My perpendicular M.2 port is causing me anxiety. Suggestions?

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  1. borg-assimilated

    Interesting. I’ve never see that before. I bet there’s adapters for that, like a 90 degree bend.

  2. David0ne86

    Why is it even there. Are you sure you don’t have any other slots under the cpu you could use (they usually come covered by an heatsink)?

    It’s going to be fine as these don’t have moving parts, but still looks so wrong to me lmao. It’s the first time i see a m2 slot there.

  3. RealHumanSkinPerson

    Details from me, OP:

    While adding another M.2 drive to my 6yo rig, I discovered that the second M.2 port does not have the drive lay flat against my motherboard like most primary M.2 ports. Instead, the drive sticks right out perpendicularly– in the worst way imaginable. It’s snug in the port but still floating, barely touching the traditional ssd below it and it’s FREAKING ME OUT.

    Does anyone have any suggestions on how to protect this M.2 drive? I could move the sdd below it, but then it’ll be even more ‘floating-in-air’.

    Btw the primary M.2 slot is being used and is safe behind the silver panel. Thanks in advance for any suggestions and I’m sorry for the dusty rig!

  4. thejediofmontecristo

    Looks fine. They don’t weigh anything.

  5. Wtf which mb is that it’s really interesting design choice by mb manifacture

  6. Consistent_Research6

    You should see a doctor if a SSD is giving you anxiety. I would be anxious if i had no future.

  7. Krejcimir

    Got the same stupid slot. Decided to wait with adding a new nvme.

    Well, no, my slot is even dumber because the sad would be in front of a cpu heatsink.:D

  8. Are you sure this is m.2 and not just a really small PCI-E?

  9. NorthRooster7305

    I honestly thought this was a shit post and it was stuffed into a pci or some port not designed for it haha. Wow

  10. poinguan

    Is this slot meant for the short wifi module?

  11. generic_AMD_user

    Dont know why they dont just do a rear mount m.2 this looks so dumb

  12. AndreyKrutoy339

    Fuck I thought that was a joke. I newer saw something like that

  13. Horror_Button_3338

    wow this design really suck why? lol

  14. neverhyrok

    sorry but i laughed imagining how this would look like in a real pc

  15. unclemusclezTTV

    is this slot for a wifi card? I believe it’s Pcie/sata, and not nvme.

  16. veritasen

    for anxiety i take medication. I don’t know if that will help you, or your m.2 ssd.

  17. MagicOrpheus310

    Call your mother board manufacturer and tell them what the fuck!?

  18. PrestigiousCompany64

    Never seen this even on M-atx boards, assuming this is an Itx only thing?

  19. ThatsPurttyGood101

    I genuinely thought this was a shitpost. Learning something new every day

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