EVGA Z590 FTW WIFI (121-RL-E597)
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2. Steps For Installing 80mm or Smaller M.2 Devices in PM1/PM3 or a 60mm or
Smaller M.2 Device in PM2
Insert the M.2 device at a slight angle of
approximately 45 degrees to the board.
This will allow the contacts (colloquially
called “Gold Fingers”) to seat completely
into the slot. If the device is fully seated,
you should be able to release it and the
device will rest at an angle of about 30
degrees or lower on its own, as shown in
the picture to the right.
Gently push the M.2 device down on the
raised end. There will be some tension -
this is normal - then use the screw you
removed in Step 1 to secure the device.
At right, you can see that the contacts will
be nearly invisible when the device is
properly seated and the copper mounting
semi-circle is partially visible around the
screw.
3. Steps For Installing 110mm M.2 Devices or an 80mm M.2 Device in PM2
After removing the M.2 heatsink covers,
you will notice that each M.2 slot has two
sets of retention standoffs – one for the
M.2 device (with a pre-installed screw), and
one for the Z590 FTW WIFI M.2 heatsink
cover. The retention standoff for the
heatsink cover is the leftmost for each slot.
If your M.2 device requires the full length
of any of these slots, you will need to
remove the pre-attached screw from the
retention standoff. You do not need to
remove the retention standoff.
