![Should the thermal sticker on a m.2 drive be removed before installing a motherboard's heatsink with thermal pads? | [H]ard|Forum Should the thermal sticker on a m.2 drive be removed before installing a motherboard's heatsink with thermal pads? | [H]ard|Forum](https://cdn.hardforum.com/data/attachment-files/2023/01/797868_ZaQAOWnO4RAiJ-bIFwd6HGyAw2560-h1154-noauthuser0.jpg)
Should the thermal sticker on a m.2 drive be removed before installing a motherboard's heatsink with thermal pads? | [H]ard|Forum
![Amazon.com: ASUS Hyper M.2 x16 Gen 4 (PCIe 4.0/3.0) Supports 4X M.2 NVMe Devices (2242/2260/2280/22110) Up to 256Gbps for AMD TRX40 / X570 PCIe 4.0 NVMe Raid and Intel® Raid Platform id- CPU Functions : Electronics Amazon.com: ASUS Hyper M.2 x16 Gen 4 (PCIe 4.0/3.0) Supports 4X M.2 NVMe Devices (2242/2260/2280/22110) Up to 256Gbps for AMD TRX40 / X570 PCIe 4.0 NVMe Raid and Intel® Raid Platform id- CPU Functions : Electronics](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61bPqMe5nBS.jpg)
Amazon.com: ASUS Hyper M.2 x16 Gen 4 (PCIe 4.0/3.0) Supports 4X M.2 NVMe Devices (2242/2260/2280/22110) Up to 256Gbps for AMD TRX40 / X570 PCIe 4.0 NVMe Raid and Intel® Raid Platform id- CPU Functions : Electronics
![Motherboard]Install & remove M.2 SSD in M.2_1 on ROG STRIX Z790-I GAMING WIFI | Official Support | ASUS USA Motherboard]Install & remove M.2 SSD in M.2_1 on ROG STRIX Z790-I GAMING WIFI | Official Support | ASUS USA](https://km-ap.asus.com/uploads2/PhotoLibrarys/b153ece1-199c-403f-8715-4095837853ba/20230407160835934_.png)
Motherboard]Install & remove M.2 SSD in M.2_1 on ROG STRIX Z790-I GAMING WIFI | Official Support | ASUS USA
![Amazon.com: ASUS ROG Strix X570-E Gaming WiFi II AMD AM4 X570S ATX Gaming Motherboard (PCIe 4.0, Passive PCH Heatsink, 12+4 Power Stages, WiFi 6E, 2.5 Gb LAN,USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type C Amazon.com: ASUS ROG Strix X570-E Gaming WiFi II AMD AM4 X570S ATX Gaming Motherboard (PCIe 4.0, Passive PCH Heatsink, 12+4 Power Stages, WiFi 6E, 2.5 Gb LAN,USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type C](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/91nSHOFzwoL.jpg)
Amazon.com: ASUS ROG Strix X570-E Gaming WiFi II AMD AM4 X570S ATX Gaming Motherboard (PCIe 4.0, Passive PCH Heatsink, 12+4 Power Stages, WiFi 6E, 2.5 Gb LAN,USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type C
![Amazon.com: icepc M.2 2280 SSD NVMe NGFF Heatsink, Aluminum High Performance Double-Sided Radiator with Thermal Conductivity Pad for PCIE NVME M.2 SSD or SATA M.2 SSD PC Cooler : Electronics Amazon.com: icepc M.2 2280 SSD NVMe NGFF Heatsink, Aluminum High Performance Double-Sided Radiator with Thermal Conductivity Pad for PCIE NVME M.2 SSD or SATA M.2 SSD PC Cooler : Electronics](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71pMOYlkbvL._AC_UF350,350_QL80_.jpg)