ASRock X570 Phantom Gaming 4

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   Hello,

I have an X570 Phantom Gaming 4 motherboard and wish to add a M2 Google Coral accelerator which is Key E - see https://coral.ai/products/m2-accelerator-ae/

Slot M2_2 is keyed E on my MB but states for BT/WIFI module, do we know if it would also support this Coral device ?

Thanks!

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fireplex Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 12 Aug 2021 Status: Offline Points: 65	Post Options Post Reply Quote fireplex Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: ASRock X570 Phantom Gaming 4 Posted: 12 Aug 2021 at 7:28pm
	Hello, I have an X570 Phantom Gaming 4 motherboard and wish to add a M2 Google Coral accelerator which is Key E - see https://coral.ai/products/m2-accelerator-ae/ Slot M2_2 is keyed E on my MB but states for BT/WIFI module, do we know if it would also support this Coral device ? Thanks!

fireplex Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 12 Aug 2021 Status: Offline Points: 65	Post Options Post Reply Quote fireplex Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 12 Aug 2021 at 7:39pm
	Sorry wrong link, I meant this one https://coral.ai/products/m2-accelerator-dual-edgetpu/

RLGL Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 29 Jul 2018 Location: MN Status: Offline Points: 2025	Post Options Post Reply Quote RLGL Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 12 Aug 2021 at 10:50pm
	This is for AI according to a Google search. I do no know what you think it does. The slot you want to install it to supports WIFI/BT. No the Card you wish to use will NOT work.
	Asrock Z370 Gaming K6,Intel i7 8700K, Asrock x570 Taichi

fireplex Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 12 Aug 2021 Status: Offline Points: 65	Post Options Post Reply Quote fireplex Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 12 Aug 2021 at 10:54pm
	Yes, but at the end of a day the slot is a standard M.2 E - ie. 2 X PCIe x1 connections. The Google AI is also M.2E and requires the 2 X PCIe x1 lanes. Hence my query. Although labelled as Wifi/BT I know other people have successfully installed non Wifi/BT cards in the same slot on other manufacturers MBs as its a PCIe standard as opposed to a Wifi/BT standard.

Khun_Doug Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 29 Mar 2020 Location: Poconos PA Status: Offline Points: 1025	Post Options Post Reply Quote Khun_Doug Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 13 Aug 2021 at 5:28am
	I agree with RLGL, that the device you want to use will not work properly. I suspect the motherboard is designed specifically expecting a Wi-Fi adapter in that slot. You can always grab one and try it. I think the worst that will happen is the PC will not start. Or it may start and just not recognize device. Alternatively, you can look for a PCIe card that has a socket E port and then place the module in that. You would likely get better success that way.

fireplex Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 12 Aug 2021 Status: Offline Points: 65	Post Options Post Reply Quote fireplex Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 13 Aug 2021 at 5:03pm
	OK thanks for the replies, I'll give it a try.