Hi
I am confused. Very confused as a matter of fact.
I would like to upgrade my PC with a m.2 drive but do not want to buy the wrong one and waste my money.
My motherboard is a Gigabyte H97-D3H. It has a m.2 slot and the manual states that it has a Socket 3, M key, type 2242/2260/2280 SATA & PCIe SSD support. I note that the term NVME IS NOT present in the description. On Newegg web site, I note that some M.2 drives have the term NVME in the description and some others do not (only show PCIe x 4).
My question is simple:
Can I buy ANY M.2 drive whether the term NVME is present in the description or not as long as it has only one notch ? Wouls a sata m.2 with two notches fit in the same slot ? If the PCIe support is the same for PCIe and NVME (assuming it is), why doesn't my manual shows NVME in the description (it only shows socket 3, M key, type 2242/2260/2280 SATA & PCIe SSD support) ?
Can anyone shed some light ? Boy !! Boy !!! Am I ever confused...I want to make sure I do not buy an incompatible drive.
Thank You
I am confused. Very confused as a matter of fact.
I would like to upgrade my PC with a m.2 drive but do not want to buy the wrong one and waste my money.
My motherboard is a Gigabyte H97-D3H. It has a m.2 slot and the manual states that it has a Socket 3, M key, type 2242/2260/2280 SATA & PCIe SSD support. I note that the term NVME IS NOT present in the description. On Newegg web site, I note that some M.2 drives have the term NVME in the description and some others do not (only show PCIe x 4).
My question is simple:
Can I buy ANY M.2 drive whether the term NVME is present in the description or not as long as it has only one notch ? Wouls a sata m.2 with two notches fit in the same slot ? If the PCIe support is the same for PCIe and NVME (assuming it is), why doesn't my manual shows NVME in the description (it only shows socket 3, M key, type 2242/2260/2280 SATA & PCIe SSD support) ?
Can anyone shed some light ? Boy !! Boy !!! Am I ever confused...I want to make sure I do not buy an incompatible drive.
Thank You