How to install setup and test Crucial T500 NVMe SSD

In this video I’m showing you how to setup, install and test the Crucial T500 NVMe SSD. This is a gen 4 PCIe NVMe SSD that’s a replacement for the Crucial P5 Plus with improved specs. So here I’m going to show you not only how to install the drive at a hardware level, but also how to set it up in Windows, test it to make sure it’s running properly and more.

There are a few things worth knowing about NVMe SSDs that I’ve covered in other videos. So be sure to watch these as well:
Do stickers and heatsinks matter for NVMe SSDs? PCIe gen 5 drive testing! https://youtu.be/YUJKyA-q7Zs
Uncovering the real impact of NVMe heatsinks https://youtu.be/Xww8G_471GA
Should you peel the sticker off your NVMe? Does it help? https://youtu.be/BmqcKBwOwRc
How to benchmark your NVMe SSD – test speeds easily https://youtu.be/m_qy7rMs2AE
Don’t make these mistakes with your NVMe SSD installation – NVMe tips and tricks https://youtu.be/zjSn64vh_Vk

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Specs used in this video:
Motherboard – Asus ROG STRIX Z790-A GAMING WIFI 2 https://amzn.to/46TdrYN
CPU – Intel Core i9-14900K https://amzn.to/46xZ101
RAM – Corsair Dominator Titanium 32GB 72000MT/s https://go.corsair.com/baya19
GPU – Asus ROG Strix RTX 4090 OC White Edition (https://amzn.to/3tr1nzc)
PSU – Corsair RM Shift Series 1000X Shift (https://youtu.be/yafbKAuyntw)
Fans – NZXT F120 and F140 Core RGB Fans https://youtu.be/mPRrPGjV_jo
AIO – NZXT Kraken 240 RGB https://amzn.to/45UfqKY
NVMe – Crucial T500 NVMe 2TB
Other NVMe – Crucial T700 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B08Cv8Pb9nI
Crucial P5 Plus – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjOyCB7Vqjw
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Use these tools:
CrystalDiskMark – https://crystalmark.info/en/software/crystaldiskmark/
HWmonitor – https://www.cpuid.com/softwares/hwmonitor.html
HWinfo64 – https://www.hwinfo.com/download/

Specs of the Crucial T500 NVMe SSD:
• Sequential read/write speeds up to 7,400/7,000MB/s2
• Random read/write speeds up to 1.18/1.44M IOPs2
• PCIe 4.0 NVMe 2280 M.2 SSD
• Built with Micron 232-layer 3D TLC NAND1
• Available with and without a low-profile integrated heatsink,
perfect for PS5™ console upgrades
• Spacious capacity options: 500GB, 1TB, 2TB8
• Micron LPDDR4 DRAM, 1GB per 1TB of NAND flash
• Phison® PS5025-E25 Controller
• Microsoft DirectStorage optimized with Phison® I/O+
technology
• Works with laptops, desktops and PS5 consoles
• Backward compatible with PCIe 3.0
• 5-year limited warranty10

Advanced features
• Static and Dynamic SLC caching
• Variable by user capacity, up to approx. 20%11
• Redundant array of independent NAND (RAIN)
• Multi-layer data integrity algorithms
• Adaptive thermal protection
• Data protection for power loss events
• Active garbage collection
• TRIM support
• Self-monitoring and reporting technology (SMART)
• Error correction code (ECC)
• NVMe® autonomous power state transition (APST) support

Timestamps:
00:00 Hello
01:21 Installation on motherboard
03:39 How to install NVMe in Windows
04:23 How to work out which drive is which
06:13 Test NVMe performance
06:59 NVMe speed testing
07:58 BIOS settings

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