[SOLVED] Booting from PCIe with an adapter

[jacksonbaker]

I'd like to replace a HDD with SSD, but am wondering if it would be better to use a PCIe slot with an adapter and M.2 drive or stick with the SATA? It looks like my CPU supports the PCIe 3.0 standard and I have two 16X slots available. Question is, will I be able to boot from the M.2 drive?

 

[kanewolf]

I'd like to replace a HDD with SSD, but am wondering if it would be better to use a PCIe slot with an adapter and M.2 drive or stick with the SATA? It looks like my CPU supports the PCIe 3.0 standard and I have two 16X slots available. Question is, will I be able to boot from the M.2 drive?

Unknown. What motherboard and OS ?
If your motherboard doesn't have an NVMe M.2 slot, the probabilities of booting are low.

 

[Sohom]

yes u can boot using a pcie adapter for m.2 ssd, but i am a little unsure if its the case with you as i think the motherboard u got in dell optiplex is a custom motherboard and there may not be much customization available in the bios... So i doubt it... Its better u go with a normal SSD; if u will be using for normal everyday tasks, wont feel much difference...

 

[USAFRet]

yes u can boot using a pcie adapter for m.2 ssd

That is entirely dependent on the motherboard and its capabilities.

There is no "100% Yes".

 

[jacksonbaker]

MB? How about E93839? I don't know. It's a standard configuration Dell Optiplex 7010 SFF, Intel Core i7-3770 @ 3.90 GHz (3rd generation), 4Gb RAM. The MB has two (1 blue and 1 black) PCIe slots. I've got another similar with the 4790 CPU and an SATA SSD that runs great, loads OS software in about 10 seconds. GREAT! Just wondering if the M.2 drive would be any improvement over the SATA that I really don't have any complaints about.

 

[USAFRet]

MB? How about E93839? I don't know. It's a standard configuration Dell Optiplex 7010 SFF, Intel Core i7-3770 @ 3.90 GHz (3rd generation), 4Gb RAM. The MB has two (1 blue and 1 black) PCIe slots. I've got another similar with the 4790 CPU and an SATA SSD that runs great, loads OS software in about 10 seconds. GREAT! Just wondering if the M.2 drive would be any improvement over the SATA that I really don't have any complaints about.

Booting from an NVMe drive in a PCIe port is totally different than booting from a SATA SSD connected to a regular SATA port.

That board is old enough...unless you can find specific documentation that says Yes...I'd venture it to be No.

Stick with the current SATA SSD. You'd see little difference anyway.

 

[kanewolf]

MB? How about E93839? I don't know. It's a standard configuration Dell Optiplex 7010 SFF, Intel Core i7-3770 @ 3.90 GHz (3rd generation), 4Gb RAM. The MB has two (1 blue and 1 black) PCIe slots. I've got another similar with the 4790 CPU and an SATA SSD that runs great, loads OS software in about 10 seconds. GREAT! Just wondering if the M.2 drive would be any improvement over the SATA that I really don't have any complaints about.

A motherboard that old and that a Dell BIOS, stick with SATA. You will get no real world benefit from an NVMe and you will get a lot of hassles trying to get it to work.