Will this Adapter make my OCZ SSD bootable on a PC PCie slot?
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I havent tried booting from a PCie on a PC. But it did work without problems on my macpro 1,5
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Yes. But it's a little tougher than you think. You need software to properly clone your boot drive. If you have multiple HDDs in your system, you need to unplug them for your initial boot so Windows will see the Solo as having your primary drive and will map it as such. It works very well. I used in my last computer and I was very happy with the performance. Just make sure you have a large enough SSD.
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If you are just plugging it into the SATA connector on the motherboard it does not matter. They are all the same, any open one will work. Just make sure that you are plugged into the correct connection on the adapter.
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This Adapter is suitable for mSATA (Mini SATA) only. I do not know about the interface of your Sandisk SSD.
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Most likely, since the card doesnt require any PCI-E power connectors it should work, however most OEM PCs are shipped with the lowest rated PSU that can handle the cpu, drives and memory, i would recommend you check your PSU since its already old, 4 years its a long time for those, because this adds 55W more of required power.PCI-E is backwards compatible all the way to 1.1, so that would not be a problem.
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Yes that motherboard appears to have a PCIe x1 slot. That is where you will plug it in. It will work as long as you have a PCIe x1 slot.
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In theory it should. I bought it to use a video card in an older PC, of the 5 I tried 2 failed to be recognized. So it's just a matter of chance if the motherboard chipset, this adapter, OS and PCIe card decides to play nice.
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You would need to check the specs on your specific model to see if it has a replaceable PCI Express Solid State Drive
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Not sure, I am running a 256 Gig SSD drive. Try the Gigabyte manufacturer's support forums.
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I do not think you mother board will support anything other than this one card.............not to mention that this is a large card and barely fits most cases......it is very long and interferes with the SATA port locations sometimes
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I am not familiar with that motherboard, but it should work with any mobo that has a pci express slot
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Yes. You can boot from the drive connected in this card from the Bios. You just have to select the drive type/description from the menu.
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Yes, this will run in the optiplex, however it will be limited to due to your PCIe slot only being 1.0, but it should work.
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I don't believe so. Generally with PCI, stick to the slot it's specifically made for.
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This card is a Sata 2 expansion card. From what I know, Solid state drives..(SSD) use Sata 3 tech. I don't think this is what you are looking for, and if it was, the speeds are far slower and limited should you find a way to get an adapter and make it somehow work. etherdose@gmail.com
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I can't say for certain if it does or not. But one way you should be able to tell is by checking the pins to see if they match; on your motherboard and on the drive. Most mSATA SSD ports should be compatible with most mSATA SSDs though.
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Yes, but only if your system is bootable from your motherboards PCI, within the BIOS settings. It all depends on your motherboard. Check with the motherboard manufacturer if you cannot find the correct BIOS setting.
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The short answer is yes. That motherboard has a M.2 connector and supports a 42mm length NGFF SSD. However, if you are going to use the M.2 socket for an SSD that will be your primary operating system (OS) drive, then there are much better choices, i.e. Samsung XP941 and Plextor M6e PX-G256M6e, both of which use the PCIe interface rather than SATA. The PCIe interface is significantly faster and much more robust than the SATA III (6GB/sec) could ever hope to be. On the other hand, if you are just intending to use that M.2 socket for a cache drive to hopefully accelerate a mechanical hard drive on which you have placed your OS, then I suppose it would be acceptable for that purpose. However that would be a BIG MISTAKE!! You have selected a first-class Z97 motherboard for your system foundation, and therefore, you should tap into its significant potential for delivering blazing performance. Than means NOT using mechanical hard drives for anything other than data storage. Any system related drives should be SSDs, and since you have a M.2 socket onboard, then take advantage of that cutting-edge technology and populate it with a PCIe SSD. The Samsung model has 4 lanes and the Plextor has 2 lanes. Right now, the Samsung is only available online from an overseas source, but both Amazon and Newegg sell the Plextor 256GB model for $219.99, which is a good deal. Take a good look at the Plextor specs and you'll see that it delivers about a 170% increase in performance over a comparable SATA model. That would be the way to go! Hope that helps. The Beagle