https://forum.asrock.com/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Mon, 06 Apr 2026 01:53:52 +0000 Mon, 27 Apr 2020 12:23:00 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.04 360 https://forum.asrock.com/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=14209 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_images/web_wiz_forums_black.png https://forum.asrock.com/ https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=14209&PID=74791&title=nvme-ssd-compatability#74791 Author: ASRock_TSD
Subject: 14209
Posted: 27 Apr 2020 at 12:23pm

Dear cj9jones,

Thanks for posting your query to the ASRock forum.

If a NVMe type M.2 is installed to the system, full access to all SATA ports are allowed.

And M.2 will not affect the PCIe lanes available to the PCIe slots.

With thanks,
ASRock TSD

Edited by ASRock_TSD - 27 Apr 2020 at 12:23pm]]> Mon, 27 Apr 2020 12:23:00 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=14209&PID=74791&title=nvme-ssd-compatability#74791 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=14209&PID=74732&title=nvme-ssd-compatability#74732 Author: cj9jones
Subject: 14209
Posted: 26 Apr 2020 at 6:53am

So I bought the ASRock Z390M-ITX/ac mobo for a system upgrade I plan on doing with the 9700K. I originally planned on booting off of a M.2 ssd and setting up some kind of storage space with all 6 SATA ports, but noticed looking through the manual that using a SATA M.2 drive disables SATA port 3_1, but it doesn't mention anything about using an NVMe ssd. If I bought an NVMe drive instead, do I have full access to all 6 SATA ports? And if so, does it drastically affect the PCIe lanes I have available for a graphics card? Thanks so much!]]> Sun, 26 Apr 2020 06:53:31 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=14209&PID=74732&title=nvme-ssd-compatability#74732