[SOLVED] Nvme in pcie 3.0 x16 slot dell optiplex 3040

[Deleted member 2849646]

Hello,

i’m thinking of upgrading the hdd on my dell optiplex 3040 and i’m considering two options: sata iii ssd 2.5” and an nvme in a pcie 3.0 m.2 adapter. However, i’m not quite sure whether the latter option would be bootable or not. Anyone have any experience of doing this in a 3040 or similar age optiplex machine? If it’s a no to ne booting then it’ll be sata iii but want to explore the nvme idea as it’s faster and newer tech.
Two threads I came across which don’t quite fully answer my questions:

https://www.dell.com/community/Opti...annot-boot-from-PCIE-SSD-Adapter/td-p/7844531

https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/...how-to-use-them-as-a-boot-drive-for-a-dell-pc

 

[USAFRet]

What do you use this system for?


If you have to jump through hoops to make an older system boot from an NVMe drive vs a SATA III drive, don't.

If you can eventually force the system to do it, you benefit by a few seconds in boot time.
That's about it.

"faster and newer tech " is not always applicable to all systems or use cases.


A SATA III SSD would be a drop in replacement for an HDD.
In most uses, an NVMe drive in a PCIe adapter will be no different than a SATA III SSD.

 

[Bob.B]

Hello,

i’m thinking of upgrading the hdd on my dell optiplex 3040 and i’m considering two options: sata iii ssd 2.5” and an nvme in a pcie 3.0 m.2 adapter. However, i’m not quite sure whether the latter option would be bootable or not. Anyone have any experience of doing this in a 3040 or similar age optiplex machine? If it’s a no to ne booting then it’ll be sata iii but want to explore the nvme idea as it’s faster and newer tech.
Two threads I came across which don’t quite fully answer my questions:

https://www.dell.com/community/Opti...annot-boot-from-PCIE-SSD-Adapter/td-p/7844531

https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/...how-to-use-them-as-a-boot-drive-for-a-dell-pc

Keep it simple.
Fit in a quality 2.5 and it's done.
The only place most users will see a diff is in benchmarks.

 

[Deleted member 2849646]

What do you use this system for?


If you have to jump through hoops to make an older system boot from an NVMe drive vs a SATA III drive, don't.

If you can eventually force the system to do it, you benefit by a few seconds in boot time.
That's about it.

"faster and newer tech " is not always applicable to all systems or use cases.


A SATA III SSD would be a drop in replacement for an HDD.
In most uses, an NVMe drive in a PCIe adapter will be no different than a SATA III SSD.

thanks. Good advice. Only used for day to day simple things like youtube, excel, netflix. Nothing fancy.

Keep it simple.
Fit in a quality 2.5 and it's done.
The only place most users will see a diff is in benchmarks.

Sounds like the more sensible option. Thanks. Got hung up on “using the latest tech” when it’s clearly not necessary and probably not worth the aggro.