Does my TC-885-ES17 motherboard (B36H4-AD) have an M.2 slot? And can I boot from PCIe?
YaCCBoy
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I would like to install an NVMe SSD, but according to the research I have made (I am very uneducated on the topic of computer components), I need an M.2 2280 slot with an M key for the SSD I have in mind to fit.
I simply wonder if the motherboard I have has this slot, and if it doesn't, if I can use this SSD as my boot drive using a PCIe to M.2 adapter.
I would also like to know what type of PCIe slot I have.
Thanks for any help!
I simply wonder if the motherboard I have has this slot, and if it doesn't, if I can use this SSD as my boot drive using a PCIe to M.2 adapter.
I would also like to know what type of PCIe slot I have.
Thanks for any help!
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@YaCCBoy
I have a TC-885-UA91.
I looked at the photo from this link:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Acer-B36H4-AD-motherboard-1151-interface-Model-TC-885-TC-865-/264087563720
Just same as my PC's motherboard. The M.2 slot is right next to the 3 SATA ports. I am using a x4 M.2 NVMe SSD and boot Win 10 from there.
If your other question is whether you can boot from the PCIe X16 slot, the answer is also "Yes".
I use an adapter and use the x16 slot to boot a Linux version with another x4 M.2 NVMe SSD there.0
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@YaCCBoy
I have a TC-885-UA91.
I looked at the photo from this link:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Acer-B36H4-AD-motherboard-1151-interface-Model-TC-885-TC-865-/264087563720
Just same as my PC's motherboard. The M.2 slot is right next to the 3 SATA ports. I am using a x4 M.2 NVMe SSD and boot Win 10 from there.
If your other question is whether you can boot from the PCIe X16 slot, the answer is also "Yes".
I use an adapter and use the x16 slot to boot a Linux version with another x4 M.2 NVMe SSD there.0 -
Thanks a lot!
Also yes, my computer shipped with a regular HDD0
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