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What are requirements to install Intel P3600 series PCIe SSD?

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June 19, 2014 10:49:33 AM

Intel's upcoming P3600 series SSDs use the PCIe bus. Does this mean I can stick it any any system with a free PCIe 2.0 slot or does "NMVe" mean there is a special physical interface required and/or physical controller on the motherboard?


http://www.storagereview.com/intel_pcie_with_nmve_ssds_...

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June 19, 2014 11:22:07 AM

nvme is the interface between the pcie bus and the ssd. think of it as the replacement for the sata3 controller that an ssd would normally have.
so to answer your question, yes, it will work in any pcie slot.
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June 19, 2014 12:01:04 PM

popatim said:
nvme is the interface between the pcie bus and the ssd. think of it as the replacement for the sata3 controller that an ssd would normally have. so to answer your question, yes, it will work in any pcie slot.


Thanks for reply but unfortunately I'm still confused. The Sata 3 controller is a physical interface that requires both a physical Sata3 interface on the device and on the motherboard.

So by saying "will work in any PCIe slot" are you saying..

a. that NVMe is physical but located only on the SSD?

b. the NVMe interface is physical but uses standard PCie slots to communicate with another NVMe controller on Motherboard? (i.e. the motherboard also needs to support NVMe)

c. that NVMe is a software protocol that allows the SSD to be used via a standard PCIe slots found on most existing motherboards? (i.e. will work on any motherboard with standard PCIe slot -- including older ones)

d. something else?

Using my particular circumstance --. I have a three year old HP Z600 PC that has a free PCIe 2.0 slot. Would the Intel P3600 SSD (which is PCie 3.0) work with it even though it's an older motherboard that has nothing to do with NVMe?(e.g. could I use it for a boot drive?)

NVMe is like that that old SNL skit where you can't figure out if Pat is a reference to a man or woman.
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July 10, 2014 8:40:03 PM

https://www.sata-io.org/sites/default/files/images/NVMe...

well that pdf says that Microsoft is developing some nvme driver which is already on win 8.1, so maybe it will work with no physical controller?
But i´m also lost about this, i still can´t figure out if we´re going to need new motherboards or if some kind of bios update will be enough.
I have a gigabyte board (GA-Z97X-UD3H) thats was announced at 2014/05/20, so pretty new..it has m.2 and sata express but only ahci.. im really hoping for a bios update on this one (if possible).
Any info on this topic will be highly appreciated -)
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October 15, 2014 11:50:25 PM

ndb said:
Intel's upcoming P3600 series SSDs use the PCIe bus. Does this mean I can stick it any any system with a free PCIe 2.0 slot or does "NMVe" mean there is a special physical interface required and/or physical controller on the motherboard?


http://www.storagereview.com/intel_pcie_with_nmve_ssds_...


Hi ndb,

Only requirement you must use UEFI to able to boot from the P3600 and it is PCIe 3.0 x8 I don't know if its backwards compatible.

Regards,
Shawn.
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October 16, 2014 6:11:21 PM

Yes its backwards compatible but at reduced speeds as you would expect.
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