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M11C · ‎03-03-2015

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Hi, i would like to know if the R4BE will be able to support NVME through bios updates, in the future?

more specificly through PCI-e M.2 SSD's

thanks 🙂

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topnotch · ‎03-03-2015

I'm not sure about PCI-e M.2 SSD's, but it supports NVMe without Bios updates. I'm running an Intel® SSD DC P3700, and it works like a charm.

Deon017 · ‎03-03-2015

What about using something like this

http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/Hyper_Express/

Myk_SilentShado · ‎04-06-2015

Melantrophy wrote:
Hi, i would like to know if the R4BE will be able to support NVME through bios updates, in the future?

more specificly through PCI-e M.2 SSD's

thanks 🙂

You won't be able to use an M.2 drive, because the RIVBE doesn't have an M.2 slot. Only a PCIe card you will be able to use.

Deon017 wrote:
What about using something like this

http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/Hyper_Express/

That cannot be used as the RIVBE does not have a SATA Express port on it.

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mflemming · ‎04-05-2015

I'm wondering whether there is any chance of my RIV Formula using an Intel 750 PCI-e as the boot drive.

Deon017 · ‎04-05-2015

I can not see why it would not - all it needs is a PCIe 3.0 x4 slot

mflemming · ‎04-06-2015

http://www.forbes.com/sites/davealtavilla/2015/04/03/intel-ssd-750-series-pcie-solid-state-drive-lea...

In this article (the paragraph below the specs graphic) I found this:

"The only caveat is that the product will only function as a boot device in newer X99 and Z97 motherboards with a UEFI BIOS that’s NVMe compatible. It’s up to motherboard manufactures to release updates for this, although I was able to install the SSD 750 I tested in an older X79 board as a secondary drive and hit full throughput speeds."

So it seems like at a minimum a bios update will be needed for it to be used as a boot drive in an X79 board.

mflemming · ‎04-06-2015

A question for topnotch: are you using the P3700 as your boot device?

topnotch · ‎04-07-2015

mflemming wrote:
A question for topnotch: are you using the P3700 as your boot device?

Yes, I am using the DC P3700 as a boot device. I don't see any reason why the SSD 750 wouldn't work. It should work much better on a X79 board than a Z97 since there is much more PCIe bandwidth.

mflemming · ‎04-06-2015

There is some good (but not optimistic) info here:

http://hothardware.com/reviews/intel-ssd-750-series-nvme-pci-express-solid-state-drive-review?page=3

under the sub-head "A Note on Motherboard Compatibility."

R4be nvme PCI-e M.2