Author: parsec
Subject: N3700-ITX - SSD via pcie?
Posted: 26 Mar 2016 at 12:31pm
PCIe SSDs used with this board? Let's see, from the board's specs:
1 x PCI Express 2.0 x1 Slot
That's a PCIe 2.0 x1 slot, or one PCIe 2.0 lane connected to this slot.
The Samsung M.2 PCIe SSDs are almost all PCIe 3.0 x4 devices, requiring 4 lanes for their full performance. The Samsung XP941 is a PCIe 2.0 x4 drive, still using 4 lanes.
All the Intel PCIe SSDs are PCIe 3.0 x4 drives. There are a few PCIe 2.0 x2 and PCIe 2.0 x4 SSDs, such as the Plextor M6E, and Kingston HyperX Predator.
The N3700-ITX board is simply not meant to support these SSDs.
A board's specifications tell us what options or features the board has to offer, not what it cannot do. If a feature or capability is not listed in the specifications, it is safe to assume it is not supported.
Subject: N3700-ITX - SSD via pcie?
Posted: 26 Mar 2016 at 12:31pm
PCIe SSDs used with this board? Let's see, from the board's specs:
1 x PCI Express 2.0 x1 Slot
That's a PCIe 2.0 x1 slot, or one PCIe 2.0 lane connected to this slot.
The Samsung M.2 PCIe SSDs are almost all PCIe 3.0 x4 devices, requiring 4 lanes for their full performance. The Samsung XP941 is a PCIe 2.0 x4 drive, still using 4 lanes.
All the Intel PCIe SSDs are PCIe 3.0 x4 drives. There are a few PCIe 2.0 x2 and PCIe 2.0 x4 SSDs, such as the Plextor M6E, and Kingston HyperX Predator.
The N3700-ITX board is simply not meant to support these SSDs.
A board's specifications tell us what options or features the board has to offer, not what it cannot do. If a feature or capability is not listed in the specifications, it is safe to assume it is not supported.