OK, what is up with M.2

[Ady.533]

Hey guys,

So I've been confused about why the connectors on m.2 drives and ports dont seem to match up...

well, my H97 M-E mobo has an onboard m.2 port, but it's port looks like it will match up with this msata drive, not this m.2 drive, since it doesn't have that little notch, but well, will the M.2 drive still work? and also, since the msata drive looks like a fit, will that Also work? 

[Blebekblebek]

not all ports are compatible with SSD

you might need to contact them for information.

[blu4]

m.2 is an update for the mSATA. Unfortunately it's not backward compatible.

[Guest]

M.2 drives and mSATA drives (both shown above) use different connectors. M.2 drives themselves come in different sizes, 2280 and 2260 being the most common. These refer to the width (22 pins or mm I can't recall) and the length, 60 vs 80mm. There are dozens of different options though for M.2 drives.

M.2 drives are also either PCIe based or SATA based. The Samsung 850's are all SATA based and will not work on Asus or some Gigabyte boards.

[NeverNotExhausted]

The photos I can see look like m.2

[dragoon20005]

 

it just a keying

 

and not all mobo support all keyings

 

so you need to verify with the mobo manufacturer

[Ady.533]

Thank you a lot guys, and maybe let's do something so that Linus makes a teck quikie video about this, eh?

[RyomaSJibenG]

Thank you a lot guys, and maybe let's do something so that Linus makes a teck quikie video about this, eh?

you mean this

[Kc7vwc]

Ncix also has a video explaining m.2. If your mobo has a port, be sure to check the manual for its type. My msi z97m gaming mobo supports both pcie and sata m.2 SSDs.