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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>
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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>
            </ul>
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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>
          <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>
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            </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>
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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>
              <br>
              Curcial 500GB MX200 M.2 socket ---  MX200 series includes
              2.5 inch SATA drives as well.<br>
              <br>
              Machine is using GPT partition table and UEFI.<br>
              <br>
              Let me know if that answers your questions.<br>
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              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
                          moz-do-not-send="true"
                          href="mailto:itchka@compuserve.com"
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                      wrote:<br>
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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
                              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 moz-do-not-send="true"
                                href="mailto:benbullard79@cox.net"
                                target="_blank">benbullard79@cox.net</a>>

                              wrote:<br>
                              ><br>
                              > > 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>
                              > > --------------------<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 moz-do-not-send="true"
                                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>
                              > >> ><br>
                              > >><br>
                              > >><br>
                              > >>
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