brother love Posted July 8, 2018 Share Posted July 8, 2018 Did a search in this topic w/ no results found, so ... I recently acquired an i7-6700k w/ Gigabyte GA-170N-WIFI mobo that has M.2 2280 PCIe SSD capability. Plans are to replace current i5 music server w/ this version & use Optane 32gb for OS & SATA HDD for music files. Only catch is I utilize Linux Ubuntu 16.04 OS w/ HQPlayer for music server. Takes far less space than Win10 (that I currently have as OS for my 32gb mini PC Network Audio Adapter). Google searches seem to indicate it's doable as a UEFI only BIOS boot option. Any input/ comments on utilizing Ubuntu OS in the Optane SSD? My audio rig Link to comment
brother love Posted November 1, 2020 Share Posted November 1, 2020 I picked-up a 32gb M.2 2280 Optane ssd off fleabay & want to use it with Ubuntu 20.04 OS installed in a i7-6700k music server. Current HDD has dual boot Win10 Pro & Ubuntu 20.04 with music files on separate partition. Anything special that I need to do beyond just installing OS w/ Ubuntu Live USB stick & prioritizing mobo bios to boot Optane ssd? My audio rig Link to comment
brother love Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 @Mike Rubin, I currently boot 11gb minimal Ubuntu 20.04 OS w/ HQPlayer Desktop from a 16gb Intel Optane M.2 2280 PCIe SSD. My audio rig Link to comment
brother love Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 FWIW, I got a new 16gb Optane from this company Jan 2021 on Amazon w/ free shpg (but no longer available there): https://www.ebay.com/itm/Intel-MEMPEK1W016GA-16GB-M-2-80mm-PCIe-3-0-20nm-3D-Xpoint-Optane-Memory-NEW-/383645931277 Mike Rubin 1 My audio rig Link to comment
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