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    Member Posts: 30 Die Hard WiFi Icon
    edited March 2021 in Aspire Laptops
    I have an Acer 5, A515-51G-70X0, core i7 7th gen laptop. I am planning to install a 512 GB nvme into its motherboard. Now the issue is that I don't know the generation of my motherboard. I am mentioning the motherboard details below, can anyone please tell me its generation, I will be very grateful.
    Motherboard
    Manufacturer KBL
    Model Charmander_KL (U3E1)
    Version V1.10
    Chipset Vendor Intel
    Chipset Model Kaby Lake
    Chipset Revision 02
    Southbridge Vendor Intel
    Southbridge Model Coffee Lake-U/Y PCH
    Southbridge Revision 21

    ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​//Edited the content to add model name on title.​

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    • ACE Posts: 45,230 Trailblazer
      Answer ✓
      I agree with you & also with @JordanB.  So, yes, I feel you're doing about as well as can be expected from this card. Jack E/NJ

      Jack E/NJ

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    • ACE Posts: 45,230 Trailblazer
      Yes, it should support an m.2 nvme card if that's what you're asking. You downloard and install hwinfo64 freeware to see if the m.2 socket should support 2x or 4x nvme speed. Jack E/NJ

      Jack E/NJ

    • Member Posts: 30 Die Hard WiFi Icon
      JackE said:
      Yes, it should support an m.2 nvme card if that's what you're asking. You downloard and install hwinfo64 freeware to see if the m.2 socket should support 2x or 4x nvme speed. Jack E/NJ
      Thank you. I have bought an nvme, so I am curious that whether my board will support it in full speed or not? I am attaching the m.2 nvme in the picture.
    • ACE Posts: 45,230 Trailblazer
      It should support 4 link widths or full speed. Jack E/NJ


      Jack E/NJ

    • Member Posts: 30 Die Hard WiFi Icon
      JackE said:
      It should support 4 link widths or full speed. Jack E/NJ


      I used the software mentioned by you 'hwinfo64' to get the motherboard info. I have attached in the picture below. Now based on the motherboard details and the details of the m.2 card provided in above picture, will my laptop support this m.2 in full speed?
      Thank you.
    • ACE Posts: 45,230 Trailblazer
      Yes. Jack E/NJ

      Jack E/NJ

    • Member Posts: 30 Die Hard WiFi Icon
      JackE said:
      Yes. Jack E/NJ
      Thank you. Much Appreciated ❤️
    • ACE Posts: 45,230 Trailblazer
      Good luck in achieving full speed.   :)   Jack E/NJ

      Jack E/NJ

    • Member Posts: 30 Die Hard WiFi Icon
      edited March 2021
      JackE said:
      Good luck in achieving full speed.   :)   Jack E/NJ
      I have installed the M.2 into my system but the issue is that I am getting half the speed it is capable of. Please help to solve this. The speed and other details are provided in the below given pictures.

    • ACE Posts: 45,230 Trailblazer
      Others have reported this issue with the adata xpg cards. Check this link for possible solution. Jack E/NJ


      Jack E/NJ

    • Member Posts: 30 Die Hard WiFi Icon
      edited March 2021
      JackE said:
      Others have reported this issue with the adata xpg cards. Check this link for possible solution. Jack E/NJ


      I have checked my disk settings but its already working in PCIe 3.0x4.

    • ACE Posts: 98,343 Trailblazer
      Try changing sata mode to rst with optane. But first enable safe boot on windows. Also check the bios version:

      Now, I believe that the a515-51 model is limited to just two lines and not four lines.
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    • Member Posts: 30 Die Hard WiFi Icon
      egydiocoelho said:
      Try changing sata mode to rst with optane. But first enable safe boot on windows. Also check the bios version:

      Now, I believe that the a515-51 model is limited to just two lines and not four lines.
      Sir, do you believe that there is no issue with the XPG nvme and actually the issue is with the motherboard model or a515-51 model?
    • Member Posts: 30 Die Hard WiFi Icon
      egydiocoelho said:
      Try changing sata mode to rst with optane. But first enable safe boot on windows. Also check the bios version:

      Now, I believe that the a515-51 model is limited to just two lines and not four lines.
      I updated the driver and changed the settings also but still the same speeds.
    • ACE Posts: 45,230 Trailblazer
      >>>Now, I believe that the a515-51 model is limited to just two lines and not four lines.>>>

      I  now believe it's more likely that the adata card is not using the 4 links that are available on your PCIe bus. Run hwinfo64 again. Jack E/NJ

      Jack E/NJ

    • ACE Posts: 3,729 Pathfinder
      edited March 2021
      @iamhamzatahir

      If you're getting 1800 read speeds and 1600 write speeds on a laptop, that's fantastic.  Take a look at the links below.  One is a fairly high end Intel desktop mainboard and the other is fairly high end Ryzen desktop mainboard.   Both desktop mainboards are much more powerful (and have more lanes) than your laptop.  Yet your laptop is getting better write speeds and probably better overall.  I think you should be very happy with your results and not worry.  Good luck.  :)

      https://www.userbenchmark.com/UserRun/41424062

      https://www.userbenchmark.com/UserRun/41446283

      Here's XPG sx8200 pro

      https://www.userbenchmark.com/UserRun/35718008




      I'm not an Acer employee.
    • Member Posts: 30 Die Hard WiFi Icon
      JackE said:
      >>>Now, I believe that the a515-51 model is limited to just two lines and not four lines.>>>

      I  now believe it's more likely that the adata card is not using the 4 links that are available on your PCIe bus. Run hwinfo64 again. Jack E/NJ

      Thank You JackE. Please check these.

    • Member Posts: 30 Die Hard WiFi Icon
      @Leostat Please check the above given pictures. I think that it is working in UEFI.
      I currently have no other nvme support system but will try to find one in friends and family so that to check the device.
    • ACE Posts: 3,043 Pathfinder
      Sorry i mean the drive mode :) , when you installed did you change it to AHCI from RST with optane? (thanks for the ping to the right thread!)
    • Member Posts: 30 Die Hard WiFi Icon
      Leostat said:
      Sorry i mean the drive mode :) , when you installed did you change it to AHCI from RST with optane? (thanks for the ping to the right thread!)
      Yes, in the bios menu I changed it to AHCI.
    • ACE Posts: 3,043 Pathfinder
      To get the full speed it has to be optane not ahci， ahci can't take full advantage of the drive as it's limiting the number of concurrent ops in theory 

      http://forum.notebookreview.com/threads/rst-raid-vs-ahci-single-nvme-drive-theres-a-significant-difference.830629/

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