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If you're looking to use Windows 10 instead of Windows 11, I would try installing Windows 10 on the original drive, then see if it Activates when you connect to the net and sign into your Microsoft account. If it does, you could then install it on the new drive and see if Activates on that. I'd be ...

barry777 wrote: ↑Tue Apr 25, 2023 8:20 am For activation issues, it is recommended that you contact the Amazon store seller.

Thanks barry777, win 11 is activated just fine, win 10 does not activate with the bios key, in my amr5.
Asking if any one else has tried such downgrade perhaps.

All right, my AMR5 came with windows 11 a couple of months ago. I installed windows 10 Pro on another ssd, but the bios key is not recognized, I should purchase another key, which I dont want as I "lose" the preinstalled win 11 key. Ever since, I left it with its win 11 key, at least tempo...

Thank you dear Gabe for your wise remarks! Yes, I could not imagine it would be a sata drive, until I run typically afterwards some specs utilities (like speccy and hwinfo) that reported so, to my surprise. No problem with me. Could not resist now and I finally decided to clone it with Samsung Tools...

Thanks again for the useful info dear Gabe! I came back to report my results and just seen your post. I received my AMR5 today and after initial windows setup, I added the sata m2. It worked just fine directly, as per your observations too. What is further interesting nonetheless, my AMR5 came with ...

Thanks a lot for your feedback Sir!
I will use the sata m2 then initially, after 1st setup, probably and hopefully by next week upon receiving the beautiful AMR5

Hi everyone, Waiting for my new AMR5 to arrive. Got a few m2 ssds and was wondering, is sata protocol supported in the 2nd free slot? Did not see that in any review or product specs page or topic here. Because I would prefer to use one existing sata. I know it has lower speed, it is fine with me as ...