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Posted October 1st, 2020 13:00
Ran out of time. This one works with both kinds of NVME.
If you get the Sata version you are guaranteed to be able to BOOT from it.
https://www.amazon.com/Adapter-advanced-solution-Controller-Expansion/dp/B07JKH5VTL/
B keyed NVME is sata
15MCR - Dell X400 512GB SATA 6Gb/s M.2 2280 Solid State Drive
B keyed SATA M2
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Posted September 26th, 2018 10:00
For what exact OptiPlex model ?
Normally, if there is a M.2-NVMe slot on the motherboard, Windows-bootable as C: is supported and preferred. Use UEFI-Mode and Windows Boot Manager.
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Posted September 26th, 2018 12:00
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Posted September 27th, 2018 07:00
For the Dell OptiPlex 9020 SFF, I don't see a M.2 slot on the motherboard. Do you?
https://topics-cdn.dell.com/pdf/optiplex-9020-desktop_owners-manual_en-us.pdf
The PCIe x4 card-slot might support a bootable NVMe Add-In card since ... IIRC, this machine is UEFI.
Conventional 2.5inch SATA-3/600 is fast SSD too.
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Posted September 29th, 2018 18:00
I was thinking of something like this? M.2 PCIe to PCIe 3.0 x4 Adapter
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Posted October 3rd, 2018 12:00
@Kev7274 wrote:
I was thinking of something like this? M.2 PCIe to PCIe 3.0 x4 Adapter
Right. That would be the only way.
After install ... if it appears in BIOS and is shown as an available Windows install location as C: , it should work for the rest.
For an old machine ... I took the easier/cheaper road ... $60 2.5inch Kingston SATA-3/600 SSD into a 9020 MT. Boots-up in under 15 seconds now and very "snappy" in general use.
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Posted October 3rd, 2018 13:00
Sounds like a plan. That should turn it into a useful usable machine again.
On a SATA-3/600 port, you should be getting reads around 500. IOPS off the charts better than a spinner.
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Posted October 3rd, 2018 13:00
I just got a standard ssd to use,seemed to be the easiest way to do it.
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Posted November 17th, 2018 13:00
My OptiPlex 9020 benchmarked an M.2 NVMe SSD at 1600 MB/sec. and an M.2 AHCI SSD at 1500 MB/sec. That's about three times faster than the fastest SATA SSD, and that's more than enough reason to fill up my otherwise empty PCIe slot, while keeping the OptiPlex's scarce SATA connectors for other mass storage devices.
Even with the latest available firmware installed (A24, Nov. 2, 2018). I cloned my boot drive to the AHCI SSD (which should still work as a legacy BIOS device), yet System Information shows the device only as "SLOT4= Mass Storage" and not as a bootable device -- even with the UEFI Boot Option enabled, and with or without Secure Boot enabled. I would like to see Dell update the next UEFI/BIOS to include support for bootable M.2 drives.
Just last month (Oct. 2018 as of this writing), even Apple updated its Boot ROM to support NVMe drives on my nine-year-old Mac Pro! Apple is notorious for ditching support of their older systems, yet they still provided this added feature to their users. Dell should follow Apple's lead in allowing its users to experience the blinding speed of an NVMe boot drive.
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Posted October 1st, 2020 12:00
PCI-E booting isnt on all models.
M2 is not a standard its a connector.
M2 NVME has 2 flavors SATA and PCI-E
Its not a water chicken install of yes yes yes reboot and the F6 mass storage drivers are no longer optional.
You cannot Point to a zip or cab or EXE file you must Extract the files and move to the root of USB2 install media. USB3 ports and USB3 media are not working.
https://www.dell.com/support/home/en-us/drivers/driversdetails?driverid=83pmf
https://dl.dell.com/FOLDER01500192M/24/DRVR_SATA_Intel_A03_83PMF_f6flpy-x64-setup_ZPE.exe
https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000148150
https://www.amazon.com/YATENG-Controller-Expansion-Card-Support-Converter/dp/B07JJTVGZM/