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Is NVMe ssd work with PCI-e adapter?

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Hi every one,

I am new to this site and i am very much helpful if any one can help me.....

I heard about NVMe SSD and it's speed, but my motherboard doesn't have any M.2 SSD slot. So best option is for me to use a PCIe NVMe adapter, i search the internet and found some adapters, but i am wondering whether NVMe ssd works properly with PCI-e adapters and is it going to support on my motherboard!

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The adapters are for PCI-e 3.0x16 & 3.0x4 slot, but my MB has PCI-e 2.0x16 slot, will this adapter work on my MB? and if it's work, can i be able to boot windows from it?

 

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Will it work?  Yes.  Can you use it as a boot drive?  THAT is a matter for your motherboard firmware (BIOS).  If the firmware doesn't have native support, it can't be used as a boot drive, but it could be used as a non-boot drive.

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5 minutes ago, AshleyAshes said:

Will it work?  Yes.  Can you use it as a boot drive?  THAT is a matter for your motherboard firmware (BIOS).  If the firmware doesn't have native support, it can't be used as a boot drive, but it could be used as a non-boot drive.

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It is my understanding that you need at least a haswell refresh Intel Core i series CPU or newer and a supporting bios to do what you're asking.

 

http://www.samsung.com/semiconductor/minisite/ssd/support/faqs-nvmessd/

 

Look at the first question under the compatibility section.

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It might work, but really depends on what BIOS you have.

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Your motherboard chipset will not support booting from it however 

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Thanks everyone for your generous reply......

so in a nutshell I can use the adapter in my MB PCI-e 16x slot.

As a storage drive, ok, but as a bootable drive, bepends on BIOS version......

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Just now, Hindol29 said:

Thanks everyone for your generous reply......

so in a nutshell I can use the adapter in my MB PCI-e 16x slot.

As a storage drive, ok, but as a bootable drive, bepends on BIOS version......

Not necessarily the BIOS version, but the chipset. If you have an Intel 90 series chipset, a BIOS update should allow booting. I don't think chipsets before then supported it regardless of BIOS version. I'm not sure about AMD's side, other than any socket AM4 motherboard supports it out of the box.

 

Also note that an x16 card is overkill for an adapter. See if you can find one with an x4 connector since that's the maximum lanes NVMe drives will use (not that it really matters, just me being OCD)

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1 minute ago, M.Yurizaki said:

Not necessarily the BIOS version, but the chipset. If you have an Intel 90 series chipset, a BIOS update should allow booting. I don't think chipsets before then supported it regardless of BIOS version. I'm not sure about AMD's side, other than any socket AM4 motherboard supports it out of the box.

 

Also note that an x16 card is overkill for an adapter. See if you can find one with an x4 connector since that's the maximum lanes NVMe drives will use (not that it really matters, just me being OCD)

It can depend on a few things though.  For example for Intel's x79 chipset (Sandy Bridge-E/Ivy Bridge-E) there are countless successes in hacking in the necessary modules into the firmware to allow native NVME booting.  I've not DONE this on my x79 board, despite having the BIOS image stored in a folder for if I ever need it, since I'm pretty sure that the actual improvements in upgrading from a SATA 1TB 850 EVO to a NVME 1TB 970 Evo will leave me saying 'BUT I SPENT $600 ON THIS! >____<"

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1 minute ago, AshleyAshes said:

It can depend on a few things though.  For example for Intel's x79 chipset (Sandy Bridge-E/Ivy Bridge-E) there are countless successes in hacking in the necessary modules into the firmware to allow native NVME booting.  I've not DONE this on my x79 board, despite having the BIOS image stored in a folder for if I ever need it, since I'm pretty sure that the actual improvements in upgrading from a SATA 1TB 850 EVO to a NVME 1TB 970 Evo will leave me saying 'BUT I SPENT $600 ON THIS! >____<"

Let's just keep it simple for people :P

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1 minute ago, M.Yurizaki said:

Let's just keep it simple for people :P

Fair.  And unlike a lot of mobos, my x79 board has USB Bios Flashback so even if I totally brick it, restoring it is a piece of cake.  And even if that fails, I've pulled EEPROM chips and reprogrammed them when need be.  I've read about such hacks done on like z77 boards but in those cases a lot of those boards would leave most users SOL if they bricked them due to lacking the tools or anything akin to Asus' USB Bios Flashback.

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MSI website did says that “World’s first AMD Motherboard with NVME support”.....72DB2B23-C256-4DFD-92FF-3A5DAE73E10E.thumb.jpeg.24a59ac27ff36f450657785d7ca6dc0e.jpegso my MB chipset do support boot from NVMe ssd right!

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