topic Optane with external HDD in Intel® Optane™ Memory

Optane with external HDD

TKamp1 — Fri, 13 Jul 2018 20:29:33 GMT

I currently have Optane paired with an internal SATA-based 3.5" HDD. However, this HDD has been having some issues with regards to the SATA connection on the motherboard. Due to some circumstances preventing me from replacing the otherwise perfectly fine motherboard, I'm considering putting the drive in a USB 3.0-based external enclosure. Is Optane compatible with this configuration?

Re: Optane with external HDD

idata — Mon, 16 Jul 2018 14:13:13 GMT

Hi supertanno,

Thank you for posting in the Intel® communities.

Unfortunately, the configuration you are mentioning is not supported by the Intel® Optane™ Memory.

The module is intended to work with SATA drives that must be connected directly to the SATA port.

I hope this information answers your concern. If there is anything else I can help you with, let me know.

Have a nice day.

Regards,

Diego V.