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<pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">Ben Bullard
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 01/26/2016 07:41 PM, Efrem Mc wrote:<br>
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<div dir="ltr">Thanks for the info Ben!
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<div>Please check your BIOS version on the motherboard.
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<div>The current BIOS is at the following link:</div>
<div><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://dlcdnet.asus.com/pub/ASUS/mb/LGA1150/H97M-E/H97M-E-ASUS-2602.zip">http://dlcdnet.asus.com/pub/ASUS/mb/LGA1150/H97M-E/H97M-E-ASUS-2602.zip</a><br>
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<div>According to some research I completed, your M/B does
support the M type cards but runs at the B speeds. </div>
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<ul>
<li><b>M.2 runs at B speeds which are quite a bit slower
than M<br>
</b></li>
<li><b>Only 4 SATA ports (ports 5 and 6 are reserved for
the m.2 slot</b><br>
</li>
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<div>There are two types of sockets for M.2: one with a "B
key" and one with a "M key".<br>
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<div>A "B key" can utilize up to two PCI-E lanes while a "M
key" can use up to four PCI-E lanes. Right now, however, the
majority of M.2 sockets use a "M key" even if the socket
only uses two PCI-E lanes. As for the drives, most PCI-E
x2 drives are keyed for B+M (so they can work with any
socket) and PCI-E x4 drives are keyed just for M.</div>
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<div>Your <span style="font-size:12.8px">Curcial 500GB MX200</span><span
style="font-size:12.8px"> drive has a B+M key. I believe
you are seeing "B" speeds which are close to normal SSD
drives using 2 lanes. You need to run with 4 lanes. </span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size:12.8px">I would check your BIOS
for the latest version and report your version here before
upgrading so you can note what happened.</span></div>
<div><span style="font-size:12.8px"><br>
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<div><span style="font-size:12.8px">The M/B companies leaves
these critical details out of the manual and from their
spec sheets.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size:12.8px">I will make sure when I do
purchase one soon that it is "M" keyed. I will get
something small like 80Gb - 160Gb in size. The only thing
I do not like that it is internal so no swaps... if
needed.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size:12.8px">Regards,</span></div>
<div><span style="font-size:12.8px">Efrem</span></div>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Jan 26, 2016 at 7:12 PM, Ben
Bullard <span dir="ltr"><<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:benbullard79@cox.net" target="_blank">benbullard79@cox.net</a>></span>
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<div text="#000000" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> Motherboard is ASUS
H97M-E<br>
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Curcial 500GB MX200 M.2 socket --- MX200 series includes
2.5 inch SATA drives as well.<br>
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Machine is using GPT partition table and UEFI.<br>
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Let me know if that answers your questions.<br>
<br>
Ben Bullard<br>
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ben79<span class=""><br>
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<div>On 01/26/2016 05:31 PM, Efrem Mc wrote:<br>
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<div dir="ltr">The motherboard I have supports a M.2
slot. I did not purchase a M.2 drive. What
manufacturer of the SSD drive and what BIOS mode
being used such as Legacy or UEFI? My motherboard
is from EVGA in the Z170 series.
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<div>Some of the M/B requires the latest BIOS
updates and settings of the M.2 slot. My M/B
disables SATA slots 4 and 5 if I use the M.2
slot. What benchmark tool is being used to show
the results?</div>
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<div>Regards,</div>
<div>Efrem McCrimon</div>
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<div class="gmail_quote"><span class="">On Tue, Jan
26, 2016 at 5:42 PM, Colin Close <span dir="ltr"><<a
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solid;padding-left:1ex">Great stuff Efrem,<br>
It's good to have you on board. Ben79 is
having trouble with an m.2 socketed ssd drive
just as a heads up. It runs really slow and
seems to suffer data corruption. We have yet
to isolate the exact cause.<br>
Best,<br>
Colin<br>
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On Tuesday 26 Jan 2016 17:29:31 Efrem Mc
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> Thanks download successfully. I am
going to create two systems on an i5<br>
> 6600K with 32Gb onto a 120Gb SSD - a)
Legacy BIOS boot to SSD and b) UEFI<br>
> boot onto a different 120Gb SSD<br>
><br>
> I purchased two 120Gb SSD for
testing, two 32Gb sticks, and two 8Gb
sticks<br>
> dedicated to testing OpenMandrivaLx.<br>
> I will build from a USB stick to the
drive.<br>
><br>
> I will have to change the bios on
each boot since the m/b support a single<br>
> bios<br>
> Motherboard: Intel Z170 chipset<br>
><br>
><br>
> Regards,<br>
> Efrem McCrimon<br>
><br>
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> On Sun, Jan 24, 2016 at 1:12 AM, Ben
Bullard <<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:benbullard79@cox.net"
target="_blank">benbullard79@cox.net</a>>
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> > 14103 is most recent .iso:<br>
> ><br>
> > <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://abf.io/platforms/cooker/products/136"
rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://abf.io/platforms/cooker/products/136</a><br>
> ><br>
> > Ben Bullard<br>
> > ben79<br>
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> ><br>
> ><br>
> > On 01/23/2016 10:41 PM, Efrem Mc
wrote:<br>
> ><br>
> > Which link can I use to load the
latest x64 iso. I have two systems I<br>
> > want to try and one will have
two version (Legacy, UEFI) on an Intel i5<br>
> > 6600K CPU with 32Gb of 3200Mhz
memory. The motherboard is an EVGA Z170<br>
> > with the Intel Z170 chipset.<br>
> ><br>
> > Regards,<br>
> > Efrem McCrimon<br>
> ><br>
> > On Fri, Jan 22, 2016 at 1:00 AM,
Colin Close <<a moz-do-not-send="true"
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target="_blank">itchka@compuserve.com</a>><br>
> > wrote:<br>
> ><br>
> >> Thanks for this Ben,<br>
> >> I have isolated and found a
fix for the unlocking issue.<br>
> >> We should see a fix issues
soon.<br>
> >> Best,<br>
> >> Colin<br>
> >><br>
> >> On Wednesday 20 Jan 2016
13:49:12 Ben Bullard wrote:<br>
> >> > This is just a start so
feel free to add, comment, or whatever.
I'm<br>
> >> > going to try to go
through the lists and see where I can
help, add<br>
> >> > information, or find
workaround, or what ever. I know TPG has
asked for<br>
> >> > help on Discover/Muon
and Digikam and I will poke around and see
if I<br>
> >> > can help but probably
needs people who know code, languages,
ect. There<br>
> >> > is a difference between
being able to use the command line and
actually<br>
> >> > knowing what the
&^%$ you are doing...:-\<br>
> >> ><br>
> >> > Definitely need to be
fixed for Beta release:<br>
> >> > 1381, 1387, 1419, 1457,
1466, 1470, 1475, 1479, 1482<br>
> >> ><br>
> >> > Maybe need to be fixed
for Beta release:<br>
> >> > 1426, 1434, 1455, 1463,
1464, 1465<br>
> >> ><br>
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