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x86 P5 MAX - no NVMe recognized

2025-11-19 23:31:12
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Last modified time：2025-11-22 22:33:52

I recently purchased the CWWK x86 P5 MAX motherboard along with an adapter card to install 6 NVMe drives via SFF-8654.

Motherboard:

https://cwwk.net/products/cwwk-x86pi-p5-p6-development-board-mini-router-12th-generation-intel-n100-i3-n305-ddr5-4800mhz-firewall-computer-2x-i226-v-2-5g-upgraded-version?_pos=4&_sid=18c8a1be6&_ss=r

Expansion card:

https://cwwk.net/products/cwwk-ssf8654-extended-6-m-2-card-adaprer

I found the latest BIOS CW-Mini-P5-MAX-7M2-fix20250830.iso at:

https://drive.x86pi.cn/BIOS/1.miniPC-BIOS/x86Pi(P1_P2_P3_P4_P5_P6_P7)/CW-X86-P5-MAX

Power Supply:

I am currently using the power adapter 120W 19V as show in figure delivered by CWWK


Unfortunately I do not recognize any m2 drive I put on the boards,.

Not even if they are on the additional card or on the main one.

Are there specific BIOS settings I need to change to recognize 7 NVMe drives?


Can I add this extra SSD in the wifi adapter?
https://cwwk.net/products/cwwk-256g-m-2-a-e-key-2230-ssd

or the PCI line are already saturated?



    looddAdminCommunity worker
    2025-11-26 15:47:43

    In addition to the 8654 cable, the expander board also requires a 4-pin power cable—have you connected it properly?

    Furthermore, since the signal originates from a PCIe CLS, drive #1 must be populated first; the system will not recognize other drives if the #1 slot is left empty. You may install drives in any other slots freely, as long as slot #1 is occupied.

    Based on the BIOS name you provided, we believe you are using the correct version. No additional settings are required in the BIOS—all necessary configurations have already been pre-configured for you.

    davidpasqualeAuthor
    2025-12-03 17:38:58
    Of course I also plugged the 4-pin power delivery camble from the mainboard to the 6*m2 adapter card!
    I did it many times, but I never get recognized my fist drive mounted on the mainboard and my 2 extra m2 on slot 1 and 2.
    I restarted the system many times.
    Never managed to make it working!

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