2.5 SSD vs M2?

[Andreas Lilja]

M2 worth the few extra bucks, I have a limited idea of what it is? Motherboard: Maximus IX

 

I currently have two SSDs and three HDDs on a Maximus IX, I'm retiring one old HDD to make space for a 2TB SSD.

 

My two current DVD-drives are not working I believe because of a lack of SATA ports. 

 

If I get a M2 and retire one HDD, will I be able to bring back one DVD drive from the graveyard?

 

Thanks.

[Andreas Lilja]

Am I unclear? :-'(

[superlinusfan]

m.2 doesnt need a SATA cable, you just need to make sure your motherboard has an m.2 slot (and a screw and standoff depending on if your motherboard came with one)

[JoostinOnline]

On 1/1/2019 at 1:44 AM, Raskolnikov said:

Motherboard: Maximus IX 

There are multiple motherboards with that name. Could you be more specific? Since there are many versions of M.2, I need to see what your motherboard supports.

[Andreas Lilja]

4 hours ago, JoostinOnline said:

There are multiple motherboards with that name. Could you be more specific? Since there are many versions of M.2, I need to see what your motherboard supports.

Thanks for the reply. 

 

Asus Rog Maximus IX Hero LGA1151 Kaby Lake DDR4. 

[JoostinOnline]

1 hour ago, Raskolnikov said:

Thanks for the reply. 

 

Asus Rog Maximus IX Hero LGA1151 Kaby Lake DDR4.  

Your board has two M.2 sockets on it (underneath a hunk of metal in the middle) and both support PCIe and SATA mode. This is from the product page:

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1 x M.2_1 Socket 3 with M Key, type 2242/2260/2280 (supports PCIE 3.0 x4 and SATA modes)*

1 x M.2_2 Socket 3 with M Key, type 2242/2260/2280 (supports PCIE 3.0 x4 mode)**

* When the M.2_1 Socket 3 is operating in SATA mode, SATA port 1 will be disabled.

** When the M.2_2 Socket 3 is operating in PCIEX4 mode, SATA port 5. 6 will be disabled.

If you want to keep using all 6 SATA ports on your motherboard, you need to get an NVMe M.2 drive (which is the kind that has an M key) and plug it into the first socket.

 

I'm unclear about what is going on with the DVD drives. Are they not plugged in?

[Andreas Lilja]

1 hour ago, JoostinOnline said:

Your board has two M.2 sockets on it (underneath a hunk of metal in the middle) and both support PCIe and SATA mode. This is from the product page:

If you want to keep using all 6 SATA ports on your motherboard, you need to get an NVMe M.2 drive (which is the kind that has an M key) and plug it into the first socket.

 

I'm unclear about what is going on with the DVD drives. Are they not plugged in?

Guy at computer stole told me I had to sacrifice them to make space for HDDs. Thanks for the help btw. 

[JoostinOnline]

1 hour ago, Raskolnikov said:

Guy at computer stole told me I had to sacrifice them to make space for HDDs. Thanks for the help btw. 

Well with 6 SATA ports you shouldn't have to. Also, if you ever need more SATA ports you can get something like this.

[Andreas Lilja]

2 hours ago, JoostinOnline said:

Well with 6 SATA ports you shouldn't have to. Also, if you ever need more SATA ports you can get something like this.

If you were me you'd get SATA or NVME?

 

[NineEyeRon]

2.5in SATA SSD as big as possible if I was short on cash and space was of some importance.

 

M.2 NVME (not sata version) if I had money to spend and wanted to have something to show off.

[JoostinOnline]

3 hours ago, Raskolnikov said:

If you were me you'd get SATA or NVME?

 

That depends on how much you want the DVD drives. Using a SATA drive in the M.2 socket will disable one of the SATA ports, but they're cheaper. The speed benefits of NVMe usually aren't worth the extra cost.