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Review on HighPoint Technologies SSD7202 NVMe Controller by John Boyce

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Setup not for the faint of heart

Works, but setup is not for the faint of heart. A clean install of Windows is required for the download to work. I tried creating an array and cloning it but it didn't work. Mobo Asus H97M-plus had to disable CSM for it to accept it. Do it as it says in the instructions, there is only this adapter, the Windows installation disk and the Highpoint uefi flash drive is activated, check the settings in the mobo bios and compare with the instructions. My Asus mobo didn't see it until I disabled CSM support, maybe newer ones follow the instructions better. No other drives should be active. The fan is quite loud, much louder than the standard CPU fan, take that into account, I can turn the cooling to a quieter setting. It used to take 5 minutes to load. Installing a spinning RAID1 disk on Windows 10 now takes 30 seconds to a usable PC. I'm glad this card isn't for everyone. Attention newcomers.

Pros
  • Flexible solution: compatible with PCIe x8 and x16 slots
Cons
  • Factor Set