M.2 selection bug in PC builder

[zoodinger]

I noticed that there's a couple of bugs when selecting two M.2 drives.

1. The first M.2 selection has a more options not available for the second one.
2. Normally, if I select multiple drives I get asked where to install the OS, but the second M.2 drive is not shown (if I only select two M.2 drives, the first one is always used).

 

[richard_pcs]

Hi zoodinger,

Thanks for your query in regards to our configurations.

In regards to your first point, sometimes two different M.2s do not work together. Our configurations are tested prior to listing (in as many variations as is possible) and it has been found that NVMe drives cannot be put alongside standard 2280 drives operating at SATA speeds. This is only possible with two standard M.2s as otherwise the drives simply will not show. This is due to the internal communications of these devices operating over the PCIe lanes and the phyical communication infrastructure of the motherboard.

Therefore, we have limited the options of the second drive to make sure that two PCIe M.2s cannot be selected.

In regards to the 2nd M.2 not being shown as a location to install Windows, this is also by design. The boot configuration can often become confused is the boot drive is in the incorrect M.2 slot.

I hope this makes sense to yourself but if you have any questions at all, please let me know!

 

[ubuysa]

Hi zoodinger,

Thanks for your query in regards to our configurations.

In regards to your first point, sometimes two different M.2s do not work together. Our configurations are tested prior to listing (in as many variations as is possible) and it has been found that NVMe drives cannot be put alongside standard 2280 drives operating at SATA speeds. This is only possible with two standard M.2s as otherwise the drives simply will not show. This is due to the internal communications of these devices operating over the PCIe lanes and the phyical communication infrastructure of the motherboard.

Therefore, we have limited the options of the second drive to make sure that two PCIe M.2s cannot be selected.

In regards to the 2nd M.2 not being shown as a location to install Windows, this is also by design. The boot configuration can often become confused is the boot drive is in the incorrect M.2 slot.

I hope this makes sense to yourself but if you have any questions at all, please let me know!

Might I suggest that Richard's very informative reply should be made a sticky to help others asking the same question?