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T3500 Bios
Would anybody know if T3500 will boot from PCIe2x4? I already ordered SAMSUNG 960 EVO M.2 500GB NVMe PCI-Express 3.0 x4 Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) MZ-V6E500BW and Addonics ADM2PX4 M2 Pcie Ssd To Pcie 3.0 4 Lane Adapter without checking into it.
Now I am starting to sweat.
ejn63
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August 14th, 2017 12:00
No, they will not -- that requires UEFI, which you're not going to find on any eight year old PC system.
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August 14th, 2017 19:00
Thanks, should have done my homework. By the the time I get a new PC, these parts will likely be obsolete as well.
Cheers,
speedstep
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August 15th, 2017 07:00
You can convert that part back to 2.5 inch Sata.
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817998229
Then install in the X4 slot using an apricorn Adapter and boot from PCI-E Note the Velocity Solo X2 DOES NOT FIT into an X1 slot.
http://www.apricorn.com/media/uploads/VelocitySolo_X2_QSG.pdf
https://www.amazon.com/Apricorn-Velocity-Extreme-Performance-VEL-SOLO-X2/dp/B0090IA3GY
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August 15th, 2017 12:00
Thanks, I ordered the parts. A ray of sunshine.
Cheers
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August 24th, 2017 19:00
Just the update, if anyone is following this thread
Better not tell the wife. You know how many pair of shoes she could buy?
Ordered StarTech SAT32M225 M.2 NGFF SSD to 2.5in SATA Adapter Converter only to find out that NGFF slot is M and EVO960 is B connector so that did not work.
Anyway, installed another 2.5" SSD into the Velocity Solo x2. Again drive was found no problem.
Unfortunately as I was told by ejn63 the BIOS has no option to boot from PCIe x4 So I can not install the OS on this drive to boot from.