M.2 Drive Compatability

[Kiều Phong]

Hi all,

Is there anyway way I could tell from looking at the motherboard whether it supports M.2 drive or not?

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http://www.legitreviews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Gigabyte-Z97X-UD3H-BK-Layout-m2-Slot.jpg

http://thessdreviewcdn2.thessdreview1.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/ASRock-X99-Extreme11-Motherboard-M.2-slots.jpg

M.2 slots visually look like this. Maybe this will help you visually identify it on certain boards.

[IMightBeGiant]

As I had the same question, I just blew through all the MBs to test. My simplified answer is all Mortoni and DFL boards do NOT support the M.2 format, every other board does.

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Originally posted by IMightBeGiant:

As I had the same question, I just blew through all the MBs to test. My simplified answer is all Mortoni and DFL boards do NOT support the M.2 format, every other board does.

That's kind of the point and that's why those boards exist. They're very basic entry-level boards that don't have all the bells-and-whistles like the more expensive boards. They don't even support overclocking. They just work.

[PUC_Snakeman]

To answer the original question:

Yes, but not in-game. I recommend my "Parts & Unlock Levels" guide. It now shows which motherboards support M.2 devices, and also (maybe more importantly) which motherboards support M.2 devices that have heatsinks!

See here:
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1798336403

Enjoy!

[SageTron]

Originally posted by PUC_Snakeman:

To answer the original question:

Yes, but not in-game. I recommend my "Parts & Unlock Levels" guide. It now shows which motherboards support M.2 devices, and also (maybe more importantly) which motherboards support M.2 devices that have heatsinks!

See here:
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1798336403

Enjoy!

You are amazing I did my own guide for helping keep custom build requests organized and your sheet helped me out a ton thank you!

[PUC_Snakeman]

You're welcome :)