Why TVS-x71 only support 2P and not 4P QM2 NVMe cards?

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Why TVS-x71 only support 2P and not 4P QM2 NVMe cards?

Post by a13antichrist » Sat May 06, 2023 6:12 pm

Specs from this page:
https://view.publitas.com/qnap-1/qm2_-e ... b/page/6-7

Not really a problem, just curious to know what the workings are behind the limitation...
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Re: Why TVS-x71 only support 2P and not 4P QM2 NVMe cards?

Post by jaysona » Tue May 09, 2023 8:03 am

Space available. The 4P cards are too long.
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Re: Why TVS-x71 only support 2P and not 4P QM2 NVMe cards?

Post by a13antichrist » Fri May 26, 2023 8:57 am

jaysona wrote:
Tue May 09, 2023 8:03 am
Space available. The 4P cards are too long.
Oh ok. Cheers hehe
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R9 5950x || RTX3090 || 64Gb 3600Mhz || Intel X520 10Gbe
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R3 2200G mini HTPC
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