Hello guys. I have a brand new I9 9900-k desktop with Asus Prime Z 390-a motherboard. The OS is already installed in the first M.2 socket- a SSD Intel 760p 512Gb NVMe PCIe wich is the boot drive. For storage, I have a 2 Tb HDD. But I already bought a second M.2 NVMe PCIe drive - a Samsung 970 Evo 2Tb, and I want to install in the second M.2 socket. Excuse me for such a stupid question, but it is my first build and I want now to improve the the storage space . I’m wondering is is posibile to use the second M.2 drive, wich is obviously a different brand, have a diferent speed and stoarce capacity without affecting the stability of the system and maybe more important, without minimazing the speed or the space of the Samsung drive. In fact, I don’t know is posibile to run the Samsung M.2 SSD drive separately from Intel M.2 SSD without a RAID 0 configuration, because I don’t want a RAID configuration. Another possibility is to return the Samsung M.2 PCIe and change to a Samsung 860 Evo or Pro, but I don’t know if that way is worse for my Intel boot drive, because of the slower speed of the SATA connection. My Asus manual says:
M.2 sockets (M.2_1 (Socket 3); M.2_2 (Socket 3))
These sockets allow you to install M.2 SSD module.
M.2_1 socket supports PCIe 3.0 x4 and SATA mode M Key design and type 2242 / 2260 / 2280 PCIe and SATA storage devices.
M.2_2 socket supports PCIe 3.0 x4 M Key design and type 2242 / 2260 / 2280 / 22110 PCIe storage devices.
These sockets support IRST (Intel® Rapid Storage Technology).
When the M.2_1(Socket 3) is operating in SATA mode, SATA port 2 (SATA6G_2) will be disabled.
The M.2 SSD module is purchased separately.
Thank YOU and apreciate.
M.2 sockets (M.2_1 (Socket 3); M.2_2 (Socket 3))
These sockets allow you to install M.2 SSD module.
M.2_1 socket supports PCIe 3.0 x4 and SATA mode M Key design and type 2242 / 2260 / 2280 PCIe and SATA storage devices.
M.2_2 socket supports PCIe 3.0 x4 M Key design and type 2242 / 2260 / 2280 / 22110 PCIe storage devices.
These sockets support IRST (Intel® Rapid Storage Technology).
When the M.2_1(Socket 3) is operating in SATA mode, SATA port 2 (SATA6G_2) will be disabled.
The M.2 SSD module is purchased separately.
Thank YOU and apreciate.
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