fitting bootable ssd on pci to asus m5a88-v evo motherboard
i would like to add a ssd for the boot partition to my older motherboard, to improve speed.
i use win7 64, but i wish to upgrade to win10.
my asus m5a88-v does not have an m.2 interface.
i am wondering if a pcie adapter would work : ssd should be the boot partiton.

the bios version is 1701 (ami) ; it seems that this has not uefi (but i know only very few things -- i made some search, but do not fully understand the implications).
chipset on asus m5a88-v is : amd 880g/sb850

please kindly help me !
emma
highly unlikely.
unless there is a specific bios update that adds this functionality, it will not work.

and there does not appear to be:
https://www.asus.com/motherboards/m5a88v\_evo/helpdesk\_bios/

just put in a sata iii ssd, 2.5" format. that will work, and on a board that old, you'll not see any actual performance difference vs an nvme drive.
maybe the boot disk partition be cleared. you can disable emmc in bios then install a pure windows in ssd. enable emmc after the windows installed. following cards have been verified

rcs\_r2ug-a2e16-a pcie switch

nvidia’a dgpu

intel82572ei nic

nec upd720200 usb3.0 card

asus usb3.1 card

moschip usb2.0 card

ocz ssd

ocz rvd400-22280-512g-a ssd

silicon image corp. 3132 sata controller

intel e10g42bt x520-t2 10gigabit nic card

sta… re-flash bios using usb stick if you can get that far.
if not reset option and steps like clearing cmos and pins.?
new mobo or try manufacturer.. hi there floriann software,

first of all, i would say that it is always a better idea to open up a new thread, instead of engaging in an old one.

apart from that, as the drive is recognized on other systems except for the xp one, then it comes to drivers. make sure you go to the mobo's website and update the drivers.
is the drive initialized as mbr. in case it is initialized as gpt, i would advise you to back up all the data and initialize it as mbr. win xp has some limitations on that: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/2581408

cheers,
d\_know\_wd :) This is a chicken and egg problem. No drive, cd/dvd won't work. You either need to get an external drive, or have someone write it to a USB thumb drive that your system can boot from. stick with the 2500k but still use your lower end mid-range 5770. the gaming performance is not any better when one looks at them side by side http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/288?vs=287 . when only 100mhz separates the two overclocking the 2500k makes up the negligible difference and can then be pushed up 1ghz more just on air. continue saving for a better card. the 6870 is still settling for mid range located smack dab in the center of mediocreville. wait for a 670 or 680 keplar series gpu's from nvidia or invest in the 7970. any of those cards with 3gb of vram is going to add a huge future proof cushion. buy a z68 http://www.techpowerup.com/161073/msi-s-entire-z68-(g3)-h61-(g3)-series-motherboard-supports-intel-s-22-nm-processors.html or http://www.gigabyte.com/press-center/news-page.aspx?nid=1048 which will support their newer pci 3.0 system requirements.after you have your next generation keplar or southern islands video cards like the 7970 it's time to save up for the ivy bridge upgrade along with the necessary bios revision. you are going to be saving $100 off the top by going for a 2500k instead of the 2600k that you can immediately apply to your stash for your better gfx card in the future. i would skip right over the 6970's, 580's and 90's and well anything except the newest cards. while your saving it also gives the newly released cards or processors time to show any bugs like sandy had. if you are thinking about overclocking like a science lab it is simply

enter bios via delete, f1 or whatever your default key is to enter "setup"/bios, click huge button that says overclocking, change the multiplier from 33 to 44 and then f10 to save and exit. motherboard - optical s/pdif out port(s) at back panel
dvd player - appears to have no audio input
speakers - do they have an s/pdif input?

so it appears you don't have the right things to connect to the other right things.

thanks for prompt reply,
ok leave the dvd aside and tell me that can't my mother board act as an amplifier or receiver as my mother board is new and it has the best inbuilt realtek® alc892 8-channel sound card?
one more thing tell me a best solution to make 5.1 surround system with these speakers.

the motherboard audio does not have an amplifier in it to drive speakers, the speakers have the amp in them. and that motherboard is capable of 5.1 sound, it's an 8-channel sound card in fact. what exactly are you having issues with? read the manual to the motherboard and the speakers, between those it should tell you what you need to do. please refer to the adaptation guide in the developer guide. there is tutorial for how to modify dtb for usb. you need to change the boot order so it checks the HDD before the floppy, cdrom etc...



btw a new pc means you will have to reinstall windows please refer to following posts:

<https://devtalk.nvidia.com/default/topic/1021886/jetson-tx2/pcie-usb-lane-mapping/post/5203705/#5203705>
<https://devtalk.nvidia.com/default/topic/1013740/jetson-tx2/tx2-config-3-for-usb-lane-mapping/post/5207826/#5207826>
[https://devtalk.nvidia.com/default/topic/102…](https://devtalk.nvidia.com/default/topic/1023160/jetson-tx2/tx2-using-pcix1-instead-of-usb3-default-config-1-/post/5207785/#5207785)