Hey everyone,
I'm looking to replace my current boot HDD with an M.2 and I'm looking for some advice.
My MOBO is a Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD5H.
I purchased a:
"Samsung 960 EVO Series - 250GB PCIe NVMe - M.2 Internal SSD (MZ-V6E250BW)"
"SilverStone Technology Dual M2 to PCI-E X4 and SATA 6G Adapter Card (ECM20)"
I assumed that the adapter's controller would be able to do all the work, but there is a lot of data out there on M.2 and its hard to sift through. I have read that some MOBO chipsets do not handle NVME, but I think this has been people referring to on board connectors for the M.2s. Another thing I have read is that some will not accept NVME as boot drives "just because", no better reason.
Would anyone be able to help me out with steering me in the right direction for some info on this or letting me know what I need to look at to make sure this installation works correctly?
Thank you.
I'm looking to replace my current boot HDD with an M.2 and I'm looking for some advice.
My MOBO is a Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD5H.
I purchased a:
"Samsung 960 EVO Series - 250GB PCIe NVMe - M.2 Internal SSD (MZ-V6E250BW)"
"SilverStone Technology Dual M2 to PCI-E X4 and SATA 6G Adapter Card (ECM20)"
I assumed that the adapter's controller would be able to do all the work, but there is a lot of data out there on M.2 and its hard to sift through. I have read that some MOBO chipsets do not handle NVME, but I think this has been people referring to on board connectors for the M.2s. Another thing I have read is that some will not accept NVME as boot drives "just because", no better reason.
Would anyone be able to help me out with steering me in the right direction for some info on this or letting me know what I need to look at to make sure this installation works correctly?
Thank you.