I have a couple of questions regarding the capabilities of my motherboard Asus Z97-A.
1. I am not sure I understand my spec regarding the M.2 (PCIE only SSD)...would an M.2 SSD be faster or same as my existing Samsung 850 EVO 250Gb SSD ?
1 x M.2 Socket 3 with M Key, type 2260/2280 storage device supports (supports PCIE SSD Only) (found on Page vii)
2. Per the spec, its says the following, does this mean I should connect my SSD drive to the SATA Express port rather than other SATA ports for faster speed?
M.2 & SATA Express Onboard - The latest transfer technologies with up to 10 Gb/s data transfer speeds. (found on Page 8)
3. What is the purpose/benefit use of the SataExpress port on the motherboard?
4. If I do add M.2 SSD to my system, the specs indicate that I must configure my BIOS to change PCI Express Slot and M.2 Bandwidth from [PCIeX1 and 2 slot at X1 Mode] to [M.2 Mode].
What does this really mean?
5. If I enable M.2 Model, will this disable the use of anything connected to PCIeX1 or 2 slots? Currently I have a Rosewill RDCR-11003 74-In-1 USB 3.0 3.5-Inch Internal Card Reader with USB Port (RDCR-11003) connected to the PCIEX1_1 slot
My current system (in short, I have Windows 10 installed on my SSD EVO 250 Gb drive) and have separate WD drives for storage).
Here is the full configuration:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i5-4570 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($238.48 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($159.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Tactical 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($124.98 @ Directron)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($93.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 4GB SuperSC ACX 2.0+ Video Card
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Corsair RM 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($139.99 @ Corsair)
Optical Drive: Sony 5280S-CB-PLUS DVD/CD Writer ($52.96 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Pro OEM 64-bit ($128.31 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Dell 2007FP 20.0" 1600x1200 60Hz Monitor
Monitor: Dell 2007FP 20.0" 1600x1200 60Hz Monitor
Keyboard: Logitech K350 Wireless Ergonomic Keyboard ($39.00 @ Amazon)
Mouse: Logitech M510 Wireless Laser Mouse ($19.89 @ Adorama)
External Storage: Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex Desk 1TB External Hard Drive
External Storage: Seagate Backup Plus Slim 2TB External Hard Drive ($79.99 @ B&H)
Internal multi-Card Reader: Rosewill RDCR-11003 74-In-1 USB 3.0 3.5-Inch Internal Card Reader with USB Port (RDCR-11003)
1. I am not sure I understand my spec regarding the M.2 (PCIE only SSD)...would an M.2 SSD be faster or same as my existing Samsung 850 EVO 250Gb SSD ?
1 x M.2 Socket 3 with M Key, type 2260/2280 storage device supports (supports PCIE SSD Only) (found on Page vii)
2. Per the spec, its says the following, does this mean I should connect my SSD drive to the SATA Express port rather than other SATA ports for faster speed?
M.2 & SATA Express Onboard - The latest transfer technologies with up to 10 Gb/s data transfer speeds. (found on Page 8)
3. What is the purpose/benefit use of the SataExpress port on the motherboard?
4. If I do add M.2 SSD to my system, the specs indicate that I must configure my BIOS to change PCI Express Slot and M.2 Bandwidth from [PCIeX1 and 2 slot at X1 Mode] to [M.2 Mode].
What does this really mean?
5. If I enable M.2 Model, will this disable the use of anything connected to PCIeX1 or 2 slots? Currently I have a Rosewill RDCR-11003 74-In-1 USB 3.0 3.5-Inch Internal Card Reader with USB Port (RDCR-11003) connected to the PCIEX1_1 slot
My current system (in short, I have Windows 10 installed on my SSD EVO 250 Gb drive) and have separate WD drives for storage).
Here is the full configuration:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i5-4570 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($238.48 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($159.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Tactical 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($124.98 @ Directron)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($93.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 4GB SuperSC ACX 2.0+ Video Card
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Corsair RM 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($139.99 @ Corsair)
Optical Drive: Sony 5280S-CB-PLUS DVD/CD Writer ($52.96 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Pro OEM 64-bit ($128.31 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Dell 2007FP 20.0" 1600x1200 60Hz Monitor
Monitor: Dell 2007FP 20.0" 1600x1200 60Hz Monitor
Keyboard: Logitech K350 Wireless Ergonomic Keyboard ($39.00 @ Amazon)
Mouse: Logitech M510 Wireless Laser Mouse ($19.89 @ Adorama)
External Storage: Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex Desk 1TB External Hard Drive
External Storage: Seagate Backup Plus Slim 2TB External Hard Drive ($79.99 @ B&H)
Internal multi-Card Reader: Rosewill RDCR-11003 74-In-1 USB 3.0 3.5-Inch Internal Card Reader with USB Port (RDCR-11003)