confusing storage slots

[MnkFireFlash]

I'm about to buy the MSI PRO H610M-E motherboard. Under the specifications, it says that SATA5 will not work if I install an NVMe SSD. However, the motherboard only has 4 SATA ports. What does this mean?.

i want to install

256 nvme

512gb ssd *2

1tb hdd *2

 

https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/PRO-H610M-E/Specification

 

1x M.2
M.2_1 Source (From Chipset) supports up to PCIe 3.0 x4 / SATA mode, supports 2280/2260/2242 devices
4x SATA 6G
* SATA5 will be unavailable when installing M.2 SATA SSD in the M2_1 slot.

[Tan3l6]

[OddOod]

Welcome to the forums!
You will not be able to install all 4 SATA drives and the NVME without an expansion card like this. (note: you need something that'll fit in an x1 gen 3 slot)

It is weird that they label the SATA ports as 5,6,7,and 8, but my guess is that it's just referring to the 5th-8th PCIe lane

[MnkFireFlash]

5 minutes ago, Tan3l6 said:

ah thanks.. i thought sata ports start from 0-3. also Lexar NM620 to nvme slot all the sata ports should works right ?

[Tan3l6]

3 minutes ago, MnkFireFlash said:

ah thanks.. i thought sata ports start from 0-3. also Lexar NM620 to nvme slot all the sata ports should works right ?

By the wording in the manual it seems so, as it's written that "* SATA_5 will be unavailable when installing M.2 SATA SSD in M2_1 slot."

So NVMe might not affect the SATA_5. But hard to tell without testing it.

[MnkFireFlash]

2 minutes ago, OddOod said:

Welcome to the forums!
You will not be able to install all 4 SATA drives and the NVME without an expansion card like this. (note: you need something that'll fit in an x1 gen 3 slot)

It is weird that they label the SATA ports as 5,6,7,and 8, but my guess is that it's just referring to the 5th-8th PCIe lane

Thanks! I just realized the ports are numbered starting from 5—I thought they would start from 0 to 3. btw, the specs say that if I install an M.2 SATA SSD, SATA5 will be disabled. So if I install an NVMe SSD like the Lexar NM620, all SATA ports should work, right?

[OddOod]

6 minutes ago, MnkFireFlash said:

 if I install an NVMe SSD like the Lexar NM620, all SATA ports should work, right?

Good catch by Tan.
Yes, in theory it should work. It might not, but it should
On the other hand, you could consolidate a lot of that storage. 2TB SSD is 130$ and new 4TB hard drives are 70$ (or 10TB manufacturer refurb for 130)

[MnkFireFlash]

5 minutes ago, OddOod said:

Good catch by Tan.
Yes, in theory it should work. It might not, but it should
On the other hand, you could consolidate a lot of that storage. 2TB SSD is 130$ and new 4TB hard drives are 70$ (or 10TB manufacturer refurb for 130)

Thats my second option. I already have these SSDs and HDDs in my current PC, so I’m trying to use them instead. otherwise, I’d have to copy data to a new drive and go through the hassle. anyways thanks for the quick response  I'll check if this works prob tomorrow and share an update. 

[OddOod]

I do always recommend a clean windows install when moving to a new system.