Confused with bios Z77 MB using M2 adapter SSD
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Topic: Confused with bios Z77 MB using M2 adapter SSD
Posted By: cuphands
Subject: Confused with bios Z77 MB using M2 adapter SSD
Date Posted: 04 Mar 2018 at 8:27pm
" rel="nofollow - Hi everyone
Sorry if this is confusing, I?™m not very knowledgeable in this area. I built a comp back in 2010 and am looking to upgrade some bits and pieces. I?™ve got a Z77 extreme4 and I want to use an Intel 760p SSD. I understand the later needs an M2 port but the Z77 has none. I?™ve got an adapter (Lycom M.2 PCIe SSD to PCIe 3.0) to plug it in. What I?™m confused about is what I need to do firmware wise to make it work. Will it be recognised in the boot menu as usual or do I need a bios update? I?™m very hesitant to do the latter because last time I tried I was embroiled in difficulties for days while my work demands piled up. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
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Posted By: wardog
Date Posted: 05 Mar 2018 at 12:43pm
If this is my daily work box, I would have chosen a 2.5' SSD and not what you did. That's just me.
It looks like a BIOS update is in order. A BETA BIOS no less.
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Posted By: cuphands
Date Posted: 05 Mar 2018 at 1:08pm
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" rel="nofollow - Trust me, I have great regrets anout that choice but I?™ve bought it now and I want to se it rather than selling and buying new.
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Posted By: Animalm4st3r
Date Posted: 07 Mar 2018 at 2:46am
you could boot from a regular SATA drive be it SSD or HDD and use the M.2 Adapter card under windows as a DATA drive.
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