ASRock Forums : X370 killer sli NVMe question https://forum.asrock.com/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Wed, 29 Apr 2026 12:32:01 +0000 Tue, 21 Nov 2017 06:07:45 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.04 360 https://forum.asrock.com/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=6645 <![CDATA[ASRock Forums]]> https://forum.asrock.com/forum_images/web_wiz_forums_black.png https://forum.asrock.com/ <![CDATA[X370 killer sli NVMe question : Thanks so so much for all the...]]> https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=6645&PID=39592&title=x370-killer-sli-nvme-question#39592 Author: Lambouk
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Posted: 21 Nov 2017 at 6:07am

Thanks so so much for all the help and advice. ???]]> Tue, 21 Nov 2017 06:07:45 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=6645&PID=39592&title=x370-killer-sli-nvme-question#39592 <![CDATA[X370 killer sli NVMe question : and not all nvme drives were created...]]> https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=6645&PID=39555&title=x370-killer-sli-nvme-question#39555 Author: datonyb
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Posted: 20 Nov 2017 at 7:05pm

and not all nvme drives were created equal Wink

id advise following the herd.........

samsung evo 960 is by far the most popular
circa £115 now for the 256gb in UK
]]> Mon, 20 Nov 2017 19:05:31 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=6645&PID=39555&title=x370-killer-sli-nvme-question#39555 <![CDATA[X370 killer sli NVMe question : Lambouk wrote:Hi. I have a...]]> https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=6645&PID=39542&title=x370-killer-sli-nvme-question#39542 Author: parsec
Subject: 6645
Posted: 20 Nov 2017 at 11:12am

Originally posted by Lambouk Lambouk wrote:

Hi. I have a killer X370 sli for my Ryzen and I?�m thinking about getting a m.2 NVMa Ssd but I just wanted clarification that my motherboard supports NVMa ssd?�s and do I have to do any setting up in the bios or is it just plug and play.
Thanks for any help and advice. ??


From your board's (X370 Killer SLI) specifications:

- 6 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s Connectors, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1 and RAID 10), NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug

- 1 x Ultra M.2 Socket (M2_1), supports M Key type 2230/2242/2260/2280 M.2 SATA3 6.0 Gb/s module and M.2 PCI Express module up to Gen3 x4 (32 Gb/s) (with Ryzen Series CPU) or Gen3 x2 (16 Gb/s) (with A-Series APU)*

- 1 x M.2 Socket (M2_2), supports M Key type 2230/2242/2260/2280 M.2 SATA3 6.0 Gb/s module and M.2 PCI Express module up to Gen2 x2 (10 Gb/s)*

*Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks
Supports ASRock U.2 Kit

http://www.asrock.com/mb/AMD/X370%20Killer%20SLI/index.asp#Specification

Of course your board has NVMe support. ASRock has provided NVMe support for all of their more recent boards for years. Some older boards (Z77 Extreme4) have Beta UEFI versions that provide NVMe support.

NVMe support allows an NVMe SSD to be used as the OS/boot drive. Otherwise, any board can use an NVMe SSD just as a data drive as long as you can provide the appropriate interface for it.

But pay close attention to the specs, only the M2_1 M.2 slot provides the full PCIe 3.0 x4 interface that most NVMe SSDs require to provide their full performance.

The M2_2 slot is a PCIe 2.0 x2 interface M.2 slot, due to the limited resources of the Ryzen platform, and how the PCIe resources are allocated in the board's design.

Also, if you are not using a Ryzen processor, the A-Series APU processors only provide a PCIe 3.0 x2 interface for the M2_1 M.2 slot.

There are no special UEFI/BIOS settings required when using an NVMe SSD. But there are some things to know about using an NVMe SSD with any mother board:

Windows 7 does not have a built in NVMe driver, so it is not possible to install Windows 7 on an NVMe SSD without modifying the Windows 7 installation files, or using other techniques to include an NVMe driver and use the appropriate UEFI boot loader.

Windows 8, 8.1, and 10 have a built in NVMe driver, so work fine as is with an NVMe SSD as the OS drive.

When installing Windows on an NVMe SSD, you must select the entry in the boot order for the installation media you are using that is, "UEFI:<device name>" where device name is the Windows installation media device. That entry will usually be the default, first entry in the boot order, but it is always good to check that it is. If you don't use that entry, Windows will install, but will not boot afterwards. Some older optical drives do not have UEFI support, and won't provide that entry in the boot order. USB flash drives will always have the "UEFI:" entry in the boot order.


]]> Mon, 20 Nov 2017 11:12:59 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=6645&PID=39542&title=x370-killer-sli-nvme-question#39542 <![CDATA[X370 killer sli NVMe question : Lambouk, please DL and read the...]]> https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=6645&PID=39539&title=x370-killer-sli-nvme-question#39539 Author: MisterJ
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Posted: 20 Nov 2017 at 7:25am

Lambouk, please DL and read the manual.  Looks like the board has two M.2 sockets, one is Gen3x4, the fastest right now.  SSDs like mine are plug and play.  Enjoy, John.
]]> Mon, 20 Nov 2017 07:25:28 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=6645&PID=39539&title=x370-killer-sli-nvme-question#39539 <![CDATA[X370 killer sli NVMe question : Hi. I have a killer X370 sli for...]]> https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=6645&PID=39535&title=x370-killer-sli-nvme-question#39535 Author: Lambouk
Subject: 6645
Posted: 20 Nov 2017 at 6:59am

Hi. I have a killer X370 sli for my Ryzen and I?m thinking about getting a m.2 NVMa Ssd but I just wanted clarification that my motherboard supports NVMa ssd?s and do I have to do any setting up in the bios or is it just plug and play.
Thanks for any help and advice. ??]]> Mon, 20 Nov 2017 06:59:33 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=6645&PID=39535&title=x370-killer-sli-nvme-question#39535