Sorry for being dumb here, but An ssd said it required PCIE X 4 My PC manual: PCI-EX1_4, so the manual is saying I have one, pcie slot by 4. And the ssd would work? Can the old sata hdd, become a slave, the only reason I see for that, would be int backup drive. Currently I just use a 1tb ext hdd. any other reason for keeping the old drive in the machine. Thanks Guys
And the manual is explicitely saying that this port supports x4? Because, if i look into my handbook, the first number means the maximum speed of the PCIE-slot and the second number = the number of the slot. For example: PCIEx16_1 = Speed x16, Slot 1 PCIEx16_2 = Speed x16, Slot 2
So I'm wrong & this slot would not support the ssd: Manual PCI-EX1 first number (1) max speed 1, & and that slot is in the #4 position. Which translates to PCI-EX1_4 NOTE: I thought the SSD would work in #24
It also mentions "PCI-Express x1 card slot" = Speed x1. Or buy a SSD which you can connect to your SATA port. It will give you sufficient speed and will be much faster than your current hdd.
