Samsung 990 Evo Plus install and setup guide
156Prawn here with a detailed guide on installing and setting up the Samsung 990 Evo Plus NVMe SSD. In this video I'm showing you how to install the Samsung 990 Evo Plus 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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Unlike most NVMe SSDs, this one does come with M2 screws in the box! If you lose it or find you don't have one then there's good news as you can buy them from Amazon*:
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Motherboard - ASUS ROG Maximus Z890 Hero https://amzn.to/3Ufn5k3
CPU - Intel Core Ultra 9 285 K https://amzn.to/4fbP1gX
RAM - Kingston Technology Fury 48GB 8000 MT/s https://amzn.to/3P7JuNk
NVMe SSD - Samsung 990 Evo Plus https://amzn.to/404ijcM
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GPU - MSI GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER 16G VENTUS 3X OC https://amzn.to/41eqmEO
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time stamps
00:00 Hello
00:16 Motherboard installation
00:52 Other NVMe ports
01:51 NVMe screws
02:47 How to install Windows
05:37 Setting it up in Windows
06:45 Speed testing
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