Hi all
I have my Windows 10 64-bit Desktop PC built around an Asus Prime Z390-A motherboard /Intel Core i7-9700K processor (3.60GHz) with 32Gb Ram. I've got it working with all my drives (one x small 250GB SATA SSD, 1 x 1.8 TB HDD and a 4 HDD RAID 5 setup) but I now want to migrate my Photos across all my Drives as well as a 500GB server to a 2TB M.2 internal drive. I got a great deal on a suitable drive and wish to insert it, when it arrives, to the M2_1 vacant Socket. My OS 500GB drive uses the M.2_2 Socket. I have a few questions relating to this fitment but please don't advise that I ought to have considered this drive or considered that drive if you possibly can lol!
My MB's User Guide states the following: -
Expansion: -
Intel® Socket 1151 for Intel® Core™ 9000 series, 8th Generation Core™ i7 / i5 / i3, Pentium® and Celeron® processors
2 x PCIe 3.0/2.0 x16 slots (supports x16, x8/x8, x8/x4+x4, x8+x4+x4/x0)
Intel® Z390 Chipset
3 x PCI Express 3.0/2.0 x1 slots
- PCIEX16_1 slot supports up to 3 Intel® PCIe NVME SSDs via a Hyper M.2 X16 series Card.
- PCIEX16_2 slot supports up to 2 Intel® PCIe NVME SSDs via a Hyper M.2 X16 series Card *
1 x PCIe 3.0 x16 slot (max. at x4 mode) **
* Hyper M.2 X16 series card sold separately. Install a Hyper M.2 X16 series card and enable this card under BIOS settings.
** The PCIe x16_3 slot shares bandwidth with SATA_5 and SATA_6. The PCIe x16_3 is default set at x2 mode.
Storage: -
Intel® CPU support with Intel® Rapid Storage Technology (RAID 0 & RAID 1)
** The M.2_1 socket shares bandwidth with SATA6G_2 port when using M.2 SATA devices. Adjust BIOS settings to use a SATA device.
Questions: -
1. I know that this MB has been done to death on these forums but I will be installing the new drive in the currently unused M.2_1 socket - can I assume (looking at the final line under Storage above) that if I run it in PCIE mode (which I will be doing) that my SATA6G_2 port will not be affected, nor for that matter none of my other SATA6G ports?
2. The M.2_1 Socket doesn't have a Heatsink. Does an NVMe M.2 drive need a Heatsink? The socket is situated underneath the CPU Fan - am I correct in assuming that drives installed in the M.2_1 Socket take their cooling from this Fan? The MB did come with a Heatsink but that's for the M.2_2 Socket.
3. Will my new 2TB drive benefit from Partitioning? I guess my Photo Collection will not exceed 750GB and so I wonder whether I ought to partition into 2 volumes of 1TB each?
4. Backup - May I ask the opinions of whether in general these NVMe drives are less prone to corruption than either a standard HDD or an internal SATA SSD?
Thanks for reading and I look forward to receiving responses.
Cheers
roz
I have my Windows 10 64-bit Desktop PC built around an Asus Prime Z390-A motherboard /Intel Core i7-9700K processor (3.60GHz) with 32Gb Ram. I've got it working with all my drives (one x small 250GB SATA SSD, 1 x 1.8 TB HDD and a 4 HDD RAID 5 setup) but I now want to migrate my Photos across all my Drives as well as a 500GB server to a 2TB M.2 internal drive. I got a great deal on a suitable drive and wish to insert it, when it arrives, to the M2_1 vacant Socket. My OS 500GB drive uses the M.2_2 Socket. I have a few questions relating to this fitment but please don't advise that I ought to have considered this drive or considered that drive if you possibly can lol!
My MB's User Guide states the following: -
Expansion: -
Intel® Socket 1151 for Intel® Core™ 9000 series, 8th Generation Core™ i7 / i5 / i3, Pentium® and Celeron® processors
2 x PCIe 3.0/2.0 x16 slots (supports x16, x8/x8, x8/x4+x4, x8+x4+x4/x0)
Intel® Z390 Chipset
3 x PCI Express 3.0/2.0 x1 slots
- PCIEX16_1 slot supports up to 3 Intel® PCIe NVME SSDs via a Hyper M.2 X16 series Card.
- PCIEX16_2 slot supports up to 2 Intel® PCIe NVME SSDs via a Hyper M.2 X16 series Card *
1 x PCIe 3.0 x16 slot (max. at x4 mode) **
* Hyper M.2 X16 series card sold separately. Install a Hyper M.2 X16 series card and enable this card under BIOS settings.
** The PCIe x16_3 slot shares bandwidth with SATA_5 and SATA_6. The PCIe x16_3 is default set at x2 mode.
Storage: -
Intel® CPU support with Intel® Rapid Storage Technology (RAID 0 & RAID 1)
- PCIEX16_1 slot supports up to 3 Intel® PCIe NVME SSDs via a Hyper M.2 X16 series Card*
- PCIEX16_2 slot supports up to 2 Intel® PCIe NVME SSDs via a Hyper M.2 X16 series Card*
- 1 x M.2_1 Socket 3 with M Key, type 2242/2260/2280/2280 storage devices support (both SATA & PCIE mode) **
- 1 x M.2_2 Socket 3 with M Key, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 storage devices support (PCIE x4 mode)
- 6 x SATA 6.0 Gb/s ports
- Ready for Intel® Optane Memory
** The M.2_1 socket shares bandwidth with SATA6G_2 port when using M.2 SATA devices. Adjust BIOS settings to use a SATA device.
Questions: -
1. I know that this MB has been done to death on these forums but I will be installing the new drive in the currently unused M.2_1 socket - can I assume (looking at the final line under Storage above) that if I run it in PCIE mode (which I will be doing) that my SATA6G_2 port will not be affected, nor for that matter none of my other SATA6G ports?
2. The M.2_1 Socket doesn't have a Heatsink. Does an NVMe M.2 drive need a Heatsink? The socket is situated underneath the CPU Fan - am I correct in assuming that drives installed in the M.2_1 Socket take their cooling from this Fan? The MB did come with a Heatsink but that's for the M.2_2 Socket.
3. Will my new 2TB drive benefit from Partitioning? I guess my Photo Collection will not exceed 750GB and so I wonder whether I ought to partition into 2 volumes of 1TB each?
4. Backup - May I ask the opinions of whether in general these NVMe drives are less prone to corruption than either a standard HDD or an internal SATA SSD?
Thanks for reading and I look forward to receiving responses.
Cheers
roz