ggrego Distinguished Jul 10, 2010 64 1 18,635 Jul 2, 2019 #1 Is there a driver for this laptop that will allow it to use NVMe M.2 ssd's or must I stick with Sata? Last edited: Jul 2, 2019
Is there a driver for this laptop that will allow it to use NVMe M.2 ssd's or must I stick with Sata?
timbroslice Prominent Jun 13, 2019 167 16 615 Jul 2, 2019 #2 You have an m.2 slot but you will still be limited by Sata speeds. ~550mb/s max. There are no driver updates that will allow you to run the faster NVME drives at full speed. Upvote 0 Downvote
You have an m.2 slot but you will still be limited by Sata speeds. ~550mb/s max. There are no driver updates that will allow you to run the faster NVME drives at full speed.
USAFRet Titan Moderator Mar 16, 2013 176,408 20,354 184,590 Jul 2, 2019 #3 Its not even a case of using an NVMe drive at full speed....rather you cannot use an NVMe drive AT ALL. Upvote 0 Downvote
Its not even a case of using an NVMe drive at full speed....rather you cannot use an NVMe drive AT ALL.
ggrego Distinguished Jul 10, 2010 64 1 18,635 Jul 2, 2019 #4 That's kind of what I thought, looks like I will have to stick to the slower Sata 3 version. Upvote 0 Downvote
USAFRet Titan Moderator Mar 16, 2013 176,408 20,354 184,590 Jul 2, 2019 #5 ggrego said: That's kind of what I thought, looks like I will have to stick to the slower Sata 3 version. Click to expand... For most uses, there is not really a lot of user facing difference. Upvote 0 Downvote
ggrego said: That's kind of what I thought, looks like I will have to stick to the slower Sata 3 version. Click to expand... For most uses, there is not really a lot of user facing difference.