<div dir="ltr">Thanks for the info Ben!<div><br></div><div>Please check your BIOS version on the motherboard.<div><br></div><div>The current BIOS is at the following link:</div><div><a 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></div><div><br></div><div>According to some research I completed, your M/B does support the M type cards but runs at the B speeds. </div><div><br></div><div><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></ul></div><div><br></div><div>There are two types of sockets for M.2: one with a "B key" and one with a "M key".<br></div><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><div><br></div><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><div><span style="font-size:12.8px"><br></span></div><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></span></div><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><div><span style="font-size:12.8px"><br></span></div><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><div><span style="font-size:12.8px"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size:12.8px">Regards,</span></div><div><span style="font-size:12.8px">Efrem</span></div><div><span style="font-size:12.8px"><br></span></div></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Jan 26, 2016 at 7:12 PM, Ben Bullard <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:benbullard79@cox.net" target="_blank">benbullard79@cox.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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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 href="mailto:itchka@compuserve.com" target="_blank">itchka@compuserve.com</a>></span>
wrote:<br>
</span><div><div class="h5"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc 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 wrote:<br>
> 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>
><br>
> On Sun, Jan 24, 2016 at 1:12 AM, Ben Bullard <<a href="mailto:benbullard79@cox.net" target="_blank"></a><a href="mailto:benbullard79@cox.net" target="_blank">benbullard79@cox.net</a>>
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> > 14103 is most recent .iso:<br>
> ><br>
> > <a 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>
> > --------------------<br>
> > OpenMandriva-QA Team<br>
> ><br>
> ><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 href="mailto:itchka@compuserve.com" 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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