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A form factor for solid state drives (SSD) without a shell like classic SSD's. Typically 22mm wide, and either 42mm, 60mm, or 80mm in length. Utilize either SATA or PCI Express BUS types.

A form factor for solid state drives (SSD) without a shell like classic SSD's; just a circuit board with NAND modules (may be single- or double-sided) and a controller chip. Typically 22mm wide, and either 42mm, 60mm, or 80mm in length. These utilize multiple BUS types, including SATA and PCI Express.

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Connect a M.2 (B & M) key SSD into a B socket

I have bought a SSD with M.2 socket (B & M) key, but my computer just have a B key socket. My question is if I can connect the SSD in this B socket, and would it work correctly?
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Are external M.2 NGFF controllers compatible with M.2 NVMe drives?

Are there M.2 controllers, that do not support NVMe? I am trying to understand, if an external M.2 USB controller will work with the M.2 NVMe drives I have. The drive spec says "Supports M.2 (NGFF) drive of any capacity". Does that mean it is not…
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NVMe PCIe x4 SSD on M.2 PCIe x2 slot?

i'm about to get a new SSD for my PC, and before spending the money i have some doubts about my decision i would like to clarify First, my mobo is a B450 Aorus Pro Wifi, it has 2 M.2 slots, one of them full length (22110) compatible with PCIe 3.0 x4…
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What's the purpose of the 1x2 header on m.2 SSDs?

On some m.2 SSDs, there is an unpopulated spot for a header at the screw end of the drive (as opposed to the edge connector end of the drive). What is the purpose and the pinout for this header? See the pair of holes near where the screw is when…
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Adaptor from NVMe M.2 SSD to SATA?

I am trying to upgrade the storage: The existing storage is a 256GB SSD, model Samsung PM871b M.2 2280, installed on an adaptor to SATA, and I guess it is Next Gen Form Factor. I purchased a 1TB SSD in NVMe M.2, model Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus NVMe…
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How do I make M.2 PCIe SSD drives non-removeable in Windows 10?

For the first time, I've built my own computer. I bought a M.2 SSD (specifically the ADATA XPG SX6000 M.2 2280 PCIe Gen3x2 SSD - 512GB) and slipped it into the Ultra M.2 slot on the back side of my motherboard (ASRock Fatal1ty X470…
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Motherboard UEFI doesn't detect M.2 SSD drive

I'm building a brand new PC with an ASUS PRIME Z370-A motherboard and a Samsung SSD 970 EVO NVMe M.2 250GB. However, my motherboard does not seem to be able to recognize the drive as the it neither shows up in UEFI nor in the Windows 10 Installer. I…
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Why not use PCI-E M.2 space as RAM?

The M.2 connector can use PCI-e 2.0 and 3.0 which can go up to 16 Gb/s (131,072 mb/s). Only the greatest and most expensive DDR4 can theorically surpass that speed. PCI-e 4.0 plan is to be 32 gb/s according to Wikipedia.. DDR4 data transfer…
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M.2. PCIe adapter with two M.2 SSDs only shows one

I have just finished my (first ever) server build. Everything seems to work ok. Except I only see one of the two NVMe M.2 SSDs that I installed via a PCIe adapter. (At least, it shows as 500 GB, rather than 1 TB.) Are the NVMe SSDs faulty? Or is…
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NVMe support - implicit or explicit?

After poring over available Z170 motherboards I have been become confused when it comes to NVMe compatibility. Can you please clarify if my assumptions are correct or wildly misguided. Consider motherboard X. It has an M.2 slot which supports "SSD…
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Linux Debian-derived OS NVMe write speeds capped around 600 mb/s

Hello I have tried multiple Debian-derived Linux OS (Ubuntu and MX Linux) and all have resulted in the same thing. My Samsung 970 EVO+ M.2 write speeds are capped around 600~ , give or take 5%. I have tested on exactly 6 different M.2s all…
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M.2 SATA SSD not found by ASrock B450m pro

For the life of me I can't get my motherboard to recognize that there is a SATA stick in the M.2 slot of my ASRock B450m Pro4. This is an entirely fresh build, I'm unsure if there are special steps for M.2 installations that I'm simply…
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Windows 10 update 1709 fails on M.2 SSD

I have a brand new PC with Windows 10 and since the last month, I receive error messages about the 1709 update. The error code is 0xc1900200 which means that "machine does not meet the minimum system requirements." This morning, the error message…
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What types of m.2 cards are there?

I just got a new motherboard with a couple of m.2 slots. I've read about the tech and how modular it is and how it can accept so many different interfaces. That got me thinking, what can I put in there? I went to Amazon and Newegg but they dont…
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M.2 (or NGFF) SSD cloning, how to clone to a M-key PCIe SSD using an external USB connection?

The usual way I do this is connect two drives to a computer using the USB interface and a cloning software like FarStone. Afterwards I would install the new cloned drive in the laptop/computer. I have found that the fastest and easiest way to make…
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