Disk Management should show you the drives attached to your computer, one of which will say “Unallocated” for your new drive. Press Windows + X and select Disk Management.One final step the drive may need before it’s recognized by Windows is to provision it within the operating system. The older but far more common USB-A can vary from very slow to very fast. Generally, most laptops or desktop computers that will accept USB-C will usually offer the most speed. Just remember that the drive and enclosure aren’t the only things that determine how fast you can move files.
This Gold P31 can reach faster speeds than what USB offers, so we are limited by the enclosure here, not the drive. The cable with two USB-C connectors will allow the highest performance.
With the lid on, slip on the rubber bumper and grab the cable you want to use. If the lid won’t go on, you may want to make sure you have the drive in the notch of the retention screw and not simply under it. Take the cover of the enclosure and line it up along the edge away from the USB port, and tilt it into place. Tilt the drive down and screw the retention screw in place snugly. Now take the retention screw and seat it in the notch of the semi-circle of the M.2 drive. Insert the drive gently but firmly until the gold contacts are not visible. The semi-circle notch is the side that the retention screw will hold down. The side with the stickers is usually the top of the drive, and the side that gets inserted is the one with the exposed contacts with the notch in it. Now take the M.2 SSD and insert it at a 15 degree angle into the slot in the enclosure. If it’s too tight, use the handle of the pick tool to loosen it. Unscrew the silver retention screw inside of the enclosure. The thermal pads wick heat from the high performance SSD into the aluminum body to help maintain performance. Put the cover aside and try not to touch the sticky thermal pads on the lid. To open up the enclosure, use the included pick tool and insert it into the small pinhole near the USB port to pop the cover open. Before you build, first reduce any static electricity by touching a metal object such as a furniture leg. Now that we’ve picked out the parts, let’s get to installing it. This enclosure comes with both USB-C and USB-A cables. Like all USB drives, its backward-compatible with USB 3.0 and USB 2.0. 
Adam Patrick Murray/IDGĪsus ROG Strix Arion (left) vs SanDisk Extreme Pro (right)įor my example I’ll be building a drive using an Asus ROG Strix Arion enclosure (currently $54 on Amazon Remove non-product link)-mostly because it has RGB for maximum flair! With an SK Hynix Gold P31 NVMe SSD inside, it can reach the maximum bandwidth out of the USB 3.2 Gen 2 interface.
Fore more information about SSDs you could buy for this project, check out our roundup of the best SSDs.
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