Unintentionally placed an SSD into your PC while it was turned on.
Unintentionally placed an SSD into your PC while it was turned on.
I overlooked leaving my PC running overnight and unknowingly added an NVMe SSD during that time. Could this have caused harm to the SSD or other components? The system appears to be starting properly, and I can access the SSD. However, it’s possible this might affect performance over time. Build: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/fpfDLs
Both SATA and PCIe support hot-plugging in theory. That usually shouldn't cause a problem. If your setup remains functional, as you mentioned, it's safe to say you avoided the issue. Accidentally hotplugging a component is uncommon, so degradation from that should be rare.
Hotplug is an optional feature that most consumer equipment lacks, and attempting it can often damage items. You're lucky if it works.
It looks like I might have made a mistake with the compatibility. Since I didn’t find any mention of it in the manual, I’m not sure if it’s safe to proceed. Hot swapping your SSD doesn’t necessarily mean other components like the CPU, PSU, or RAM will fail, but it depends on how the system is built. Always double-check before making changes.
You were referring to SATA, not NVMe. It seems I might have misunderstood your message earlier.
Meant M.2 is the standard, but for SATA it's much more popular. Not all controllers support this feature.
It would have been a shame I forgot to install a SATA SSD, because M2 NVMe drives aren’t hot-pluggable. Got it. I’ll definitely avoid that again, even with a SATA unit just in case.