Mar 24, 2022 · It's a cover for M.2 slot. Mostly for eyecandy. However, it can hinder the M.2 SSD cooling, by trapping heat under it. MoBo specs: https://www.asrock.com/mb/Intel/B660 Pro RS/ Scroll down until...

Armor was improved, both passive and the ability to mount explosive reactive armor. The new armor protects the Bradley against 30 mm APDS rounds and RPGs, or similar anti-armor weapons.

ASRock provides a completed M.2 armor solution that makes SSDs to run in a certain low temperature. This motherboard has a pair of onboard Type-A and Type-C USB 3.2 Gen1 ports built on the rear i/o for supporting next generation USB 3.2 Gen1 devices and to deliver up to 5 Gbps data transfer rates.

Dec 29, 2022 · If your new SSD does not have an included heat sink, yes put it back on (assuming it has a Thermal pad to act as a heat sink). How was it "annoying" to install? m.2 are appreciated for their relative simplicity.

Sep 19, 2020 · I wanna install the m.2 so I took of the screws on the armor and pulled up. (like what the manual says). but it is very hard. it feels like if I pull it off the chipset will come off aswell. am I stressing out over nothing or did I miss something?

Oct 20, 2019 · Some motherboards come with M.2 heat sinks (usually just a piece of metal and a thermal pad) like for example a recent Asrock board I did a build with had "M2 Armor" bundled for the first M.2 slot.

Mar 24, 2022 · The M.2 Armor functions as an M.2 drive cooler to keep. your M.2 drive nice and cool. Hi,ok so i have this ASrock mobo B660 pro rs and it has M.2 armor below the CPU …

ASRock provides a completed M.2 armor solution that makes SSDs to run in a certain low temperature. In addition to the built-in RGB illumination, it also features onboard RGB headers and an addressable RGB header that allow motherboard to be connected to compatible LED devices such as strip, CPU fans, coolers, chassis and so on.

Jul 13, 2023 · From the looks of your motherboard you should have a fairly easy time getting that heatsink back on as long as your SSD is aligned properly to recess into the M.2 standoff before you put the heatsink back on.