How to install 2.5 inch SSD and setup in Windows (featuring Crucial MX500 and BX500)

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Specs of this build
NVMe - Crucial T500 NVMe 2TB

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[darrendavies]

Believe it or not i love all the hardware installation. Definitely different than a review but always wanted to know professional. Thank you

[RealUnHoly]

It requires these cables, which I’m not gonna tell you anything about.

[gregorsplarg]

Thank you! Was missing the portion on allocating and formatting the drive, cheers :)

[CrazyAlaskanCoDShot]

Excellent tutorial, been out of shape with PC stuff for awhile and it was an excellent refresher!

[dr.bishop]

Fairly straight forward tutorial. You earned my sub.

[ghostpunkgaming]

Thanks for the great tutorial, people like you are making the internet great.

[brutexx]

Very helpful tutorial, thanks for the clear and efficient instructions :D

[Whyyousnoopin]

When should you use the static strap? When removing the motherboard? Is unplugging the pc enough or should u flip the switch on the psu?

[olayinkaafolabi]

Hi,
Do you have a video of how to install Windows on it. I have a Microsoft Surface hub I want to use it for. Excellent video btw

[grnminmz]

WHERE DID THAT TINY BLADE COME FROM?! I LOVE IT.

[lamardoss]

Ive run out of M.2 slots on my motherboard. I also have a 4090 so no room to add a pcie internal card for adding more M.2 slots. So I’ve considered either using these sata drives or building a nas machine. Is there an advantage to using several of these sata going to the motherboard verses usb c from a nas to a usb c port on the motherboard I/o ?

[cnimi]

Good day Sir, do these drives need any special drivers or configuration? I have a CRUCIAL BX500 2TB CT2000BX500SSD1 installed in a 2011 Toshiba L775 running Win7 with the newest drivers I could find and the fan is running a lot more than with Hitachi HTS547575A9E384.
I don't understand why: the Hitachi is rated 3.5W while the Crucial is 2.4W (Max). The only logical explanation I can find is a driver issue or a conflict miscommunication with the bus. I was expecting the laptop to be quiet with the Crucial but the fan is running constantly if I have HWINFO and 2 Firefox windows open. :(

[rons]

Thanks. How come I cant get your hwinfo screen to look like the one you are using? The user interface

[jurjenPND]

i cant find my ssd in my disk magement i instald a Crucial MX500 4TB 3D NAND SATA 2, 5 inch interne SSD - Tot 560MB/s - CT4000MX500SSD1

[BARDAKABRAMA]

this video too short, make it few h ours instead