No, the NVMe does not require a heatsink from the motherboard.
No, the NVMe does not require a heatsink from the motherboard.
Hi, I have two NvMe SSDs installed in my computer. One is positioned under the main drive slot with the motherboard thermal pad removed from the sticker. I’m excluding the sticker on the NvMe itself. On the other side, I’ve attached a second NvMe by unscrewing part of the motherboard, but one screw was stuck from the factory. It didn’t move at all. I turned the top panel of the second SSD out to clear the way and installed it normally, without peeling off any stickers, since there wasn’t any. I’m wondering if there was a thermal pad sticker present and what would happen if I didn’t remove it? It seems to be working fine, but I just wanted to confirm.