X99 WS - m.2 nvme PCIe NVMe 4.0 x4
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Topic: X99 WS - m.2 nvme PCIe NVMe 4.0 x4
Posted By: StormBoy
Subject: X99 WS - m.2 nvme PCIe NVMe 4.0 x4
Date Posted: 28 Oct 2024 at 5:25pm
Hi I got my hands on an X99 WS and bought an M.2 drive for it. Unfortunately, it?™s not working. The BIOS doesn?™t detect the drive, but it should, right? It?™s Gen 4, but it should be backward compatible. Can you provide any advice on how to make it work, or is it a lost cause? Is there someone who was able to get Gen 4 m.2 disks work od this MB? m.2: WDS100T3B0E SN580 1T BIOS is 3.50 (newest) CPU: e5-2680e v4 RAM: Micron DDR4 32 GB 2400 MHz PC4-2400T ECC REG GPU: in slot PCIE1 (when m.2 is present, PCIE3 slot is inactive) Nvidia Quadro k620 PSU: 600W Chieftec |
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Posted By: StormBoy
Date Posted: 31 Oct 2024 at 5:20pm
I was able to verify this issue and I am now positive that this m.2 Gen 4 disk does not work with X99 WS MB  But if I use adapter for PCIE like EM2-5002, it is bootable and works just fine. |
Posted By: X99USER
Date Posted: 18 May 2025 at 1:13am
| Hey you still there? Were you able to buy one that was compatible? I'm thinking of adding an NVME drive too, I have the same motherboard. I'm looking at 4TB Crucial P3 or Kingston NV3, anyone can tell me if they will work? |
Posted By: StormBoy
Date Posted: 20 May 2025 at 4:09pm
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Like I said, I used the EM2-5002 PCIE adapter for SN580 disk and it works fine. You can look for compatible disk in here https://www.asrock.com/mb/intel/X99%20WS/index.pl.asp#Storage" rel="nofollow - https://www.asrock.com/mb/intel/X99%20WS/index.pl.asp#Storage |