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Old ish motherboard not booting from nvme
I recently bought an nvme drive and attached it to my asus P8H77-I motherboard via a PCIe-NVME (or PCIe-M.2, not sure what the proper name is) adapter. I did this in an attempt to replace the HDD that ...
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Where are RST drivers for 7th gen cpus for windows 8.1?
I am planning to build a gaming pc that can run windows 8.1. However, I need rst drivers for a 7th gen cpu that I want to use with windows 8.1 which I cannot find. I would appreciate help to find the ...
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Acer no longer recognizes the SSD it came with
I have an Acer Aspire XC-1660G desktop PC. I took its Western Digital PC SN530 NVMe SSD and installed it in a separate computer. On that computer I formatted the drive and installed Windows 10 onto it....
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SSD won't boot on new motherboard
This MBR-partitioned SSD with Windows 10 on it won't boot on my new Biostar H310M motherboard.
Yet this very same SSD used to work on my previous motherboard.
My new motherboard is configured for both ...
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BIOS don't start on two motherboard after blue screen
I've got a computer with a Esonic H61 motherboard, intel i5, 2x4GB RAM and a ASUS NVIDIA GEFORCE GT710 with a SSD with Ubuntu 22.04 in single boot. A week ago I tried changing SSD with one with dual ...
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Can the youyeetooX1 bios, support any M.2 to SATA3.0 conversion card?
Obviously, using a M.2 to SATA3.0 conversion card (JMB585 or ASM1166 based) would allow to build a NAS from a youyeetoo X1 motherboard.
Did any one manage to do that and would you know if it might be ...
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PRO B550M-P GEN3 MB W/ RYZEN 7 5700X CPU
I'm hoping someone can assist me. I've upgraded my MB & CPU to the following PRO B550M-P GEN3 MB W/ RYZEN 7 5700X CPU. I've also added more RAM from 32 to 128. Along with a new 700W PSU.
I'm ...
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SSD speed in different socket of CPU and chipset
If a motherboard chipset (like B760) has x4 DMI version 4.0 which has speed around 8GBps.
And I use a M.2 NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 SSD (speed around 8Gbps) in a socket which lanes are directly attached to cpu ...
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SATA errors for SSD with new mainboard, works fine with old one
My $old system works perfectly fine. Then I upgraded the mainboard+CPU to $new and suddenly I can no longer boot from my SSD. The GRUB bootloader stops sometimes at "GRUB", "GRUB ...
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NVMe/SSD Driver for Razer Blade 15 Advanced 2021 (Razer CH570 motherboard)
I have the Razer Blade 15 Advanced 2021 (RZ09-0409), and I'm trying to reinstall Windows. When I boot into the installation media, I can't select my SSD as the target device for installation. This ...
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Can I use this SSD on this motherboard
Recently I bought a Western Digital SN570 1TB NVMe Solid State Drive. I currently have an ASUS P8B75-M motherboard which support my SATA SSD. However I am not sure if this SSD will go with my current ...
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My computer doesn't POST with all 8 ram slots filled
I'm using an upgraded HP workstation xw6600, although the only changes are the GPU (AMD Radeon HD 7850) and another 2 SSDs.
About 2 months after adding my second SSD, I went to turn on my pc, but it ...
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Are those two WWAN slots on the Latitude E6440?
I am researching trying to install an extra SSD on a Latitude E6440, and there seems to be another slot labeled WWAN beneath the slot that's used everywhere I see.
Is that another identical slot? Can ...
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Possible ways to connect two M.2 SSD at a time?
I have Asus PRIME H570-PLUS Motherboard which have two M.2 Slot.
Gen 4.0
Gen 3.0
Crucial P1 SSD is already installed on Gen 3.0 (Win 10 is installed)
Gen 4.0 Slot is empty. (For some reason my ...
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ASUS Z690 motherboard hangs on boot. Could this be a bad hard drive and SSD combination?
We are using ASUS ProArt Z690-Creator WiFi motherboard and Operating system is ubuntu 22.04. Previously we used AZEK 256GB SSD and 1TB hard drive. It worked okay. Laterly we changed SSD and started ...
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Migrate Windows 10 installation to a new PC
I am currently planning to upgrade my PC. This involves changing out the processor, motherboard and GPU.
I want to know if there is any way I can migrate Windows 10 keeping all my apps and files ...
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Back USB3 ports stopped working after adding a new SSD
I've bought new Samsung 870 EVO SSD and connected it today to my PC with SATA cable coming from SSD caching port on motherboard
After that my back usb3 ports stopped working in general (no power ...
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Which drive does the storage light refer to?
I'm referring to the "HDD light" that comes on most computers, which blinks or turns on during periods of storage activity.
However, despite being called the HDD light, it still works with ...
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SSD not recognised as bootable after motherboard replacement
Since 2019, I have had a very nice PC setup at home - based around the following motherboard:
ASUS PRIME AMD Ryzen X470-PRO AM4 ATX Motherboard
However last week I discovered that my computer (which I ...
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Does my motherboard support M.2 2280 SSD?
I have a B450M-HDV R4.0 ASRock and I've been using this second hand HDD that barely runs and has some clicking sounds so I was wondering if I could switch to an SSD.
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Does B+M Key slot support M Key SSDs?
My laptop is Asus N552VW which runs Intel 6700HQ for the CPU, it comes with a M.2 SATA SSD model: MZNLF128HCHP-00004 128GB and from what I see, my laptop's M.2 slot is a B+M key slot:
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Can someone please identify this SSD slot
(Please look at the image) : I want to upgrade my laptop with an SSD but I can't identify the type of slot it has, It looks like it is an m.2 NVMe slot but most of the SSDs I have seen online have 5 ...
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Is this PCIE x 4 connector of an NVMe SSD compatible with the connector of my current NVMe SSD (SATA)?
I want to upgrade my current stock NVMe to something like this Samsung NVMe. My laptop is an Asus FX553VE.
However I am totally confused about what is compatible with my laptop and what isn't. The ...
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Install 2 PCIe NVMe SSDs in same pc
Am trying to install two PCIe NVMes in my pc with this pcie adapter (aliexpress pcie adapter) with second GPU PCIe slot. When I install both devices only one device (which is installed on motherboard'...
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Does adding Intel Optane make sense when 512G Intel NVMe SSD is in the m.2 slot?
I am confused about intel Optane.
I plan to use an
ASUS Prime Z590-A mobo with
intel i5-11600 CPU and
intel 670P 2280 NVMe 512GB M.2 SSD.
I've read that Optane is a special tech to speed up OS ...
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Can an nvme/m.2 card be adding as an additional drive to any motherboard?
I'm trying to expand my storage for a gaming pc, and have the option to get a Sandisk 3d ultra ssd or an nvme card for roughly the same price. I would have to buy an nvme to PCIE adapter, of course.
I ...
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Can I use my laptop ram, ssd and hdd in desktop motherboard?
I have an asus rog g531gt, it come with i7 9th gen processor with 4gb invidia GTX 1650ti and 8+8gb ddr4 vram, 512gb PCIE ssd with 1tb hdd(Sata).
Now it's motherboard got damaged, and I want to buy a ...
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Does my Gigabyte H61M-DS2 DVI (Intel H61 Chipset) motherboard support NVMe SSD drives?
I am a newbie here (so please take it easy on me!)
Can anyone help with my questions - Does my Gigabyte H61M-DS2 DVI (Intel H61 Chipset) motherboard support NVMe SSD drives?
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How do I add a new SSD to an old mainboard?
My knowledge of this stuff is out of date, and judging from the research in the Qs here, I've missed a lot.
I have an older Gigabyte mobo with PCIe3 slots, but not M.2-capable ones. One PCIEx8 slot is ...
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What NVME speeds should I expect from this motherboard's PCIe slots?
I am testing this board: Gigabyte B550M DS3H > pdf manual
It has two M.2 slots and I want to also use two PCI-e connectors with adapters to add 2 more NVME drives (so 4 in total). It is for a MySQL ...
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Will an M.2 M Key motherboard connector always support NVMe, or does NVMe support need to be explicitly stated in the manual?
Apologies this may be a basic question, but after much reading of sometimes contradictory information I wanted to check whether my understanding is correct.
I'm upgrading a PC, and want to add M.2 ...
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How to diagnose/distinguish motherboard/CPU issues?
For the last few months my PC is acting weird. Random App crashes, Chrome tab crashes, memory errors, apps simply disappearing, BSOD with errors not helping at all, random restarts (Event-log shows ...
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Can motherboard be bottleneck for ssd speed on sata?
I have a computer:
ASRock A320M-DVS R4.0 motherboard
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 CPU
AMD Radeon R9 Gamer Series 16 GB RAM
2 x Samsung 870 QVO 1 TB SSD
I'm testing SSD write speed on newly installed Ubuntu ...
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Laptop Crash - Event 41
I have just upgraded my laptop. Before, I had two same ram each 2GB DDR3. Everything was working fine. For 5 years without any issue!
So, decided to upgrade laptop. Bought a 4GB DDR3 ram, Alternate it ...
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Can I boot from an NVM drive on an old mainboard?
I have an old GA-990FXA-UD3 mobo which was fabulous at its time (still works nice today even if it is 9 years old).
I got from a friend a NVM 256GB disk. Can I install it via a PCIe addapter and boot (...
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Inaccessible Boot Device after m.2 SSD upgrade
I've replaced my old m.2 256GB Samsung XP941 SSD, my boot drive with Windows 10 installed, with a 1TB 970 EVO Plus. This is on an MSI X99S SLI Plus motherboard that was recently upgraded to the ...
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PC on and off loop , the longest it can stay is 30 minutes then automatically turn off and on again
Went to three repair shops - 2 said its motherboard & 1 said power supply when I request to repair the motherboard, but they don't have tools to confirm it if its really PSU issue.
Asking one more ...
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BIOS doesn't recognize my M.2 SSD
I've decided to upgrade my PC by adding a second M.2 SSD, but my BIOS doesn't recognize it
new SSD
Motherboard
BIOS: American Megatrends
The motherboard contains two M.2 NVME slots and as I understood ...
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Does my motherboard supports NVME SSD or SATA ssd
I plan to purchase onboard SSD, but I am not sure whether my board supports M.2 SSD 6Gbps SATA or NVME logical intefaces. Below is the specification of my motherboard.
Board Name: Gigabyte GA-A320M-...
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Hard or Solid state disk for a 10-years-old motherboard
I have M4N68T-M LE V2 ASUS motherboard with 4x Serial ATA 3Gb/s. The MB is ten years old. Its old 300GB SATA disk just died and I would like to buy a new 1TB SATA HD or even a 480 GB SSD. Any way to ...
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Samsung 970 Evo Plus in PCIe adapter disconnecting when copying large files to it
I've just installed a new Samsung 970 EVO Plus NVMe in my computer as a storage drive for large files plus some swap. I've got an ASUS Rampage IV Extreme motherboard which doesn't have an M.2 slot, so ...
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Will I be able to use sata 3 ssd with my current motherboard and if so will I be able to achieve reasonable performance gain
Currently I am using ASUS P5QPL-AM motherboard. This motherboard support the following storage system
So my current hardware configuration is :
motherboard : ASUS P5QPL-AM (ddr2)
ram : 4GB (ddr2)
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I need to choose an SSD to suit my motherboard, either M.2 or SATA III [closed]
I admit upfront my ignorance of modern PC architecture, I stopped building a few years ago, but I want to add an SSD to my own system, either M.2 card (SAMSUNG 970 EVO 'MZ-V7E1T0BW' NVMe 1TB, or a ...
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The IO operation at logical block address for Disk 1 was retried warning after Windows freezes
I have a Dell XPS 8930 desktop computer that has been freezing intermittently since I got it new. I've tried quite a few remedies, including several fresh installs of Windows, but nothing has worked. ...
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Is Samsung 970 EVO SSD compatible with Gigabyte GA-250M-DS3H
The Samsung 970 EVO SSD is currently on sale for Cyber Monday and I'm looking to purchase it. I just want to confirm that it will be compatible with my motherboard. I have a Gigabyte GA-250M-DS3H. ...
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Can my motherboard use this SSD?
I'm very new to the whole upgrade your PC thing, and I wanted to know if a particular SSD can fit my Motherboard, and if so/not, why.
SSD I want to upgrade to:
Intel 900P Optane NVMe PCIe 280GB
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NVMe performance lag and strange activity LED blinking
Installed NVMe (WDSN750 1TB) in the M2 slot on Asus Z170 Deluxe.
It rocks PCIe3 (x4) so it reaches correct speeds (up to 3GB/s).
However, I've noticed that sometimes the system (W10) waits for the ...
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BSOD Critical Process died maybe SSD related
It's been some time now I'm getting BSOD and reboots (generally message is critical process died). It seemed to appear after I moved house or after I move my computer. I kinda "resolved it" ...
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New PC doesn't boot into any OS from any source after windows update (pls help)
I built my first PC two days ago, hooked it up to a monitor, plugged a usb with Windows installation media, installed Windows Enterprise LTSC (i use it on my laptop and love it), and started updating ...
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SSD drive vs. SSD motherboard stick
Here is what I have in my windows PC box now:
https://www.adata.com/rs/specification/410
It appears there is an available slot + power for 1 more SSD drive and I want to buy this one:
https://www....
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