A88M-G3.1 M.2 Compatibility |
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binary010
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Posted: 28 Jun 2017 at 10:18pm |
I recently purchased an A88M-G3. I have been combing the internet to find an M.2 PCIE2 x 4 SSD. I am having significant difficulty finding any. I can't seem to find a recent compatibility list from ASRock. Does anyone have a compatibility list? Will it work with PCIE3 x 4 SSDs? Anyone have a decent recommendation for a 120GB or larger drive.
I'm using, or rather, planning to use this as a NAS with 8 drives already so the m.2 slot is ideal for the boot drive. Thanks in advance.
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AlexDShields
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I tried a WDS500G1B0B and it is not seen in BIOS.
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AlexDShields
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I have created a support ticket to see if there is an answer here. I also found this table in the manaul:
M.2_SSD (NGFF) Module Support List
*Please note that the M.2 Socket on this motherboard supports M.2 PCI Express
module up to Gen2 x4 (20Gb/s).
For the latest updates of M.2_SSD (NFGG) module support list, please visit our
website for details: http://www.asrock.com
Vendor Size Interface Length P/N
Kingston 480GB PCIe2 x4 2280 SH2280S3/480G
Plextor 256GB PCIe 2280 PX-G256M6e
Plextor 512GB PCIe 2280 PX-G512M6e
Samsung 256GB PCIe3 x4* 2280 SM951 (MZHPV256HDGL)
Samsung 512GB PCIe3 x4* 2280 SM951 (MZHPV512HDGL)
Samsung 512GB PCIe x4 2280 XP941-512G (MZHPU512HCGL)
SanDisk 128GB PCIe 2260 SD6PP4M-128G
SanDisk 256GB PCIe 2260 SD6PP4M-256G
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AlexDShields
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Thank you for the link. I am not sure how I missed it during my searches before posting. I will try again as per the link and post the results here.
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AlexDShields
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I am giving up. I have gone over and over the guide. I have gone though just about every setting there. I have attempted the windows 10 install a few dozen times and every time with the same result. The drive is just not seen. I have ordered a more standard SATA SSD for this system and I will be building another M.2 based system next week so I will test the SSD there.
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AlexDShields
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I was not able to install Windows at all. I got a response from support that sums it all up.
Your M.2 is SATA 6GB interface, it is not compatible it. Please use NVME PCIE interface M.2 (Samsung 960 Pro/Evo, 950 Pro, Corsair MP500, OCZ RD400, Intel 600P. So that's bit folks NVME works SATA does not. |
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Jm62383
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WDS500G1B0B is a SATA M.2....your a88m has only a pci-e m.2 slot...they are not compatible. You need to buy a Pci-e drive.
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Jm62383
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Lol beat me to it.
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