Question Samsuing 970 Evo PCIe M.2 with the GA-Z77X-D3H compatibility

[Aldron]

Hey guys I just got a quick question about the components in the title. I have a good offer on the SSD but I'm wondering if there are going to be any drawbacks from using it with my somewhat older motherboard.
Thanks in advance!

 

[velocityg4]

That motherboard won't boot off NVMe drives. Besides the adapter. You'd need to perform a BIOS hack to get it to (hopefully) work as a boot drive. I'd just stick with a good SATA model. Unless you are brave enough to attempt the hack.

 

[Fix_that_Glitch]

This is the adapter I used, it gives you plenty of slot choices, pcie x16, x8, x4, to use it on. It made my m2 work at full speed. If you use it in the pcie x8 it will make your gpu run at x8 too. But you will see negligible difference to your gpu. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07MV6HYS7/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

 

[Fix_that_Glitch]

That motherboard won't boot off NVMe drives. Besides the adapter. You'd need to perform a BIOS hack to get it to (hopefully) work as a boot drive. I'd just stick with a good SATA model. Unless you are brave enough to attempt the hack.

Yes you are correct. Got a little ahead of myself there. Here is some infor on how to do a work around, but it is very complicated. https://www.win-raid.com/t871f50-Gu...rt-for-all-Systems-with-an-AMI-UEFI-BIOS.html