PCIe compatibility for a Predator PO3-650, would PCIe Gen3 4 lanes work in the M2_2 slot?

TMRTMR
TMRTMR Member Posts: 3 New User
edited December 2023 in Predator Desktops

I have a Toshiba SSD from a machine that just died for various reasons, but this drive is intact. Its sticker says "PCIe Gen3 4 lanes". Would this SSD work in the M2_2 slot on the Predator?

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  • Puraw
    Puraw ACE, Member Posts: 13,438 Trailblazer
    https://community.acer.com/en/discussion/697164/pcie-compatibility-for-a-predator-orion-3000-would-pcie-gen3-4-lanes-work-in-the-m2-2-slot

    NVMe SSD up to 1TB is supported, your Toshiba Gen3x4 will work fine in the M.2 slot.
    https://www.userbenchmark.com/UserRun/40630256#DRIVE

  • TMRTMR
    TMRTMR Member Posts: 3 New User

    Thank you kindly. Just the response I was hoping for!

  • Commodore_1995#
    Commodore_1995# ACE Posts: 98,327 Trailblazer

    OHello! Can you provide the exact model? Example PO3-6000.

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  • billsey
    billsey ACE Posts: 34,246 Trailblazer

    Yes, different PO3 models have different specs!

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  • TMRTMR
    TMRTMR Member Posts: 3 New User

    The exact model is PO3-650. Hopefully that won't make a difference but please let me know.

  • billsey
    billsey ACE Posts: 34,246 Trailblazer

    For your PO3-650 model, both M.2 slots are PCIe 4.0. You are good to go with the faster speed. With earlier versions either only one slot was 4.0 and the other 3.0 or both were 3.0. The 4.0 SSDs will work in a 3.0 slot, they just will run at the slower 3.0 speeds. Also it's worth noting that larger than 1TB drives will work fine, you can't buy a big enough drive to be too big for the software and hardware to work. I believe currently the limit to what you can buy is 8TB, but I expect 16TB drives aren't that far out…

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  • StevenGen
    StevenGen ACE Posts: 12,174 Trailblazer
    edited December 2023
    https://community.acer.com/en/discussion/697164/pcie-compatibility-for-a-predator-po3-650-would-pcie-gen3-4-lanes-work-in-the-m2-2-slot

    Just to further assist you, here are all the PCIe4x4 M.2 SSD exact specs and drives that Acer lists and recommends for the Predator PO3-650 and PO3-650G desktops for their service guide.

    Note: the fastest Gen 4 x4 M.2 SSD drives are either the Samsung 990 Pro NVMe M.2 or the WD SN850X Black NVMe M.2 if you want to use the fastest drives for gaming and editing.

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