Is this a bootable card?
1790818
I installed this card in my Dell Desktop and it works very good. I hooked up a sata drive from my old laptop.. however I don't think it will boot from it. In the setup it does not show that drive as a bootable device (where you set the boot order). It only has the two on-board sata drives that I have installed. Hope this helps. It is a good deal at the price and allowed me to add a sata storage drive.
1790819
It wasn't for me. I have a regular BIOS system (not the UEFI) so I was not able to use any drives connected to it to boot from. But it does work well for secondary drives.
2149096
To the best of my knowledge yes. Reason I say this is USB boot to flash bios works fine
1592330
All I know is it is a PCIe card. So if you have a PCIe slot I'm pretty sure it is.
1729123
Do not believe this vendor sells the card separately . it is also a version that boots from the SD card itself (side boot). Does not root and overwrite the internal drive. Sort of like a dual boot. Previous response mentioned download and doing a perm format. I plan on doing this as well, but recommend caution and follow the process outlined.
86653
I believe so... The card doesn't need it's own power supply, so you should be good. It does require the pci-e slot on your board.
545846
As far as I am concerned this card is complete JUNK! Spend the money and get a Startech.
2149097
To the best of my knowledge yes.Reason I say this is USB boot to flash bios works fine
780823
Yes, but you really need to know what you're doing as far as drivers go to get everything set up properly. I have mine running Windows 7. It can be done, it just takes a little extra work. Also, you need to disable secure-boot from within the bios before you begin anything at all
761784
Jack, If you are using XP use the software after installing the card. Reboot and then you are good. If you are using Windows 7 or 8 let the operating system get the software on the internet,reboot.TDG
393085
Yes. I actually ended up having to use a card because the onboard was not supported by the low resoultion display that I am using (for an arcade cabinet).
1732686
I wouldn't know ... I have yet to get mine to boot up in windows. Buy something, anything else.
1767431
I didn't try, should be. Don't recommend this seller. My card works, but have some kind of problem that doesn't allow it to run a full speed. I have to manually downclock to make it work propertly.
2056867
Most likely yes, some bios's only allow certain wifi cards and will not let the computer boot without an approved card. But if the computer can boot it, most linux operating systems have drivers.
1424751
On the package it says it is Windows 8 ready. But, I would double-check at the Gigabyte website.
2062169
if there is a pci-e slot and it fits then i don't see why not. depending on how your system was set on default you may have to enable a bios setting so your system can run this card as it is considered a certain kind of new software. i think its calle trinity or something but i dont remember. either way your computer wont be able to boot up unless this setting is enabled in the bios.
1577298
Hi Elizabeth,Make sure that you have inserted card into a PCI-Express V2.0 x2 Interface! or x4, x8, x16 slots.You can't boot directly to this card unless you reinstall the OS. If that is not the case adjust boot priority appropriately, and Check for motherboard BIOS update.Try testing card on another slot or another computer.
1361656
Yes, according to the support website linked below. However, it requires a later BIOS version than what may be currently on your board. You may have to flash the BIOS to use it.http://goo.gl/7108ON