X470 Taichi M.2 slots help

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"8 SATA3, 1 Ultra M.2 (PCIe Gen3 x4 & SATA3), 1 M.2 (PCIe Gen2 x4 & SATA3)"

i dont see a problem for a high end board not supporting a low end m.2 while the low end board supports it

Do check my post from more than 1 year ago on Taichi Ultimate variant, but I do believe they are the same underlying board so the m.2 support is the same.

http://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=8923&KW=&title=x470-taichi-ultimate-2nd-m2-m2-2-sata-support

brkkab123 wrote: Yeah. I realize that, but read up on the 2 M.2 slots. The top was the newr speed/type when the X470/B/450 mobo's wer released last year. The bottom is the older speed M.2 slot. That's something I like w/ASUS ROG mobo's, they give you RAMCache & RAMDrive software. I used the RAMCache on my old mobo. and it sped up my 2nd ssd and my h.d.d. I used Samsung Magician's Rapid Mode on my M.2 ssd as it had Windows, programs and newer games on it. Look for a RAMCache program and it may speedup your 2nd ssd and a h.d.d (if you have one). You may have to pay for that RAMCache software. I tried the ASUS ROG RAMCache on this pc and it won't install. The software detects that I don't have anything Asis on my current pc. I need to upgrade my 2 Samsung 850 EVO 1TB. ssd's I currently have in this pc. They're both almost out of room due to all my games I have. Those 2 upgrades are for 2020, though. I hhave a video card and 4K monior upgrades for this year. I'm getting a SVGA RTX 2080 Super next month and in Decembwe I'm gonna get a Acer Predator X27 4K monitor.

while cache has its benefits it always has its risk. its better to really get a fast m.2 over obtaining the same or faster speed with a cache

otakunorth wrote: I'm a computer hardware technician. All I'm trying to ascertain is why SATA is not always working on the 2nd slot. when that is designated as a SATA III and PCIE 2nd gen x4 slot. Thanks

could be wrong print on the physical manual but specs page and the manual online says its only sata

Yeah. I realize that, but read up on the 2 M.2 slots.
The top was the newr speed/type when the X470/B/450 mobo's wer released last year.
The bottom is the older speed M.2 slot.
That's something I like w/ASUS ROG mobo's, they give you RAMCache & RAMDrive software.
I used the RAMCache on my old mobo. and it sped up my 2nd ssd and my h.d.d.
I used Samsung Magician's Rapid Mode on my M.2 ssd as it had Windows, programs and newer games on it.
Look for a RAMCache program and it may speedup your 2nd ssd and a h.d.d (if you have one).
You may have to pay for that RAMCache software.
I tried the ASUS ROG RAMCache on this pc and it won't install.
The software detects that I don't have anything Asis on my current pc.
I need to upgrade my 2 Samsung 850 EVO 1TB. ssd's I currently have in this pc.
They're both almost out of room due to all my games I have.
Those 2 upgrades are for 2020, though.
I hhave a video card and 4K monior upgrades for this year.
I'm getting a SVGA RTX 2080 Super next month and in Decembwe I'm gonna get a Acer Predator X27 4K monitor.