Can I use this SSD with this MB?

[Maiyr]

Hello all,

I am new to this mini PCIe SSD thing so please bare with me....

so if I bought this MB
http://www.asrock.com/mb/Intel/Q2900-ITX/index.asp?cat=


can I use this as the main (system) hard drive (leaving me 4 available SATA connections) for standard spindle hard drives?
http://poweredbymushkin.com/index.p...-deluxe-msata-120gb&cid=13:atlas-deluxe-msata

Thinking about putting together a NAS with this.

Thanks,

Maiyr

 

[Valantar]

From what I can see, that mobo's mPCIe slot is mPCIe only, and does not support mSATA (mSATA requires the wiring for a SATA port to be run to the mPCIe port, and mSATA support can therefore not be added at a later point). You won't be able to place an SSD there. Either find a motherboard that explicitly supports mSATA, or go for a regular 2.5" SSD.

What OS will you be running on this? A cheaper solution that should be ok for this kind of usage is to get a decent performance USB 3.0 stick and boot from that. I wouldn't think the longevity would match an SSD, but then again, how many reads/writes does the system drive of a NAS have to handle?

 

[Maiyr]

Thank you Valantar. Now I have a better idea of what to look for in a MB. Good idea on the boot from USB. Certainly an option, but I want a full Windows PC for this NAS.

Thanks,

Maiyr