Not that old but still problematic booting from an M.2 drive, however I did find a reply that means I should be able to do it :)
http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/answers/id-3512498/samsung-960-evo-bootable-asus-z97-usb.html
Might get the Adata 480GB and try it, if it fails I'll save some more...
Sorry for the novice question, have only ever bought SATA SSDs. my Asus Z97-A says it can take:
- 1 x M.2 Socket 3 with M Key, type 2260/2280 storage devices support (supports PCIE SSD only)
I'd assumed this Crucial one would be perfect, but according to Crucial's website it isn't compatible...
I think we already established that the ATA password is set when you set a User password in the BIOS? We're not talking about the password that protects the BIOS.
Most people are unlikely to hear any difference between a properly encoded MP3 (say using LAME) and the source. FLAC is very useful for archiving as obviously there's no data loss from ripping your CD/Blu-Ray audio etc.
Plus these days space is so cheap that I'd use FLAC anyway. My car is the...
Yes it does. If the files are tagged it'll do whatever you want with the filenames....which includes creating directories....askahvitronic has pointed out.
It's an excellent piece of software.
Really? Sigh...I give up, what a crock of swear words. Why do they bother giving you this stuff when it's so damned complicated and messy just to use something which should be so simple to enable?
Thanks for the reply :) I skipped over your reply far too quickly.
I understand how ATA and the encryption all works I just didn't realise that the User password was the same as the HDD password. Laptops tend to call it the HDD password and I know you have User passwords on newer BIOSes.
You'd...
No they don't. Most have an option to set admin and user passwords. These are NOT HDD passwords.
Provide me to a link to a current Z97 chipset Asus mobo that allows this to be set.
Cheers, but I know this hence my first post:
which seems to be the case...unbelievable that such a useful feature that would require minimal BIOS effort (at a guess since it's in laptops) just isn't in any mainstream boards. Such a pity :(
Hence the only way I can see to use the encryption is...
So this drive is essentially useless for encryption if you use Win 7 Pro and have an older motherboard then?
It'd be nice is manufacturers/reviewers could be clearer about this. While it's a faster drive than my old one I can't use one of the features I bought it for :(
Cheers John. They seem to be old chipsets unfortunately, not the newer socket 1150 ones :(
I thought maybe the newer Q87 would support it but I can't see it anywhere.
Asus have an irritatingly named exclusive feature called Disk Unlocker however this is to do with >2TB drives.
Failing being able to find a new motherboard with the HDD ATA password option, what software can I use to make use of the encryption features of this drive?
I'm currently using Win 7 Pro with no intention to update until Win 10 is out.
In the software it mentions Opal?
I'd like to turn on FDE...
I've found it to be the electronics around it that get hot or fail, even the more expensive ones. The LEDs themselves are never hot. The electronics need decent heat sinks really and the better quality bulbs seem to make this part of the design of the bulb. It works well for bayonet style bulbs...
Other than Intel does anyone make mobos that provide this facility?
I know laptops usually do but I'm finding it surprisingly hard to find a desktop mobo that supports this feature.
I recently (on the basis of Anandtech and other reviews) bought a Samsung 850 Pro SSD but didn't realise this...
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