nvme adapter

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  1. T

    Question which M.2 should i get for my old system?

    Hi everyone, I have the Gigabyte Z270 gaming K3 motherboard and want to install a second NVMe SSD (the 2T Samsung 980 or the pro version). My PC components: I5 7600k rx 5700xt 32 Gb of DDR4 3200Mhz 256 Gb of M.2 1T HDD The reason I want to add storage is that my old HDD is making weird loud...
  2. D

    Question I need help with installing an M.2 NVMe SSD using an adapter card (for storage only) ?

    I need Help With adding a PCIe 4.0 NVME M2 SSD 4 TB on MSI Z87-G45 MB with a PCIe 4.0 adaptor Card inserted into a PCI 3.0 x16 slot. UEFI shows as unknown vendor and unknown device. I do not know if this is possible with my motherboard and I7-4770. I only want to drive for storage. MBD: MSI...
  3. constantintovisi

    Question GIGABYTE B450M DS3H w/ Ryzen 5 3600 PCIe bifurcation

    I have the GIGABYTE B450M DS3H with a Ryzen 5 3600 processor and want to install an Asus Hyper 4x M.2 expansion card. Before buying the expansion card I went to Google and found the manual of my motherboard (page 16) which clearly states that PCIe bifurcation is supported, however, now that...
  4. volrath87

    Question M.2 to Pcie 4 NVMe SSD Addin Card for Datacenter

    Hello, I am in search of a high-performance NVMe m.2 to PCIe 4 16x or U2 to PCIe4 16x expansion card. The adapter must be suitable for continuous operation in a data center and be able to accommodate up to 4 NVMes without presenting a bottleneck. I've found some seemingly good ones from Asus...
  5. Smpt

    Question NVMe in both M.2 socket and PCI-E slot

    Im building a budget headless server-like machine. I currently have my eyes on an AMD Ryzen 5 3600 (Matisse) CPU. And this motherboard: ASRock B550M-HDV, which has 1x Hyper M.2 (Gen4x4) socket and 1x PCI-E 4 x16 slot. Currently I only want to get a 2 TB nvme, but I might want to add more...
  6. D

    Question Nvme SSD not showing up as media device for Windows 10 installation nor bootable in BIOS

    Hi, I'm using an ASUS GL702VM-DB74. Been using it for 2 years now. Recently woke up and the laptop wouldn't boot windows. The Nvme wasn't showing in boot option in BIOS. It only showed in the Nvme configuration in the BIOS with it's description. Tried to reinstall Windows 10 but the Nvme...
  7. Rishi Rich

    Question NVMe.M.2 SSD not working on NVME M.2 Expansion card via PCIE 16x port : "A device which does not exist was specified"

    Hello guys, I would really appreciate some help on this one. Motherboard B560m- Plus Wifi Processor i910900k GPU Geforce GTX960 I am trying to make a 970 Evo Plus NVMe M.2 work through a PCI-E 3.0 NVME m.2 expansion card by inserting it on my secondary pcie16x I bought two NVME m.2 SSD but...
  8. M

    [SOLVED] Need help with buying an NVME M2 SSD card for the first time ( My motherboard only supports PCIe 3.0 x2 and not x4)

    So My motherboard is : https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/B360-HD3-rev-10#kf It doesn't have an PCIe x4 slot available for an m2 ssd . I tried finding an adaptor and came to this : https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07JJTVGZM/ref=ask_ql_qh_dp_hza Will a m2 nvme SSD benefit from this adaptor...
  9. KpuCko

    [SOLVED] Replace SATA SSDs with NVME on my Lenovo E32 Tower PC ?

    Hi there, I have Lenovo E32 Tower PC, on my home lab. I run Proxmox on it and play with different Open-source technologies. In summary I have more than 15+ (VMs+Containers) which does a lot of random I/O. That's why I decided to replace my old SSD drives with new PCIe disks. As you may know...
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    [SOLVED] What speed am i gonna get with the Nvme Adapter?

    I got this Hot KingSpec M.2 NVME ssd 126gb, 2400mbs read 2000mbs write but cause it's lower storage the page says it's 1900-1700mbs read 500mbs write Thing is my Motherboard doesn't have an Nvme Slot So pay attention to this image View: https://imgur.com/a/tkLs1ja As you can see, there are 4...
  11. T

    [SOLVED] M.2 NVMe external cases limit of 2TB - does it really exists and if yes: why?

    Hi I am recently once again upgrading my local storage capacities. For many reasons I wanted to add a third M.2 NVMe drive - but this time connect it via a cable of some sort and not install it in a dedicated M.2 slot on my motherboard. And so I started looking for solutions. Long story short...
  12. K

    [SOLVED] Nvme adapter on second PCIE x16 slot

    Hi guys, My Nvme slot is broken for some reason, so I'm planning to buy nvme to pcie adapter and plug it on the second pcie 3.0 x16 slot. is the nvme to pcie adapter will slow my GPU or will it make the GPU run x8? other than the Nvme as boot drive, I'm currently using 1 sata SSD and 1 HDD my...
  13. Baraa_Al Turk

    [SOLVED] Booting NVMe on Mac Pro 3.1 using Win 10

    Hello everyone, I'm really frustrated since I have spent so many hours trying to figure something for my problem. I have a Mac Pro 3.1 (I believe it's 2008) and I have had windows 10 installed on it for a very long time, you can say I never worked on macOS. Recently I've bought an NVMe M.2 SSD...
  14. L

    [SOLVED] M.2 NVME running at 1 lane instead of 4

    I purchased a 1TB M.2 NVMe drive and an adapter to install the drive into a open PCIx4 slot on my mother board. I cannot for the life of me to get the drive to run a x4, as it currently runs at x1. I updated my bios driver and went bios settings and there is no option to change PCIe...
  15. J

    Question PCIe to 4x M.2 - x16/x8 card in x4, bandwidth for each slot

    Specs CPU: Ryzen 2600 MOBO: ASRock AB350 Pro4 First PCIe 3.0 x16 with GPU, so second will work as x4 I wanted to use one of these cards: PCI Express x16 Card to 4 x internal NVMe M.2 Key M - https://www.delock.com/produkte/1140_M-2/89044/merkmale.html PCI Express x8 / x16 Card to 4 x internal...
  16. VPCCP

    [SOLVED] Linux/Windows not detecting Samsung EVO 970 with m.2 NVMe adapter

    Hello everyone :) Recently I've bought a 1TB Samsung EVO 970 NVMe to go alongside my 500GB NVMe (and 2TB HDD, I honestly don't know if it is relevant to the problem I am having). The thing is, my mobo (MSI Z390-A PRO) only has 1 m.2 slot so I had to buy an m.2 adapter (Orico PSM2 SSD adapter)...
  17. I

    [SOLVED] NVMe Enclosures Not Working

    I’ve now gone through two NVME enclosures I ordered from Amazon. Seem to have lots of positive reviews but neither have worked for me. I’m trying to connect two known working drives - Samsung 960 Evo 250gb (previously my C drive) which doesn’t appear in Disk Management at all. And also a Dell...
  18. E

    Question Can Asrock H81M-G boot from SSD via PCIe adpater?

    Hey guys, I have an ancient Asrock H81M-G and wonder of I can boot Win 10 from NVME SSD if I used this adapter?
  19. S

    [SOLVED] NVMe m2 not showing up with PCIe adapter

    This has been a real challenge for me.. So I got a new Samsung 970 EVO Plus 500gb for my brother's pc this Christmas. Turned out the motherboard only supported a SATA m2 and not an NVMe in the m2 slot, so I bought an Asus Hyper m2 x 16 v2 PCIe adapter. It is still not showing up, nor in the...
  20. Y

    [SOLVED] Is it possible to install NVME drive in PCI-E X1 slot?

    Hi everyone i have a question, i have MSI H310M-PRO-VDH-PLUS motherboard ( https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/H310M-PRO-VDH-PLUS/Specification ) and i wanted to ask if i have any options to install an nvme ssd on this motherboard using an adapter? my pcie express x16 is being used by a graphic...
  21. X

    [SOLVED] How to install Windows 10 on a non bootable NVMe drive?

    Hello everyone, It all starts with me trying to provide a small upgrade to my trusty computer (Asus A88XM-Plus, AMD A10, 256 + 128 Sata SSDs). I needed more space so I added a Samsung NVMe drive on a PCIe adapter. My intention was to move the Windows 10 installation to the NVMe while keeping...
  22. G

    [SOLVED] raid on an old asus maximus viii hero z170

    i bought 4/5 years ago my asus z170 maximus viii hero witch has one only m.2 slot. now i'm wandering i could anyways configure 2 nvme ssds in raid 0 and boot into it; the first one in the m.2 slot of the motherboard and the second one in the third pcie slot (pcie x4 gen3) with an adapter like...
  23. K

    [SOLVED] NVME SSD to 2.5" SSD Adapter

    Recently I have bought an NVMe SSD. And when I checked the motherboard there is not any PCIe slot, only a 2.5" SSD port. Now I have no idea how can I used this NVMe SSD, is there any adapter available to convert NVMe to 2.5 SSD. Thanks in advance!
  24. N

    [SOLVED] NVMe on intel gen 4 motherboard.

    Hello, I got an NVMe(Samsung 970 EVO) and wanted to know if it will work on my 4th gen intel motherboard(no m.2 slot) and will it be possible to boot from it. I plan on using in with an PCIe adpater(SilverStone SST-ECM22). My specs Motherboard: ECS gank machine z87h3-a2x extreme CPU: Intel...
  25. Prestianni

    [SOLVED] Will NVME work with an adapter on my old motherboard

    Hi all, I’ve got a Asrock H97 Pro4 and it doesn’t say anything about NVME support (as it probably wasn’t a thing back when this was new) but I am unsure of whether I can get a pci express adapter for an m.2 ssd. Just wondering if I should do that or get a traditional SATA ssd as pricing is very...
  26. A

    [SOLVED] Advice Regarding Utilization of Two nVME SSDs

    Hi, I've been using a 256GB nVME SSD from a brand called Asgard (Chinese brand) for about a year now. It has been running fine, and takes up the only m.2 slot only Gigabyte GA-AX370 Gaming motherboard. During the recent sale on Amazon, I've snagged a Samsung 970 Evo Plus 500 GB SSD, which...
  27. T

    Question Can i use m.2 PCIE X4 adapter on my motherboard

    Hello I have pretty old motherboard and i will be updating my pc after christmas but i am really lacking free space and i thought about buying 1tb nvme m.2 ssd that i would buy anyway for new pc and use it on my old one until then with pcie adapter card. What i am still a little worried about...
  28. StupidComputers

    [SOLVED] PCIE NVME Adapter 3/4.0 only running at PCIE 2.0

    I'm using a WD SN750 500GB, first on the board's nvme slot and now with a Vantec UGT-M2PC12-RGB (https://www.vantecusa.com/products_detail.php?p_id=259) which is supposed to be PCIE 3.0/4.0 x4 but for me it's only running at 2.0 x4 for a reason that I can't figure out. Mobo is Z97 Asus Maximus...
  29. R

    [SOLVED] Connect NVME SSD to CPU PCIE lanes

    I have a Asus Prime Z390-A mother board and a core i9-9900 cpu. I was wondering if i can connect the NVME SSD drive to the CPU PCIE lanes. The cpu and board does support bifurcation of the 16 CPU lanes to x8/x8 and the board has 2 x16 slots connected to the CPU(i think PCIEX16_1/2). It seems...
  30. M

    [SOLVED] Asus a55bm-plus boot from nvme issue

    Hi All Hoping anyone could help with this issue! I'm having some problems with this FM2+ motherboard and i'm looking for advice before I completely lose my marbles! I have a Samsung Evo 960 500gb Nvme ssd connected through an adapter to the pcie x 16 port. I recently purchased this board...
  31. jsl289

    [SOLVED] NVMe SSD Stuck in PCIe 2.0 x1

    I've never set one of these up before so I'm not sure if I'm doing something wrong here. I just purchased a Samsung 970 SSD that supports NVMe. I placed it in the 3rd PCIe x16 Slot on my motherboard with ASUS's own M.2 x4 PCIe Adapter. I've installed the Samsung NVMe driver for the SSD and...
  32. Mohammed Taz

    [SOLVED] Is there a way to install M2 NVME SSD on a Asus A88x-Plus?

    I wanted to install a NVME SSD on my motherboard, but my motherboard does not have a M2 slot. A friend recommended me to buy PCIEx to M2 adapters card and use that. 1. I want to know is it possible to use and install windows on it? or should it be used as a secondary storage? 2. Is it worth it...
  33. Deekerr16

    [SOLVED] NVME BIOS Mod

    Hello all, I have a Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 R5 (rev. 1.0) with the F2 BIOS and I would like to have NVME support. Firstly, if there are any already-made modded BIOS' out there could you share them with me please? If not, I was hoping for some guidance on how to get into this myself. The...
  34. Supreme93

    [SOLVED] Running M.2 NVMe on an older motherboard with an adapter?

    Hi everyone, I wanted to add some extra storage to my pc and remembered seeing videos about being able to install M.2 drives into motherboards that didn't have an M.2 slot via a PCIe adapter. After doing some research I found out that I possibly won't get the maximum read and write speeds...