How to install Samsung 990 Pro NVMe SSD, install Windows and test speeds
148Prawn here with a detailed guide on installing and setting up the Samsung 990 Pro NVMe SSD. In this video I'm showing you how to install the Samsung 990 Pro on your motherboard, whether it's the main drive or an additional one. I'm also showing you how to install Windows on it or to get it recognised by Windows so that you can use it.
Then I'll show you how to speed test it to make sure that it's running at the right speed. If you have issues here are some related videos that will help!
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Samsung 990 Pro specs
PCIe Gen 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Samsung V-NAND 3-bit MLC
M.2 (2280) form factor
Up to 7,450 MB/s SEQUENTIAL READ
Up to 6,900 MB/s SEQUENTIAL WRITE
Up to 1,400,000 IOPS
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time stamps
00:00 Hello
00:28 Motherboard installation
01:48 Other potential ports
02:17 M2 screws
02:31 Windows installation
05:37 Activating NVMe in Windows
06:11 Formatting the drive
06:45 Speed testing
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