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    Question Upgrade from 16gb optane intel to 240 GB m.2 SSD in Ideapad 330 Lenovo

    Hello all, I have Lenovo Ideapad 330s-15ikb . It came with the 16gb intel optane module and 1tb HDD, aswell 4 gb ram . I want to upgrade computer speed by removing Intel Optane 16gb memory and instead of it, install 240 GB SSD M.2. Can i remove intel optane module without any risk and install...
  2. Dubkiss

    [SOLVED] Acer Nitro 5 AN515-52

    Hi My friend use his notebook for daily tasks and gaming notebook specification are : i5 8300H GTX 1050 8GB DDR4 500GB hard disc paired with Intel Optane 3 day ago his...
  3. callme_kind

    Question Intel Optane out, my new m.2 not being detected

    So basically, the story is best buy gave me the wrong drive when I asked for mine (a WD M.2 NAND SSD). I put the intel optane into my m.2, then I get a call from them so I removed it. I got my actual drive and put it into my computer but it isn't being detected, not even in the BIOS. All SATA...
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    [SOLVED] Intel Optane, replacing HDD

    Hey Guys, I have a laptop and the hard drive I have is shot. When taking my Solid State out of my desktop to put in my laptop, I just get a black loading screen that lasted overnight so I think its getting stuck somewhere in boot. Considering the Solid State from my desktop has never seen a...
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    [SOLVED] Are twin turbo m.2 slots on MSI MPG Z390 best used with 2 sticks of intel optane memory?

    I recently bought this motherboard and a stick of Intel Optane memory. I realize it says that it has 2 m.2 slots and I've never had a board with 2 m.2 slots on it. Is this best that I use 1 Intel Optane and an SSD for additional storage, 2 Intel Optane memory sticks or to just use SSD for...
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    Question SSD with Intel Optane question

    Hello all, Forgive me for a possible silly questions but I'm pretty new to PC upgrades. I bought a HP Pavilion (580-100na) last year and I've been making some incremental upgrades (RAM, PSU) and my recent was to upgrade the HDD to an SSD. The pc has a Intel Optane NVME installed which I was...
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    Question Is my HDD failing?

    The hard-drive is an 8TB SeaGate. Some background: I had a thing called Intel Optane which, when it worked, it worked great. It's basically a little PCI memory stick that attaches itself to the HDD in a RAID setup to increase its speed to those comparable to an SSD. But anyway, in January the...
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    [SOLVED] How to install to SSD with Intel Optane+931 gb HDD??

    So apparently the HDD im using has SSD storage available (if that makes sense, im new to the whole pc world), basically im trying to install a game (EFT) onto the SSD to help with the load times but i cant seem to find a way to access the SSD on the drive. If im not mistaken, its an intel optane...
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    [SOLVED] Feedback on new PC Build

    Dear Community, As the title suggest, I am seeking feedback on this new build: 2019 PC Build. This will be my third "iteration"/"build" since I first got into building PC's myself. I am looking for feedback specifically on the following areas: What would you do different and why? Is it worth...
  10. Servs

    Question My SATA drives arent detected when intel optane memory is in my system.

    I recently bought an intel optane drive and when I tried booting my pc with it installed (yes i checked to make sure the mobo and slot supported optane) it booted fine except it gave me the no boot device error and wasnt recognizing any of my 4 SATA devices, just my optane memory and my m.2 ssd...
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    Question Install NVMe M.2 drive alongside Intel Optane optimized main drive?

    I have been running Intel Optane using a 32gb intel optane drive with a 3TB HD for a little while now. I want to speed up some of my loading times for gaming and so purchased a Samsung 970 EVO NVMe M.2 drive to use as an alternate drive. I plan to boot Windows to the Optane 3TB HD, and then...
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    Question Intel Optane with 2 HDDs?

    Got a 16GB Intel Optane from my friend. Now I am using one m.2 ssd as boot/system disk and two HDDs for data, thinking about adding the Optane to second m.2 slot. I want to use it for the HDD that stores all my games. My question is can I set up Optane for only one HDD? Thank you!
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    Question About Optane

    I'm a bit confused about Optane I have a Nitro 5 equipped with Optane 32GB My question is why can only folder and application that is installed on C Drive that can be pinned So does it means only files on the C Drive that is properly boosted? How about the other drive like D drive for example...
  14. sid_90

    [SOLVED] Intel Optane 16GB Unsupported Chipset Error

    I have properly installed the Optane Hardware on to my Motherboard. In the Device Manager it can be seen. But whenever I am trying to install "SetupOptane.exe" it comes with an Unsupported Chipset error. Please find screen-shots for further references Kindly suggest or help in this regards...
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    [SOLVED] Intel Optane + 5400rpm/7200rpm for games/data?

    I'm about to plan my storage and there was a lot of option to consider and I refused the SSHD option for my gaming/data storage. M.2 NVMe will be my system boot drive so we don't wanna talk about that but instead my data storage needs. I think I've come to my last option: should I use Intel...
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    [SOLVED] Is My Build good?

    is my build good? what is compatible? this is my gaming desktop specs... Windows 10 Intel Core i5-8400 Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB IHMA81GU6AFR8N-UH 1x8GB intel Optane+931GBHDD 1TB MBD Dell isnspiron 5680 Im looking to increase my ram, add more memory and also a big concern of mine is...
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    Dead Nvidia GTX 770 (No-Signal)

    Hi, I recently picked up a GTX 770 that use to work fine, but now displays no signal whenever i boot the pc (Card lights up and fans spin). However, my GTX 660 AMP Edition card works just fine. Specs: CPU: I7- 3770K (Noctua NH-D14 Cooler) MOBO: Asus Z77 Sabre Tooth RAM: G-Skill Ripjaw X-Series...