M.2 Issues :( (Solved)

[Phoen1x.M]

Hallo :P

I have an issue with a NVMe(1) I have and I really don't know what to make of it :E

My motherboard doens't have a M.2, so I purchased an SATA-Adapter(2), but when I conected it, to didn't show up.. and get reeeaal hot!

My first intuetion was to look for shorts on the board. Nothing. Check the on-board voltage regulator, check the pinout of the connector, but nothing.

 

I disassembled my laptop afterwards, to test it, but the NVMe worked fine, so no problems there.

 

A USB adapter(3) showed that it needs another voltage source, becaus the laptop coundn't deliver the current. But when a 12 voltage source is applied, it don't reconice it... and again, it get's hot.

 

So, is it posible that I'm just an idiot? I mean, my knowledge about all the pretty numbers and text on the NVMe itself, itsn't great. My train of thought was somthing like: It's M.2, I need a M.2 adapter. Which is now alot to go on, I'll admit, but I thought that was enough :(

 

Does anyone know know what chould be the problem? I just don't feel like it's the SATA-Adapter(2), but I definitely chould be wrong c:

 

(1)NVMe:

https://www.cpumedics.com/toshiba-kxg5aznv256g-256gb-m-2-pcie-nvme-2280-mlc-3d-nand-ssd-solid-state/

 

(2)SATA-Adapter:

https://www.digikey.dk/product-detail/da/tripp-lite/P960-001-M2/TL2202-ND/6680074

 

(3)USB Adapter:

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32978430883.html?gps-id=pcDetail404&scm=1007.16891.96945.0&scm_id=1007.16891.96945.0&scm-url=1007.16891.96945.0&pvid=23c47400-11ef-4783-8e1a-1c0cdb63a8d7&_t=gps-id:pcDetail404,scm-url:1007.16891.96945.0,pvid:23c47400-11ef-4783-8e1a-1c0cdb63a8d7,tpp_buckets:668%230%23131923%2358_668%23808%235965%23518_668%23888%233325%239_668%232846%238112%23595_668%232717%237561%23331__668%233374%2315176%23445

 

[AbydosOne]

13 minutes ago, Phoen1x.M said:

I have an issue with a NVMe(1) I have and I really don't know what to make of it :E

My motherboard doens't have a M.2, so I purchased an SATA-Adapter(2)

13 minutes ago, Phoen1x.M said:

So, is it posible that I'm just an idiot? I mean, my knowledge about all the pretty numbers and text on the NVMe itself, itsn't great. My train of thought was somthing like: It's M.2, I need a M.2 adapter. Which is now alot to go on, I'll admit, but I thought that was enough

 

Does anyone know know what chould be the problem? I just don't feel like it's the SATA-Adapter(2), but I definitely chould be wrong

You can't adapt NVMe to SATA. NVMe is PCIe; SATA is... well... not.

 

There are both SATA and NVMe M.2 drives (but they have different bumps in the socket so you can only put compatible drives in a given socket; look up B-key and M-key).

 

It's entirely possible that you killed the drive by trying. It shouldn't have even be able to fit in the adapter because they're keyed differently; did you install it upside down for it to fit?

 

EDIT: from the SATA adapter spec sheet...

 

Edited July 28, 2020 by AbydosOne

[Phoen1x.M]

Thank you so much @AbydosOne!

Yes I totally installed it upside down!

And goddamnit! xD Well, the NVMe still works, so that's always something.

Well, thank you again, guess I have to get a PCIe Board adapter? As in:

https://www.digikey.dk/products/da/computer-equipment/adapter-cards/888?k=m.2
 

[AbydosOne]

8 minutes ago, Phoen1x.M said:

Well, thank you again, guess I have to get a PCIe Board adapter? As in:

https://www.digikey.dk/products/da/computer-equipment/adapter-cards/888?k=m.2

Yep, that should work.

 

9 minutes ago, Phoen1x.M said:

Yes I totally installed it upside down!

You've actually confirmed something I've wondered but have never been able to test. I guess B-key is upside down M-key (and a very poor engineering decision...)

[Phoen1x.M]

@AbydosOne Thanks again and your wellcome