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I just got this GIGABYTE X299 AORUS GAMING 7 PRO motherboard that I'm trying to install. I've never used a PCIe M.2 SSD drives. So when I was installing it, when I undid the heatsink for it, the inner surface of the heatsink had this blue tape covering a sticky pad underneath. Here's the picture:

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Am I supposed to take off that blue tape or leave it? Also, why is it sticky?
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Yes, absolutely take the tape off if you're putting an SSD under the heatsink. That "sticky pad" is a thermal pad and is how the heat transfers from the SSD to the heatsink.
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