Does the ASUSTek Computer VivoBook_ASUSLaptop X705MAR_X705MA Take an NVMe SSD?

ASUSTek Computer VivoBook_ASUSLaptop X705MAR_X705MA

Every one of 6 field reports observed SATA storage rather than NVMe.

That is useful evidence about the reported machines, but it does not prove that every configuration lacks an NVMe slot or that the installed SATA drive is 2.5-inch rather than SATA M.2. Check the service manual, connector, dimensions, and current drive before ordering.

Field reports can’t tell us whether the SATA drive is a 2.5-inch bay or a SATA M.2 slot, nor which M.2 length fits — check the service manual before you buy.

Reported by field data

Storage controller:: Intel Corporation Celeron/Pentium Silver Processor SATA Controller
Platform:: Intel Corporation Gemini Lake Host Bridge
Drives seen:: TOSHIBA MQ04ABF1, KINGSTON OCP0S32, KINGSTON RBUSC18

Drives people actually had installed when they ran the report — not a compatibility list, and not the only drives that fit.

Capacities seen

256 GB (100%)

Sizes found installed in field reports — not a ceiling. Larger drives work fine.

How we know

This answer is derived from 6 independent hardware reports for the ASUSTek Computer VivoBook_ASUSLaptop X705MAR_X705MA, of which 0% observed an NVMe drive. We read the PCI device list in each report to tell NVMe apart from SATA.

Check it yourself

On Windows, open Task Manager → Performance and click your disk to see its model and type. On Linux, run lsblk -d -o NAME,TRAN,MODEL and read the TRAN column.

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Storage interfaces derived from linuxhw/LsPCI, licensed CC-BY-4.0.