TS-473A M.2 ssd not installing

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BYM
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TS-473A M.2 ssd not installing

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Hi y'all

I've tried several kinds of M.2 SSD's since i own this NAS but unfortunately i never succeeded in getting a ssd to work.
I am beginning to think the SSD slots are non functional?
Is there a trick or secret switch i don't know about?
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ColHut
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Re: TS-473A M.2 ssd not installing

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Are your M.2 SSDs on the QNAP compatibility list for your machine?

https://www.qnap.com/en/compatibility/? ... type%5D=23


Just wondering.

Regards.
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Re: TS-473A M.2 ssd not installing

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A common mistake is to mix up M.2 types (people installing SATA in NVMe or vice versa)

So if you tried M.2 SATA drives then this would not work
https://www.qnap.com/en/product/ts-473a/specs/hardware (NVMe slots)
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Re: TS-473A M.2 ssd not installing

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I feel stupid :ashamed: :x :mrgreen:

No indeed i didn't know there was a difference between them.... :!:
I'm gonna order myself a couple of PCIe SSD's right away and try again.

I'll keep this thread in the loop of my activities 8)
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Re: TS-473A M.2 ssd not installing

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Maybe this is helpful.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-2VrxgI49Q

You can get an enclosure adaptor to convert your M.2 SATA SSD to a 2.5โ€ form factor and use it in any spare bays you may haveโ€ฆ

YMMV.

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Re: TS-473A M.2 ssd not installing

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Hi again ๐Ÿ‘Œ๐Ÿผ

So i ordered myself a couple of Kingston Renegade SSDs with heatsink and that's working perfectly fine now, thanks for the nudge in the right direction folks ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ‘Š๐Ÿผ

ColHut wrote: โ†‘Tue Oct 22, 2024 9:56 pm You can get an enclosure adaptor to convert your M.2 SATA SSD to a 2.5โ€ form factor and use it in any spare bays you may haveโ€ฆ

YMMV.

Regards
Nah it's got a raid 5 installed so I'll just toss'm out but thanks for the idea ๐Ÿ‘Œ๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ
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Re: TS-473A M.2 ssd not installing

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Good to hear. :)
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