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- Jun 4, 2016
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- Motherboard
- ASRock H97M-ITX/AC
- CPU
- i3-4170
- Graphics
- HD4400
- Mac
I currently have a MacOS Sierra build that runs on an H97M-itx motherboard with a spinning HDD as the boot/storage drive. As part of an update to High Sierra I'd like to install an SSD for the OS and storage of frequently used files (apps, etc.).
The H97M-itx board does not natively support NVMe or M.2 drives however there is a single PCIe 3.0 x 16 slot that is normally used for graphics cards. Since I use the integrated Intel graphics on my processor I am wondering whether I might use the PCIe slot, with a suitable adapter card, to install and NVMe SSD.
The primary reason for considering this route is future proofing. I'm thinking that I could reuse the NVMe drive in the future if/when I upgrade my system with a new motherboard / processor combination.
So I'd appreciate feedback as to whether any NVMe SSD might work with this motherboard and, if so, what kind of Read/Write speed might I expect to see. Also confirmation that the motherboard would be able to boot into MacOS using the NVMe drive as the boot drive.
Thanks.
The H97M-itx board does not natively support NVMe or M.2 drives however there is a single PCIe 3.0 x 16 slot that is normally used for graphics cards. Since I use the integrated Intel graphics on my processor I am wondering whether I might use the PCIe slot, with a suitable adapter card, to install and NVMe SSD.
The primary reason for considering this route is future proofing. I'm thinking that I could reuse the NVMe drive in the future if/when I upgrade my system with a new motherboard / processor combination.
So I'd appreciate feedback as to whether any NVMe SSD might work with this motherboard and, if so, what kind of Read/Write speed might I expect to see. Also confirmation that the motherboard would be able to boot into MacOS using the NVMe drive as the boot drive.
Thanks.