Acer Predator 17X GX-792 PCIE-X4 RAID configuration

Robitzik
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edited October 2023 in 2019 Archives
Hi! Can someone please provide some info about what kind of RAID 0 configuration does the GX-792 support? from my research i know that Kaby Lake support 16+8 PCI lanes, 16 for the GPU and 8 for DMI (PCIE high speed storage), but i don't know if it is the case here. i heard some rumors that only one drive works as PCIE NVME and the rest only on sata speeds. I want to know if the GX-792 supports RAID 0 with multiple NVME drives on PCIE speeds or only on SATA speeds, and if at least two drives can work with PCIE X4 speeds (4+4 lanes with a total of 8, as Kaby Lake supports)? If someone knows, please provide some info! Thanks!

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  • laurent_14
    laurent_14 ACE Posts: 10,018 Trailblazer
    Answer ✓

    Hello,

     

    According to the Acer specifications:

    • CON5102: SSD M.2 2280 SATA 3.0 and PCIe X4 NVMe (both supported)
    • CON5103: SSD M.2 2280 SATA 3.0
    • CON5104: SSD M.2 2280 SATA 3.0
    • HDD: SATA 3.0

    The 2nd PCIe X4 is used by Alpine Ridge for USB Type-C

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  • laurent_14
    laurent_14 ACE Posts: 10,018 Trailblazer
    Answer ✓

    Hello,

     

    According to the Acer specifications:

    • CON5102: SSD M.2 2280 SATA 3.0 and PCIe X4 NVMe (both supported)
    • CON5103: SSD M.2 2280 SATA 3.0
    • CON5104: SSD M.2 2280 SATA 3.0
    • HDD: SATA 3.0

    The 2nd PCIe X4 is used by Alpine Ridge for USB Type-C

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  • Robitzik
    Robitzik Member Posts: 68 Devotee WiFi Icon
    Oh, thanks a lot! this clarified a lot about where the remaining 4 pci lanes went! although i didn't think they linked the usb type-c directly to the DMI, but it's understandable as it doubles as Thunderbolt port aswell. it's clear now. Thanks!
  • laurent_14
    laurent_14 ACE Posts: 10,018 Trailblazer

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  • javier8
    javier8 Member Posts: 1 New User
    edited August 2019
    Hi. Just for people visiting this page (because if you look up "CON5104 M.2" is the first one to appear) I've installed a 240GB wd green ssd m.2 2280 and works great. You should be able to install any SATA M.2 2280 on CON5104. If you're wondering about M KEY or B KEY even if the disk has both B and M, the slot is Key-M so it works fine. Hope this helps.
  • xapim
    xapim ACE Posts: 7,257 Pathfinder
    javier8 said:
    Hi. Just for people visiting this page (because if you look up "CON5104 M.2" is the first one to appear) I've installed a 240GB wd green ssd m.2 2280 and works great. You should be able to install any SATA M.2 2280 on CON5104. If you're wondering about M KEY or B KEY even if the disk has both B and M, the slot is Key-M so it works fine. Hope this helps.
    I would just like to add that technically any m.2 up to 2tb should work fine


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