help.

[@PizzaBricks_XsX]

Had this exact issue couldn’t figure out why my 2nd m.2 wouldn’t show up followed this video and bam doubled storage thanks so much got a sub outta me great tutorial

[@GamertagO1]

My thoughts exactly! One of the simplest tutorials I've ever watched.

[@hereinheaven]

literally my exact reaction when everything went according to plan LOL 😮‍💨

[@nickelblock784]

I'm just impressed i found the tutorial I needed, usually i phone a friend because the internet frustrated me

[@jordanking5679]

You said zero unnecessary things. You showed and told everyone exactly what we needed to see and hear. Awesome.

[@NorthernVikingEveryday]

Glad I could help 😃👍

[@Rudsky06]

No talking about nothing for 20 minutes straight to the point 👌worked 1st try

[@NorthernVikingEveryday]

Perfect 👍 Glad it was helpful!

[@maxr7527]

I'm really baffled at how efficient this video was in this day and age. Very straightforward yet complete and easy to follow.

[@NorthernVikingEveryday]

I appreciate the kind of words and I'm glad I could help you out.

[@gregorysimao7468]

Same bro!

[@zach_wibble-zn1nf]

I didn’t know you had to do all this with a second m.2 and thought my harddrive upgrade came faulty and was about ready to return it. Thanks for a clean, easy to follow guide!

[@NorthernVikingEveryday]

Glad I could help

[@smithy6560]

Why don't anyone tell you on packaging what to do? This is so important..

[@peteraustin9057]

got a 1tb SSD for Christmas that I had been procrastinating on installing for over a month because I didn't know what I was doing and was worried about breaking something. This video was super helpful, thanks!

[@NorthernVikingEveryday]

Glad I could help!

[@Daergarz]

Thank you for a very clear and precise explanation. This was my first time installing a "fancy" drive and I truly expected Win 11 to automatically detect it, with me having to format it like normally. When it didn't show up in the file manager my heart literally stopped, because I honestly thought I had ruined it with static or broke the connector (MP600 Pro XT drive, so cheap...). This video saved my sanity, thank you.

[@NorthernVikingEveryday]

You're welcome 😃👍 Glad I could help.

[@tootallferne]

Around 4:30, you show that we can select the Unallocated Disk option to install a new SSD. What do you do if an installed disk doesn't show up? Thanks for the video!

[@ybcthanerd]

This video helped a lot

[@NorthernVikingEveryday]

Awesome! Glad it was helpful and thank you so much for the extra support. All the best! 👍

[@Fallocaust]

Thank you! When i restarted my computer I was worried the SSD was busted when nothing popped up saying it was there. You're a gem! Thank you for the no BS video! Subbed.

[@IQUY5707]

Just got my new SSD up and formatted thanks to you man. Tutourial was super straight to the point, and easy to follow. Thank you so much!!!

[@NorthernVikingEveryday]

You're very welcome 🤗

[@redflyer6939]

Dude you are a godsend!!! Just added a 1tb nvme 2.0 to my MSI laptop for gaming and your tutorial help me format it! For some reason my computer initially didn't recognize it and I thought I did something wrong but now now thanks to you, I've got 1.5 terabytes of memory to play with! Thank you so much for posting this!!

[@NorthernVikingEveryday]

Glad I could help!

[@derekvela9766]

Your explanation was phenomenal. I really appreciate the simplicity of your instructions and how much thought went into each one. Thank you!

[@NorthernVikingEveryday]

You're very welcome!

[@Midnight_Toker_XVI]

2 years later & this video is still a life saver! I’ve had my new pc for about a month now & I couldn’t figure out how to “activate”my 2nd 4TB Sam Pro NVME despite my bios & computer reading it! Thanks a bunch brotha! Will be subscribing 👍🏾🙏🏾

[@NorthernVikingEveryday]

Awesome! Glad the video was helpful. Welcome aboard! 👍

[@Boomstck60-Trash_Man]

New guy to upgrading a PC. Mine was a pre-built, but it does what I want it to do. I just want to say that this video was beneficial. I was watching the other SSD video you made and didn't realize there are two types of SSD connections, and watching this video helped me get a two TB drive to work. Thank you so much for this video, my dude; it saved me a headache!

[@NorthernVikingEveryday]

Awesome!! Glad I could help. 👍

[@Jojo2]

Unfortunately for me, my drive isn't recognized at all. Not in bios or disk management on bottom slot. If I put it in the top slot, my computer freezes at the boot screen. I updated the bios and this still happens. The drive works in my laptop. And if I use my laptop nvme the boot screen won't freeze (but it does kick me to the bios and won't boot)

[@HKT100]

what mobo do u have?

[@dayks]

Thank you for the tutorial, absolutely faultless and walked me through everything I needed to get my new drive working properly

[@NorthernVikingEveryday]

Perfect 👍 Glad I could help.

[@OgreHodor]

Yeah help me too! thank you!

[@78jonybravo]

Absolutely fantastic walk through. No nonsense, just straight to the point and helped me out. Great work 5 stars

[@NorthernVikingEveryday]

Glad I could help 😃👍

[@hardline2a]

Two years after the video it’s still helping people. I had never used M.2 drives before and didn’t know what to do to get a second one set up and running. This video was exactly what I needed. Thank you!

[@NorthernVikingEveryday]

Glad I could help

[@KeaganT00]

I was afraid of installing a 2nd M.2 SSD incorrectly. I'd say I'm new to custom/PC building, and your explanation did so much justice for noobies like myself! Bless your soul

[@NorthernVikingEveryday]

You're very welcome! Glad it helped.

[@adambretel5919]

You sir, are a gentleman and a scholar. Installed my new NVME and had no idea how to set it up. This was a flawless tutorial. Thank you very much!

[@NorthernVikingEveryday]

You're welcome!

[@johnleslie730]

Exactly what I was looking for, Thank You! Short, clear and concise.

[@NorthernVikingEveryday]

Awesome 👍 Thanks for watching.

[@Fitzeccentric]

Absolutely wonderful walkthrough, I completely forgot needing to reinitialize and your instructions perfectly handled every step needed. Thank you so much!

[@NorthernVikingEveryday]

You're welcome!

[@dracohoribilis]

Seriously, been googling and watching videos an NO ONE solved this for me until I found yours. So again, thank you!

[@NorthernVikingEveryday]

Glad I could help 😀👍

[@mikerochburns4104]

Found this really helpful. After setting up my 1st m.2 drive, I'd totally forgotten how to set up the 2nd. Lifesaver.

[@NorthernVikingEveryday]

Glad it helped!

[@dionisiowilkins7997]

That was literally perfect. Please make more videos. I can't express how well you did. Thank you, man

[@NorthernVikingEveryday]

Thank you for your kind words and support 👍

[@lindarowley6768]

I absolutely agree, thank you so much for making this!

[@Voodrarb]

Terrific video. Had my new drive up and running in minutes and with confidence. Thank you

[@NorthernVikingEveryday]

You're very welcome 👍

[@robbie9298]

exactly what i needed. Simple and to the point. Appreciate it!

[@NorthernVikingEveryday]

You're very welcome 👍

[@Michael-sm4cv]

You don’t understand how refreshing it is to watch a great step by step walkthrough that actually makes sense

[@NorthernVikingEveryday]

Thanks 👍 Glad you enjoyed it.

[@adamm6052]

Amazing, after building my perfect PC 3 years back I started to dread opening it up to update and upgrade. You made the second .nvme super simple to install. Thanks again

[@NorthernVikingEveryday]

Glad I could help!

[@larryfarr]

Thank you my friend. Very much appreciated. 7 minutes of pure knowledge and help, well produced and performed. Helped me out big time.

[@NorthernVikingEveryday]

Glad it helped!

[@stovepipe]

Amazing and simple to follow. I was so scared to mess up my PC, but you really made it clear and simple

[@NorthernVikingEveryday]

Awesome 👍 Glad I could help.

[@pensioner7736]

Thank you so much, for such a helpful and easy to follow tutorial, just built my first PC and this has put the cherry on the cake haha

[@NorthernVikingEveryday]

Awesome 👍 Glad I could help.

[@princemalice8188]

2 hours searching on how to initialize my second nvme slot and i finally found this one! You're amazing my man.

[@NorthernVikingEveryday]

Glad I could help

[@Shobold]

Your videos are honestly a blessing! Everything from installing a new NVME on the X570 motherboard to formatting it have all saved me a ton of headache to me as a total novice to this type of stuff! I can’t thank you enough for your videos! ❤

[@NorthernVikingEveryday]

You're very welcome! Glad the videos have been helpful.

[@lukaa2173]

For those who dont have initialise, just right click in the unallocated disk and hit create simple volume, then follow the steps and dont change any setting in the wizard till your done and it will be created and show in THIS PC

[@blaine7985]

What do I do if the NVME drive won't show up in disk management no matter what I try. I have Uninstaller, reinstalled, changed which port it is in on the motherboard, and various other solutions I've found online. I have two 980 pros and the first is my C drive but the second will not let me use it. It shows up in the bios, the device manager, and various other places but I can't get it to show up in disk management and so I am unable to initialize it or anything.

[@sauceybear3935]

thats what im sayin

[@Insaitoo]

@@sauceybear3935 Just create a simple volume after right clicking disk management

[@hoe5920]

I had this same issue. You need to set your BIOS to UEFI and then when you turn on your pc, go to drivers, scan for driver changes, update it if necessary and your second ssd should appear in disk management

[@hauntedburial]

ik this is 2 years ago but this video really helped and was by far the EASIEST tutorial i ever listened to.

[@NorthernVikingEveryday]

Glad it was helpful!!

[@Colminer00]

Absolute king. Thank you for including the formatting in the same video rather than making 2

[@NorthernVikingEveryday]

Glad I could help! It can be confusing getting everything to work properly.

[@AOE2BestClips]

somebody build a statue for this HERO

[@levay8224]

I’m still new to PCs, and this stuff is completely foreign to me, but he made it super simple. Somebody write this man’s eulogy.

[@charlesballard5251]

Thanks for this vid. It's been 5 years since I installed a drive. I quickly got my new MSI SPATIUM 4TB set up while following along. I have liked this vid and subscribed to your channel. I also did a drag and drop of everything from my old drive to the new one. It took about 15-20 minutes and that includes my entire STEAM library. Much faster than downloading it from STEAM. Again, thanks.

[@NorthernVikingEveryday]

Glad I could help 😃👍

[@MaktheArab]

One of the best guides I have seen on here, very informative and did not go into unnecessary detail. I followed the same steps and it worked amazingly…THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!!!

[@NorthernVikingEveryday]

Glad it helped!

[@EpicOpMc]

Nothing more satisfying than watching a tutorial, everything showing up exactly how the tutorial givers is and boom you're done

[@NorthernVikingEveryday]

Perfect! Glad I could help you out 👍

[@Machiari309]

A year later and it still holds. Thank you for the assistance in initializing and partitioning the drive

[@NorthernVikingEveryday]

You're welcome 🤗

[@Jamie-j4l1r]

Finally! Someone that actually shows you how to do something step by step no matter how simple.

[@NorthernVikingEveryday]

Glad it was helpful 😄👍

[@Pokdemon]

Thanks so much for this guide, decided to finally go for some more space on the pc and installed my very first NVMe M.2 ssd into the computer. I was worried but everything went super smooth with this guide and seems to be working perfectly.

[@NorthernVikingEveryday]

Awesome 👍 Glad I could help.

[@trentmahnken3705]

Thank you, one of the very few videos where you can actually just follow along and it's not dramaticly different from what I am seeing

[@NorthernVikingEveryday]

Glad it was helpful!

[@DRSZFLA]

Thanks!

[@NorthernVikingEveryday]

Much appreciated 👍 Thank you for the support.

[@JoeBoxerNo1]

you are the BEST teacher for this stuff i've seen. i've watched probably 20-30 different video creators. Definitely you deserve this compliment!

[@NorthernVikingEveryday]

That is very kind of you to say! Much appreciated 🤗

[@MMTPproductionz]

Thanks dude... I've done this hundreds of times but it's always nice to see a quick reminder to make sure I'm doing everything correctly.

[@NorthernVikingEveryday]

No problem 👍

[@areadhead]

I had an unnecessary mini-crisis when the drive was not recognised in Windows even though I already had a fair idea I needed to initialise it lol. Really useful tutorial video. Thanks

[@NorthernVikingEveryday]

Glad it helped!

[@meepmeep3693]

A no bs tutorial, so rare these days. Props to you my man, great vid!

[@NorthernVikingEveryday]

I appreciate that!

[@imnotfields5413]

easy, explanatory, quick. all you need in a tutorial. This video is perfect.

[@NorthernVikingEveryday]

Thanks 👍 Glad it was helpful!!

[@machwongaming6208]

2 years later, it's still helpful. Straight to the point. Appreciate the help!!!

[@NorthernVikingEveryday]

You're welcome 🤗

[@bensaxon141]

You’re the only video of the 20 i watched that actually helped me do this in 2 minutes thank you so much

[@NorthernVikingEveryday]

You're welcome 🤗

[@Cam_nic]

Wow! i honestly held off for months on installing my new SSD, if only i had searched for this video sooner. excellent instructions!!

[@NorthernVikingEveryday]

Glad it helped!

[@AkeelaGaming]

My man! Ive been stressing trying to figure out how to get my new crucial 1tb m.2 showing and this was quick easy and straight to the point. Well done bro! And thank you!

[@NorthernVikingEveryday]

Glad I could help 😃👍

[@scottrenner6160]

Great Video man! Been a hot minute since I have built a Gaming PC and needed to add another drive/format it. Love how you got straight to the point and didn't add any fluff!

[@NorthernVikingEveryday]

Glad it was helpful! 😀👍

[@Gizmo0648]

First time installing an NVMe M.2 SSD, and you made this process extremely easy. I appreciate this video, and will subscribe for more tips.

[@NorthernVikingEveryday]

Thanks for the sub!

[@user-wi9fu3fc2l]

Thanks, First time adding a 2nd Nvme drive

[@NorthernVikingEveryday]

Glad I could help 😃🤗

[@Yoshi92]

I'm happy this video is Google's first recommendation when googling. I came here one year ago, for my second NVMe drive. Now I'm here for the 3rd & 4th one (and don't remember the steps). Thanks. :)

[@NorthernVikingEveryday]

Lol 🤣 Glad I could help you again!

[@Silveressa]

Clear easy to follow instructions, no wasted fluff, perfect guide.

[@NorthernVikingEveryday]

Glad it helped!

[@mischiefjoey1]

just completed my first PC build on my own and was scared af when i saw my 2nd 980 wasn’t showing lmao. thank you for this video dude it helped so much ❤

[@NorthernVikingEveryday]

Glad I could help!

[@James-rc6qq]

Great video, asked for a second drive for christmas and have been looking for a guide for a quite a bit before that and never found a helpful enough video, this is perfect, clear and concise, brilliant

[@NorthernVikingEveryday]

Glad I could help!

[@James-rc6qq]

@@NorthernVikingEveryday im yet to do it yet but im wondering if theres any way for me to make my newer and quicker m.2 (p3 plus) my primary drive with my OS and important files on? So basically moving my new drive into the primary slot and transfer all data onto the new drive and clear my original one?

[@stickmanjr8891]

Thank you very much!! I was struggling on other site and unclear explains how to do. That is until I got to see this video and boom right there it is functioning as I wanted! You are our life saver!

[@NorthernVikingEveryday]

Glad it helped!

[@BonJoviFan13]

That is so simple. Just bought one to store all my games on and thought it was going to be much harder than this. This video was amazing man!

[@NorthernVikingEveryday]

Great to hear!

[@avgc0ntr0l]

Broo black friday bought a brand new 2 tb and was not showing up saved my sanity today lol much appreciated got a new follower after this🤘🏼🤘🏼

[@NorthernVikingEveryday]

Thank you for the support and glad I could help you out!

[@thelonercoder5816]

jesus bro its like every other "tutorial" made things over complicated. this is the simplest one i've found. thanks!

[@NorthernVikingEveryday]

Glad it helped!

[@greatjobspagett]

thanks for this. i always like to make sure i'm doing the process correctly and this confirmed that i do indeed know how to do it! your steps for finding a missing disk are helpful for the future as well

[@NorthernVikingEveryday]

Glad it helped!

[@coltonthoma3546]

Thank you so much, first build had no idea wtf i was doing but you had a nice quick and simple guide much appresh

[@NorthernVikingEveryday]

Glad I could help 😃

[@kenji55151]

I love youtubers like you. Short, sweet and to the point. Thanks so much for your help dude.

[@NorthernVikingEveryday]

Glad it was helpful and thanks for the kind words 😃👍

[@DempseyDixon]

Your Video Helped Me So Much, I Have A Dell OptiPlex 7440, And I Couldn’t Find The Things You Said To Do, But After Awhile I Got It Figured Out. So Thank You From The Bottom Of My Heart. You Rock Brother.

[@NorthernVikingEveryday]

Glad I could help

[@LuisFraggs]

The absolute best! I always come back here after buying a SSD I bought 4 already 😅

[@NorthernVikingEveryday]

Awesome 👍 Glad I could help you out again!

[@SpartanLollo117]

Today my ssd arrived,in 5 minutes i mounted it,and in 2 i configured it thanks to this video!

[@NorthernVikingEveryday]

Glad I could help!

[@alfowicz9518]

Bro, you saved my life, I was about to disassemble the entire computer because it couldn't find the disk :D

[@NorthernVikingEveryday]

Glad to help. 😀👍

[@sanctuary_of_mango]

Thank you so much for making this video!! Was legit at my wits end on how to get my second m.2 to work on my first build yesterday

[@NorthernVikingEveryday]

Glad it helped!

[@GamingwithKo]

Thank you so much for this video, I just installed a 2tb samsung 970evo plus and I was so scared when I didn't see it available in the devices and drives area. I just built my computer and got some big updates done about a week ago so I was so scared to break or mess up something but with your help it made things so much easier!

[@NorthernVikingEveryday]

Glad I could help

[@zachward9603]

I don't usually comment, but this was straight to the point. I really appreciate you brother!

[@NorthernVikingEveryday]

You're very welcome 🤗

[@greasygaming4052]

aye this is my first pc and this is the second one of your videos i watched today and it worked perfectly, my new go to for tutorials

[@NorthernVikingEveryday]

Awesome! Glad the videos have been helpful!!

[@nicko2444]

Absolutely brilliant tutorial. You said everything that was needed, and nothing that wasn't. saved me hours of scouring the internet! Thank you!

[@NorthernVikingEveryday]

Glad it helped!

[@mechanicschoice8251]

Thanks bro! The installing of the hardware is something im used to. but navigating the windows 11, and pressing the right settings is something im not used to, so thanks for the help!

[@NorthernVikingEveryday]

You are welcome!

[@futten3230]

thank you for posting this i just installed a m.2 in my pc and this tutorial was a great help

[@NorthernVikingEveryday]

You're welcome!

[@nateman9736]

Second video I saw of yours and absolutely no bs and straight to the point. Subscribed

[@NorthernVikingEveryday]

Thanks for the support! 🤗

[@mtjoy747]

2:41 right next to the SSD you have installed, is that PCIe slot for just graphics cards only? On the other side is ASSEM:

[@tactless413]

First time adding something to my PC thanks a ton for the simplicity of your video!

[@NorthernVikingEveryday]

Glad I could help!

[@TheJotay79]

You made it simple enough for me to do on the other screen. Thank you!

[@NorthernVikingEveryday]

You are welcome!

[@ttvknockez1899]

One of the best PC guides I've watched. Thank you

[@NorthernVikingEveryday]

Glad it helped

[@the_Splosh]

Not only were those instructions super easy to follow, it actually worked. Which considering my nickname is Edward-Sledgehammer-Hands, is something of a flipping miracle.

[@NorthernVikingEveryday]

Awesome 👍 Glad I could help.

[@TheUncabuc]

A+++ of all the videos I've watched for help, none of them have been as clear and smooth as this video. Worked like a charm. Thank You!

[@NorthernVikingEveryday]

You're welcome!

[@gerardocanales5697]

Thanks a lot!!…first time mounting my own gaming PC, and my second ssd nvme did not work until I watched this video! You really help me!!!

[@NorthernVikingEveryday]

Glad I could help!

[@ezerutan-nx1bo]

Very helpful, straightforward, and clear. Succesfully installed a new SSD in my PC, thank you for the guidance!

[@NorthernVikingEveryday]

Glad it helped!

[@BrownJedi87]

Thank you SO much for this video. I’ve now built 3 gaming PC’s so I still consider myself a noobie and I’ve never replaced or added storage before. So the install part was obvious but I was stuck as to how to get my PC to recognize it so thank you! Here’s a “like” for you!

[@NorthernVikingEveryday]

Thanks for the support! Glad I could help. 🤗

[@pepsy1332]

Followed it for Win10 but worked just as well. Always awesome to be able to look these things up quickly when you havent added a drive in 6 years lol Thanks a lot!

[@NorthernVikingEveryday]

Glad it helped!

[@NeverWasHere2]

I really appreciate the video. Fast simple and in depth to what is needed.

[@NorthernVikingEveryday]

Glad it was helpful!

[@wishanggaarkanfuruhashi1214]

Bought my first nvme today, followed your guide and it works well no error, thanks

[@NorthernVikingEveryday]

Great to hear!

[@Synth_Gaming]

Just installed my 4tb nvme from black friday and this was very helpful, thank you!

[@NorthernVikingEveryday]

You're welcome 🤗

[@zephaniahripley3518]

Much appreciated mate. You're very clear and careful to make sure we understand.

[@NorthernVikingEveryday]

Glad it was helpful 😀👍

[@ttvnot_seen07]

thank you this actually worked instead of other youtubers who just yap and dont help

[@NorthernVikingEveryday]

Glad it was helpful!!

[@theouterlimits7788]

The most accurate tutorial I have followed so far.

[@NorthernVikingEveryday]

Glad it was helpful!