I have got an Asus p5q pro motherboard which I know is old... sitting in a lian Li pc-A07 case
I would like to install an SSD with operating system installed. I have the following viable ports spare: multiple sata & 1x pci express x16 slot.
Q) Would any SSD be recognised by bios let alone be able to boot from it
Q) Could an nvme based drive in an expansion card holder work / be bootable?
Q) for sata based are there any adapters that would allow the drive to be mounted in a 3.5" drive bay


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I think bootable NVMe support was introduced with Z97 based motherboards, so you won't be able to boot straight to an NVMe SSD. Still, booting from a SATA SSD will give you a great boost in speed if you're coming from a conventional hard-disk. You could still make use of NVMe SSDs though, by using a PCIe adapter card, which are pretty cheap & widely available.


