Does the M.2 socket and SATA Express share the same bandwidth on this board where you have to use one or the other? Or are they separate?
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see bottom of page: http://www.asus.com/us/Motherboards/Z97DELUXE/specifications/ *1 : The PCIe x16_3, USB3_E56 and SATAExpress_E1 connectors share the same bandwidth. The PCIe x16_3's default setting is in Auto mode that automatically optimizes the system bandwidth. If you use two of these connectors, the system automatically disables the unused connector. *2 : M.2 Socket 3 shares bandwidth with SATAExpress_1 *3 : These functions will work depending on the CPU installed. *4 : These SATA ports are for data hard drivers only. ATAPI devices are not supported.
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Yes I swapped in a Crucial 512GB M4 SATA. Thunderbolt works fine but believe it or not the USB3 interface had faster read times!
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It has the 2 SATA internal ports. Here is a link to the Intel site showing the other connections on the motherboard: <http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/desktops/desktop-board-d2500cc-interactive-layout-demo-video.html>
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I am using the Syba on a asus socket AM2+ MB it is a SATA 2 board. IMHO this board should work with any motherboard with a PCI-e slot. Product was 5 minute plug and play for me. Still very happy with it.
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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
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This is a USB3 HUB (it only "extends" USB3, NOT provide it)AND it has nothing to do with SATA so you will never need an SATA cable.It will plug into an existing USB3 socket OR comes with a 19 pin cable toconnect to a Mother Board socket or add-in card.PS: The product description leaves a lot to be desired.More pictures would be a big plus.
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Yea should not be a problem at all, the new sata plug is a real small plug unlike the old ribbons that were flat and gray and had 40 or 80 wires. The stat just have four or six wires and are on a faster bus on the motherboard for much faster transfer, but yes your ok with that.
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It does not. It is not even sata compatible. It connects into use port on main board
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My experience would say yes, what you're asking is certainly possible and that you should also contact Gigabyte and/or provide more info to be sure. In general what you're asking is a common setup. You should check to make sure your mSATA port is SATA 3 also, because I have the feeling it might not be.I'm back because I became curious and did some homework. I foresee no problems and that you'll likely just have to tell it to boot to mSATA in BIOS. It also appears that your mSATA is SATA 2, if that matters to you.
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I believe only two at a time are supported, however I was not able to use this card. It comes with a Low Profile front but could not connect any cable to the sata port as it was to close to the case cover. (so not really low profile useable)
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This does not effect the motherboard SATA ports. If they are SATA1, they remain SATA1. You should invest in a new motherboard, or at least something newer.Please read your motherboard PCI specifications to see what performance you might expect by using this card. Not all PCI support is equal, and an older motherboard might not perform up to your expectation.
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it is the board i did use to suck in to the motherboard IDE connector and connect sata data cable to HDD, and installed Xp. Yes, as you said little tweek required if you try to connect to sata drive to your power supply did not have. I did used adapter cable change to sata power cable i had. you can buy those adapter if you do not had, it's few dollor in the market.
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It will work with both and according to Tom's Hardware bench testing you will not notice the difference in speed in normal use between 3 GBps and 6 GBps SATA.
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Yes. It's the same connection for all sata ports and they are backwards compatible.
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Hmm... I personally don't know this either (I too would like to know -- in case anyone has tested it out). However, the product picture show the "SERIAL ATA" logo with "1.5Gb/s" below it -- making me believe it is not SATA 3Gb/s or SATA 6Gb/s. I am looking for one that supports 3Gb/s.
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Nope. I suggest grabbing a gigabyte ga 78lmt-usb3 if you're not planning on running 2 cards. Best bang for your buck
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You should be fine with this one. Sata II runs at 3.0 GBps and Sata runs at 1.5 GBps. Do some research on Google but you will more than likely be more than satisfied.