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Just wondering if a M.2 B+M, would fit in x99 classified socket (M.2 M) socket B+M, uses pines 1-11, 21-57, 67-75 socket M, uses pines 1-57, 67-75 (x99 classified) Socket B, uses pines 1-11, 21-75 So it appears, Socket M uses all the same pins as Socket B+M, but maybe not for the same purpose? Just curious because I would love to get Samsung's new m.2 drive http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00TGIW1XG/?tag=pcpapi-20
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Re: Classified M.2 socket
2015/03/16 18:58:12
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☄ Helpfulby seta8967 2015/03/16 19:15:12
My understanding is that for SSDs keyed for both B+M, they can work in either slot. SSDs keyed for M only must be placed in a M slot, it will not fit in a B slot and vise versa.
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Re: Classified M.2 socket
2015/03/16 19:15:09
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My understanding is that for SSDs keyed for both B+M, they can work in either slot. SSDs keyed for M only must be placed in a M slot, it will not fit in a B slot and vise versa.
That's what I figured, but wasn't sure. Would be a expensive mistake to order the wrong thing.
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Re: Classified M.2 socket
2015/03/16 19:30:08
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seta8967
decepti0n
My understanding is that for SSDs keyed for both B+M, they can work in either slot. SSDs keyed for M only must be placed in a M slot, it will not fit in a B slot and vise versa.
That's what I figured, but wasn't sure. Would be a expensive mistake to order the wrong thing.
If you want it for speed via PCI-E, I would look at the XP941 since its PCI-E 2.0 x4. Exactly the max the MB can offer and fastest SSD in the market. SM951 will be a bit faster but will be better off if you had PCI-E 3.0 which this board didn't come with for that slot, unfortunately. 
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Re: Classified M.2 socket
2015/03/16 19:51:36
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seta8967
decepti0n
My understanding is that for SSDs keyed for both B+M, they can work in either slot. SSDs keyed for M only must be placed in a M slot, it will not fit in a B slot and vise versa.
That's what I figured, but wasn't sure. Would be a expensive mistake to order the wrong thing.
If you want it for speed via PCI-E, I would look at the XP941 since its PCI-E 2.0 x4. Exactly the max the MB can offer and fastest SSD in the market. SM951 will be a bit faster but will be better off if you had PCI-E 3.0 which this board didn't come with for that slot, unfortunately.
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seta8967
decepti0n
My understanding is that for SSDs keyed for both B+M, they can work in either slot. SSDs keyed for M only must be placed in a M slot, it will not fit in a B slot and vise versa.
That's what I figured, but wasn't sure. Would be a expensive mistake to order the wrong thing.
If you want it for speed via PCI-E, I would look at the XP941 since its PCI-E 2.0 x4. Exactly the max the MB can offer and fastest SSD in the market. SM951 will be a bit faster but will be better off if you had PCI-E 3.0 which this board didn't come with for that slot, unfortunately.
I wanted to go to xp941, that price though... I'll see in the future. 500gb for 500 dollars is steep...
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Re: Classified M.2 socket
2015/03/16 19:56:52
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seta8967
gtxjackbauer
seta8967
decepti0n
My understanding is that for SSDs keyed for both B+M, they can work in either slot. SSDs keyed for M only must be placed in a M slot, it will not fit in a B slot and vise versa.
That's what I figured, but wasn't sure. Would be a expensive mistake to order the wrong thing.
If you want it for speed via PCI-E, I would look at the XP941 since its PCI-E 2.0 x4. Exactly the max the MB can offer and fastest SSD in the market. SM951 will be a bit faster but will be better off if you had PCI-E 3.0 which this board didn't come with for that slot, unfortunately.
gtxjackbauer
seta8967
decepti0n
My understanding is that for SSDs keyed for both B+M, they can work in either slot. SSDs keyed for M only must be placed in a M slot, it will not fit in a B slot and vise versa.
That's what I figured, but wasn't sure. Would be a expensive mistake to order the wrong thing.
If you want it for speed via PCI-E, I would look at the XP941 since its PCI-E 2.0 x4. Exactly the max the MB can offer and fastest SSD in the market. SM951 will be a bit faster but will be better off if you had PCI-E 3.0 which this board didn't come with for that slot, unfortunately.
I wanted to go to xp941, that price though... I'll see in the future. 500gb for 500 dollars is steep...
It is but worth the performance in my book since its pretty ahead so you're paying for that aspect in some sense. Its a bit faster than 2 850 Pros in RAID 0 in some instances I've seen.
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Re: Classified M.2 socket
2015/03/26 22:03:24
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do they have the m2 slot fixed so that it is bootable yet?
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Re: Classified M.2 socket
2015/03/26 23:31:13
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do they have the m2 slot fixed so that it is bootable yet?
Mine was bootable with only Windows 8 as I couldn't get Windows 7 to work. A couple of others did get Windows 7 to work but most I spoke to had a simple installation with Windows 8 since its a UEFI disk to begin with where Windows 7 isn't and needs to be converted. I went through hell going through the process and gave up on Win 7 and just bought Win 8 as my issues instantly went away and had the installation complete in 5-10mins.
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