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12-10-2020 10:12 AM
There's no manual for my Motherboard below. It has 5 SATA slots per the linked picture. Anyone know which ones are disabled by M.2 use? This would really help me out! Trying to get this drive (Crucial P1 1TB 3D NAND NVMe PCIe Internal SSD, up to 2000MB/s - CT1000P1SSD8) but I have SATA drives in use already, so I want to ensure I plug them into the non-disabled ports.
HP and Compaq Desktop PCs - motherboard specifications, Thimphu | HP® Customer Support
- Manufacturer name: Pegatron
- HP/Compaq name: Thimphu
- SSID: 2B4B
12-10-2020 10:42 AM
Hello
why the SAta ports were they disabled?
I've never heard of this ...
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12-10-2020 10:55 AM - edited 12-10-2020 10:56 AM
It was my understanding that if an M.2 drive was used (regardless if it is NVMe or SATA) 1 to 2 SATA ports will be disabled on a given motherboard. In regards to the motherboard I posted below, I’m not sure if it’s specific ports or just ports not used. It’s all over google if you search m.2 drive disables SATA. I just wish I had a manual to show which ports if this is the case. It has to do with PCIe and SATA sharing lanes or whatever
12-10-2020 11:02 AM - edited 12-10-2020 11:06 AM
I haven't searched yet!
i am using a pc with an m2 and two hard drives connected, plus the dvd player, i cannot test all the locations, but it seems unlikely to me ..
This type of manual will not be found here
Find the compatible m2 already, that will already be a good thing!
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and if you see this :
First Hard Drive
Second Hard Drive
Third Hard Drive
there would be the possibility of a maximum of three hard drive
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12-10-2020 11:39 AM
as i told you, there is no information about it here!
Afterwards if you have the discs and don't need to buy them, you just have to try!
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