Question 1

Will this work with the asus z97i plus mini itx motherboard?

Accepted Answer

It will only work,from a sata connection not the M.2 slot. The M.2 slot only supports SSD's that are tied to to pci express. Newegg has these also.Most of the M.2/pci e ssd's work as a storage drive & may not allow booting A operating system.The Plextor M6e PX-G256 M6e M.2 2280 256 GB, Will work as a boot drive as well as storage, you might want to read Neweggs reviews on this one. Please keep inmind This M.2 is fairly new & many new products are sure to follow.I hope this helps you.

Question 2

will this SSD work to replace the harddrive in my Gateway NV76R series,, 750GBHDD?

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I used the M.2 Samsung Evo 850 in a desktop build. M.2 SSDs are more like open circuit boards and I doubt that they would replace a laptop hard drive - they fit into special slots in the motherboard.
     You can use a different form factor - the 2 & 1/2 inch; Samsung makes Evo 850s in that size (enclosed sort of like a hard drive).  Search the site for SSD form factor.   Hope this helps.  FG

Question 3

It works on a laptop alienware 15?

Accepted Answer

yeah it will work with out problem!

Question 4

Is this M.2 SSD compatible with an Asus Z97-Pro Gamer motherboard?

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Not sure if it will work with that system.  Asus has a great tech support web site.  This is the M.2 format and most new MB will support the M.2
I did check the web site and it does say that it supports the M.2 SATA format.  Here is the link at ASUS web:
/Motherboards/Z97PRO_GAMER/

Question 5

Are there any problems installing Windows 7 from a disk on to this?  I've read the sm951 m.2 has to be done from a usb drive.

Accepted Answer

I did not have any problem installing from Windows DVD install disk. The Samsung 850 SSD I bought was installed into a Intel NUC and I used a External USB DVD drive to install Windows.

Using a USB drive to install Windows is just an option to use if you do not have the means to use an actual DVD drive. I have done it both ways. It just takes less time using a DVD drive as you don't have to go through the process of preparing a USB thumb drive for Windows installation. The instructions for using USB thumb drive are available on Microsoft's web site. Hope this helps.

Question 6

My ASUS Z97 Pro motherboard requires a type 2260/2280 M.2 device. There is no mention of the type in the specs, description or title for this m.2 device. Is it a type 2260 or 2280?

Accepted Answer

It is 2280

Question 7

Is this compatible with GA-990FXA-UD3 R5 motherboard? If not what Solid State Drive will?

Accepted Answer

No, you need to go with a Sata SSD or a pci card. Or a mother board that supports M.2. If it does support M.2 it should hopefully have a number after it, like this has "2280", that number needs to match the SSD. Also, if it does, make sure the Wifi is not using the slot.

Question 8

Why does it say "vertical" when many slots have it laying horizontal?
Want to use it in a Shuttle XPC SH170R6

Accepted Answer

Vertical refers to the specific technology used.  3-D Vertical means the cells are arranged vertically instead of horizontally.  Note the "V" in the following section from the overview represents vertical.

"3D V-NAND Technology
Samsung’s innovative 3D V-NAND flash memory architecture breaksthrough density, performance, and endurance limitations of today’s conventional planar NAND architecture. Samsung 3D V-NAND stacks 32 cell layers vertically resulting in higher density and better performance utilizing a smaller footprint."

Question 9

Compatible with GIGABYTE GA-Z170XP-SLI (rev. 1.0)?

Accepted Answer

I have been using my  SAMSUNG 850 EVO M.2 250GB drive in an Asus Z97 Deluxe. So far I am very pleased with it it is extremely fast and I have had no problems with it.

Question 10

Is it compatible with MSI GE62 Apache Pro?

Accepted Answer

Yes. I currently have one in my apache. Fits great. Works great.  Took about 30 minutes to install since it was my first time cracking open to laptop.

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