Question Lycom DT-120 M.2 PCIe to PCIe 3.0

[PhyziX1337]

Hello,

I just installed my Lycom DT-120 Adapter with Samsung 970 Pro but the windows stuck after 5 - 10 seconds.
cant do anything!!

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X99-UD4-CF
CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K
GPU: Nvidia GTX 970 -
SSD:Samsung 970 Pro
HDD: WD Blue 1TB (2012)
RAM: Kingston HyperX DDR4 2666 C13 4x4GB
OS: WIN 10

 

[geofelt]

Download and install the Samsung nvme driver.

Tool & Software Download | Samsung Semiconductor Global

Download various software related to your product, including Samsung Magician, designed for use with Samsung's memory products, and find related information.

www.samsung.com

 

[PhyziX1337]

Download and install the Samsung nvme driver.

Tool & Software Download | Samsung Semiconductor Global

Download various software related to your product, including Samsung Magician, designed for use with Samsung's memory products, and find related information.

www.samsung.com

I already have it, It recognize the ssd, but when i load the windows sometimes the computer stuck after 5 - 10 seconds, and sometimes it stuck when i open an application

 

[geofelt]

Is there possibly a bios update for your motherboard relating to the issue?

 

[PhyziX1337]

Is there possibly a bios update for your motherboard relating to the issue?

Got the latest version of BIOS

 

[geofelt]

How about using the m.2 slot on the motherboard at X2?

The main limitation will show up as reduced sequential speeds that are not usually very important.
If your 970 is of sufficient capacity, you can use the Samsung ssd migration app to move your windows C drive to the 970.

 

[PhyziX1337]

How about using the m.2 slot on the motherboard at X2?

The main limitation will show up as reduced sequential speeds that are not usually very important.
If your 970 is of sufficient capacity, you can use the Samsung ssd migration app to move your windows C drive to the 970.

I am using it now, I ordered the adapter to get more speed

 

[geofelt]

I found this comment on amazon q/a

I wish I didn't need this, but m.2 being a fledgling technology it was a must. I bought the Samsung SM951 128GB m.2 PCIe SSD hard drive and come to find that the Gigabyte GA-X99-UD4's built-in m.2 slot only supports 2x PCIe lanes severely handicapping the hard drive. I bought this to plug into the second PCIe slot and it the card ran all 4 supported PCIe lanes. The ATTO benchmark in the 2x M.2 slot scored a best read score in the neighborhood of 750MB/s. With this adapter and running full speed with 4x PCIe lanes the score leaped to 2,035MB/s.

If you can't get the expected performance out of your PCIe hard drive directly in the motherboard this may help. Just do some digging to make sure your motherboard's m.2 slot supports 2x or 4x lanes.

It would seem that the adapter should work.
Did you install the adapter in the second pcie slot? Perhaps that makes a difference.

Past that, I would suspect a driver issue.
Perhaps the Samsung pcie driver is not the proper one.

I found another comment that is possibly of use:
If your motherboard isn't seeing the new drive make sure that your PCIe slots are enabled for UEFI. I did this install on a ASUS Z87-Pro and the drive wasn't detected until I switched PCIe Storage from "Legacy" to "UEFI". I'm doing this from memory so the wording may not be exact as to the exact motherboard setting, but it was something like that.

 

[PhyziX1337]

I found this comment on amazon q/a

I wish I didn't need this, but m.2 being a fledgling technology it was a must. I bought the Samsung SM951 128GB m.2 PCIe SSD hard drive and come to find that the Gigabyte GA-X99-UD4's built-in m.2 slot only supports 2x PCIe lanes severely handicapping the hard drive. I bought this to plug into the second PCIe slot and it the card ran all 4 supported PCIe lanes. The ATTO benchmark in the 2x M.2 slot scored a best read score in the neighborhood of 750MB/s. With this adapter and running full speed with 4x PCIe lanes the score leaped to 2,035MB/s.

If you can't get the expected performance out of your PCIe hard drive directly in the motherboard this may help. Just do some digging to make sure your motherboard's m.2 slot supports 2x or 4x lanes.

It would seem that the adapter should work.
Did you install the adapter in the second pcie slot? Perhaps that makes a difference.

Past that, I would suspect a driver issue.
Perhaps the Samsung pcie driver is not the proper one.

I found another comment that is possibly of use:
If your motherboard isn't seeing the new drive make sure that your PCIe slots are enabled for UEFI. I did this install on a ASUS Z87-Pro and the drive wasn't detected until I switched PCIe Storage from "Legacy" to "UEFI". I'm doing this from memory so the wording may not be exact as to the exact motherboard setting, but it was something like that.

Its in the right place right?
Check this picture:

 

[geofelt]

Yes, I think that is right, it is the second pcie x16 slot.

Sorry, I am out of ideas unless your adapter is possibly defective.

 

[PhyziX1337]

Yes, I think that is right, it is the second pcie x16 slot.

Sorry, I am out of ideas unless your adapter is possibly defective.

I think the adapter is broken

 

[popatim]

Tried any of the other x16 slots?

 

[PhyziX1337]

Tried any of the other x16 slots?

Tried all the slots, still having the same problem.
Looks like the adapter have a faulty

 

[Il3mendo]

Why are you using an NVMe with an adapter? You know using an adapter for an NVMe drive might not work. These SSDs are meant to be connected directly into the MOBO. I do believe that you do have one port. Just plug it in there!!

 

[PhyziX1337]

Why are you using an NVMe with an adapter? You know using an adapter for an NVMe drive might not work. These SSDs are meant to be connected directly into the MOBO. I do believe that you do have one port. Just plug it in there!!

Its not fast enough, I want more speed

 

[hang-the-9]

Its not fast enough, I want more speed

If anything you should upgrade the older CPU and video card in the system rather than spend time and buying adapters to get slightly higher storage benchmarks.
Having a program open in 2 seconds vs 1.8 seconds won't make much differences.

The video card is much more of an issue with system speeds than the drive.

 

[PhyziX1337]

If anything you should upgrade the older CPU and video card in the system rather than spend time and buying adapters to get slightly higher storage benchmarks.
Having a program open in 2 seconds vs 1.8 seconds won't make much differences.

The video card is much more of an issue with system speeds than the drive.

Its not about programs only, i am using programs like unity, video editor and games.
my gpu is good enough, my fps is above 60 in all games

 

[popatim]

You have almost the same system I have, which does quite well; even gaming with my gtx970

It very well could be the card, the 10% of the 1-3 star reviews all seem to be a card issue.

 

[PhyziX1337]

You have almost the same system I have, which does quite well; even gaming with my gtx970

It very well could be the card, the 10% of the 1-3 star reviews all seem to be a card issue.

I really like this system 😛
Bought it 5 years ago, its still better than 2018 computers hehe 😛

 

[popatim]

Me too, it does great at my rendering jobs!

 

[PhyziX1337]

Me too, it does great at my rendering jobs!

Do you have M.2 SSD?

 

[popatim]

No, I needed all 10 of my Sata ports. 6 SSD's, 3HDD's, and a BDR drive. Using my M2 port disables ports 5&6 🙁

 

[hang-the-9]

Its not about programs only, i am using programs like unity, video editor and games.
my gpu is good enough, my fps is above 60 in all games

If you don't have an SSD already, get one that will work without any sort of adapters or converters. If you do have one already, then going from that to the 970 won't help you much for the priced and hassle you are going through.