Installing a Kingston M.2 SSD (Solid-State Drive) is easy and will boost the performance of your computer significantly. Follow these steps below to speed up your device and free up storage.
Installing a Kingston M.2 SSD (Solid-State Drive) is easy and will boost the performance of your computer significantly. Follow these steps below to speed up your device and free up storage.
Step 1: Preparing Your Workspace
You’ll need to prep your workspace to safely and properly install your new Kingston SSD. Clearing your workspace of anything that can build up static electricity is important since it can damage your new M.2 drive.
Helpful Tip: NVMe SSD support and drivers are not supported by Windows® 7. Try contacting your computer or motherboard manufacturer for further assistance. Microsoft® offers hotfix support for Windows® 7 that can natively support NVMe drives.
Step 2: Installing Your M.2 SSD
Step 3: Cloning your M.2 SSD
Step 4: Download the SSD Manager
Kingston® SSD Manager is an application that provides users with the ability to monitor and manage various aspects of their Kingston SSD. You’ll be able to monitor the drive health, status and disk usage.
Download the Kingston SSD Manager and follow the installation process here.
Congratulations on installing your new Kingston M.2 SSD! You’ll be able to experience the storage advantages of the SSD and see an improvement in your computer’s performance from boot times to storage recall speeds.
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