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I'm looking to get an M.2 SSD and my MOBOs manual shows its limited by SATA3.x type. I'm assuming my HDD is SATA3.0 but I don't know. HDD is Seagate 2TB BarraCuda SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache 3.5-Inch Internal Hard Drive (ST2000DM006)

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Why is this info necessary? M.2 is m.2 dude, other technologies are just how good it performs.

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I'm looking to get an M.2 SSD and my MOBOs manual shows its limited by SATA3.x type. I'm assuming my HDD is SATA3.0 but I don't know. HDD is Seagate 2TB BarraCuda SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache 3.5-Inch Internal Hard Drive (ST2000DM006)

Yes, it's SATA 3.

 

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1 minute ago, c0mplexx* said:

I'm looking to get an M.2 SSD and my MOBOs manual shows its limited by SATA3.x type. I'm assuming my HDD is SATA3.0 but I don't know. HDD is Seagate 2TB BarraCuda SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache 3.5-Inch Internal Hard Drive (ST2000DM006)

Wait an M.2 does not need a cable.

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1 minute ago, jstudrawa said:

Yes, it's SATA 3.

 

What motherboard?

B450 Aorus M but wait SATA3 as in 3.0 right?

 

1 minute ago, ManosMax13 said:

Wait an M.2 does not need a cable.

Forgot to mention on the HDDs SATA3.x type

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2 minutes ago, TamerOfCarps said:

Why is this info necessary? M.2 is m.2 dude, other technologies are just how good it performs.

I want to run an HDD with it and the connectors are limited (image above)

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Just now, c0mplexx* said:

I want to run an HDD with it and the connectors are limited (image above)

You can run both m.2 does not need a cable as i said before.So its independant.

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Just now, ManosMax13 said:

You can run both m.2 does not need a cable as i said before.So its independant.

Yes. M.2 is the connector type and SATA is the technology for data.

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1 minute ago, ManosMax13 said:

You can run both m.2 does not need a cable as i said before.So its independant.

oh woops

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21 minutes ago, c0mplexx* said:

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With the "X" in "SATA 3.X" are you referring to these numbers?

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These numbers are just the identifying numbers for the ports, they represent as much as "port A", "port B", etc. would mean. Just an indication of what port they are talking about.

Sata 3 does not have any different numberings (like USB has with USB 3.1 and such).

 

So the motherboard takes SATA 3 disks, the HDD has a SATA 3 connector.

But keep in mind the ports are backwards and forwards compatible. An old SATA 2 drive would work just as well. The cables are even version agnostic, there is no 'SATA 3 cable', 'SATA 2 cable', etc.; there are just 'SATA cables'.

 

Anyways, when adding an M.2 SSD, keep in mind what sort of M.2 it is. It will either use the SATA or PCIE interface. These are typically listed on the product pages, but otherwise it's pretty easy to recognize. M.2 SATA are around 500/500MB per second read/write, while PCIE are usually faster. Anywhere from 1500/500 to 3500/2500MBps speeds.

Depending on which of either type you use, some ports (listed in the graph you posted) will be turned off.

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6 minutes ago, Minibois said:

With the "X" in "SATA 3.X" are you referring to these numbers?

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These numbers are just the identifying numbers for the ports, they represent as much as "port A", "port B", etc. would mean. Just an indication of what port they are talking about.

Sata 3 does not have any different numberings (like USB has with USB 3.1 and such).

 

So the motherboard takes SATA 3 disks, the HDD has a SATA 3 connector.

But keep in mind the ports are backwards and forwards compatible. An old SATA 2 drive would work just as well. The cables are even version agnostic, there is no 'SATA 3 cable', 'SATA 2 cable', etc.; there are just 'SATA cables'.

 

Anyways, when adding an M.2 SSD, keep in mind what sort of M.2 it is. It will either use the SATA or PCIE interface. These are typically listed on the product pages, but otherwise it's pretty easy to recognize. M.2 SATA are around 500/500MB per second read/write, while PCIE are usually faster. Anywhere from 1500/500 to 3500/2500MBps speeds.

Depending on which of either type you use, some ports (listed in the graph you posted) will be turned off.

Ohhh understood, thanks! And yes I meant those numbers

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