EVGA is back with the X99 Micro2, a refresh to their microATX X99 motherboard. Is the sequel better than the original? Let's find out!
Read review here
A very interesting board for the Kimera Nova !
Note, when the M.2 slot is populated, the bottom PCIe slot will be disabled.
So I can't get the sense behind all this, how could you guys from SFF Review of the Micro 2, conclude, that it works? Even after further testing...
I'd be VERY thankful for it And thanks for the review, it is not only the only real review in the net as of now, it also is very detail focused o the important things..I don't have a PCIe 3.0 x4 M.2 drive to check but I can update the BIOS on my board tomorrow and see if it still works with that SM951.
Thank you very much for the effort, mate. I really appreciate it.[M.2 active, but no drive installed:] a video card in the bottom slot dropped to x4 but otherwise functioned just fine and assumed it would work.
Today, I installed the M.2 drive with the video card in the bottom slot and couldn't get any video.
Will bug them now until they confirm what the final situation is..
BTW: I haven't had the opportunity to test it for my self, but I will try to reproduce your results to confirm it..
I'd put my money on PCB design error. The BIOS option causes the PCIe slot to drop down as expected, and the manual lists it as such, so that functionality is clearly intended.I don't know whether the design was meant that way or it was simply not possible or it is a permanent design BUG.
so we might hope for a x99 Micro3 then no seriosly, this board is awesome, but it could be better in some ways, so I hope the guys over at EVGA keep that in mind when doing the redesigns for the Skylake-E, as I suppose Broadwell-E is about to be skipped anyway, which is not too bad I think..I'd put my money on PCB design error. The BIOS option causes the PCIe slot to drop down as expected, and the manual lists it as such, so that functionality is clearly intended.