m.2 ssd drive into pci2 X1 adapter card

[rlamont]

I would like to add a 256 gb  SSD drive on a   M.2 PCIe X1 adapter card   into the pcie X1 slot on my desktop,

Will I be able to boot from  this SSD drive wjthout complication once  OS is installed?

[old_geekster · Accepted solution]

@rlamont, welcome to the forum.

I don't believe that HP computers will boot from a PCIe x1 slot.  You could certainly add a SATA, SSD as a boot drive, however.  I have a M.2 and SATA, SSD in the same Omen X as boot drives.  I can see a very slight difference when booting from the M.2 SSD.

From my experience, I believe that you would be pleased the the SATA, SSD's performance.

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[rlamont]

 I've allready installed a sata ssd that I can boot from,    very happy with the speed, 

Linux mint 18.3 boots in 12 seconds. 

I feel a bit disapointed  for not being able to boot from a     m.2 ssd drive pcie x1 adapter card

Thanks for the reply 0Id_geekster