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Review on High-performance NVMe PCIe Adapter: M Key M.2 NVME SSD to PCI-e 3.0 x4 Host πŸ”Œ Controller Expansion Card with Low Profile Bracket - Supports 2230, 2242, 2260, 2280 Sizes for PC Desktop by Amy Lindsey

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Simple and does its job well

As the name suggests, it's just an adapter that just connects the 4 PCIe lanes of the M.2 NVMe SSD to the 4 PCIe lanes of your motherboard , it has nothing to do with drivers. It worked fine for me, no problems. However, it took me a while to figure out how to fix NVMe. There's a little notch in the brass nut, you put the NVMe in there, push the whole thing down, and then put a screw on the other side of the board to lock it in place. If you are not using Windows 10, it may not work. NVMe is supported by default and you need to install an NVMe patch/driver like Windows 7 does. Please note that older motherboards (usually anything older than Z97/H97 chipsets) cannot boot with NVMe. However, there is a guide online (google "AMI bios modding NVMe") that often enables this by injecting NVMe drivers into your BIOS image. I did this on a GA-H77-D3H motherboard by taking the NVMe files (Nvme, NvmeSmm, NVMEINT13) from the BIOS of the GA-H97-D3H motherboard. Removed IPV6 PXE materials (Udp6Dxe etc.) to make room.

Pros
  • Great choice
Cons
  • Questionable purchase for the elderly