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Plz can anyone tell whether I can connect an M2 nvme or m2 ssd to my HP ay079nia laptop using a connecter like an nvme to sata III converter?

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Adapters exist, now whether they exist for a laptop AND can fit in the space where the hard drive currently sits, is a much larger question.

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I am a non IT guy and would like to upgrade my storage to an m.2 nvme using an adapter that converts the storage to be usable in a laptop that only supports sata III

I know that the m.2 nvme will be sort of useless as sata III will limit the speed etc but i want to purchase the drive so that later whenever I buy a pc i can plug the storage in pci or nvme slot.

 

My laptop is a sixth generation

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Intel® Core™ i5-6200U (2.3 GHz, up to 2.8 GHz, 3 MB cache, 2 cores)

Default storage:

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500 GB 5400 rpm SATA

Also please recommend if such an adapter does exist thanks

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7 minutes ago, wokedude55 said:

but i want to purchase the drive so that later whenever I buy a pc i can plug the storage in pci or nvme slot.

How soon do you expect to buy a PC? Buying stuff "for future use" is typically not worth it. By the time you do, that NVMe could be outdated already.

 

Also, first search result on Google for M.2 to SATA: https://www.amazon.com/StarTech-com-2-5in-Adapter-Protective-Housing/dp/B00PY11SYM

Limitation: It only takes M.2 SATA SSDs, not NVMe SSDs.

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Adapters exist, now whether they exist for a laptop AND can fit in the space where the hard drive currently sits, is a much larger question.

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1 minute ago, Radium_Angel said:

Adapters exist, now whether they exist for a laptop AND can fit in the space where the hard drive currently sits, is a much larger question.

Hm, this one might: https://www.amazon.de/Aawsome-SATA-Bus-SFF-8639-Konverter-Computer/dp/B07MDYLJ5J

 

This one is actually supposed to take NVMe SSDs. Not sure I'd trust that brand though 😄

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9 minutes ago, Eigenvektor said:

Not sure I'd trust that brand though

This is off topic, but I work for a gov't lab and one of the things we do is test newborns for genetic issues. One of the companies we work with that make the lab instruments is named "Baebies".....

 

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29 minutes ago, wokedude55 said:

would like to upgrade my storage to an m.2 nvme using an adapter that converts the storage to be usable in a laptop that only supports sata III

There are no converters that allow a SATA host to read an NVMe drive. Since you're on 6th Gen Intel, by the time it would matter, you should probably upgrade anyways. In the mean time, SATA SSDs aren't exactly slow when it comes to daily-driving tasks.

 

18 minutes ago, Eigenvektor said:

Hm, this one might: https://www.amazon.de/Aawsome-SATA-Bus-SFF-8639-Konverter-Computer/dp/B07MDYLJ5J

 

This one is actually supposed to take NVMe SSDs. Not sure I'd trust that brand though 😄

Those are to allow U.2 to SFF-8639 cables to read NVMe drives. It's a SAS connector, which won't fit into a standard SATA+power connection.

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I agree with @AbydosOne, a 2.5" SATA SSD will work just fine. If you don't need the extra compute power I don't see a compelling reason to upgrade your laptop, though. Get yourself a decent SATA drive with MLC or TLC and DRAM cache like ( e.g. a Samsung 870 Evo) one and you will be fine. Even if you later want to use it in a desktop system a SATA SSD is not going to be a problem in most cases from what my own experience tells me.

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32 minutes ago, AbydosOne said:

Those are to allow U.2 to SFF-8639 cables to read NVMe drives. It's a SAS connector, which won't fit into a standard SATA+power connection.

Thanks, good to know 🙂

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18 hours ago, Kon-Tiki said:

I agree with @AbydosOne, a 2.5" SATA SSD will work just fine. If you don't need the extra compute power I don't see a compelling reason to upgrade your laptop, though. Get yourself a decent SATA drive with MLC or TLC and DRAM cache like ( e.g. a Samsung 870 Evo) one and you will be fine. Even if you later want to use it in a desktop system a SATA SSD is not going to be a problem in most cases from what my own experience tells me.

Plz recommend one

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2 minutes ago, wokedude55 said:

Really? Let me give it a try though

Will this be connected to ssd slot though?

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18 hours ago, Eigenvektor said:

How soon do you expect to buy a PC? Buying stuff "for future use" is typically not worth it. By the time you do, that NVMe could be outdated already.

 

Also, first search result on Google for M.2 to SATA: https://www.amazon.com/StarTech-com-2-5in-Adapter-Protective-Housing/dp/B00PY11SYM

Limitation: It only takes M.2 SATA SSDs, not NVMe SSDs.

So can u help me out buying an M.2 SATA SSD that works well the adapter

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16 minutes ago, wokedude55 said:

Plz recommend one

Cruicial MX500 or Samsung 870 EVO are my gotos.

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Laptop (Narrative): Lenovo Flex 5 81X20005US | Ryzen 5 4500U | 16GB RAM (soldered) | Vega 6 Graphics | SKHynix P31 1TB NVMe SSD | Intel AX200 Wifi (all-around awesome machine)

 

Proxmox Server (Veda): Ryzen 7 3800XT | AsRock Rack X470D4U | Corsair H80i v2 | 64GB Micron DDR4 ECC 3200MT/s | 4x 10TB WD Whites / 4x 14TB Seagate Exos / 2× Samsung PM963a 960GB SSD | Seasonic Prime Fanless 500W | Intel X540-T2 10G NIC | LSI 9207-8i HBA | Fractal Design Node 804 Case (side panels swapped to show off drives) | VMs: TrueNAS Scale; Ubuntu Server (PiHole/PiVPN/NGINX?); Windows 10 Pro; Ubuntu Server (Apache/MySQL)


Media Center/Video Capture (Jesta Cannon): Ryzen 5 1600X | ASRock B450M Pro4 R2.0 | Noctua NH-L12S | 16GB Crucial DDR4 3200MT/s CAS-22 | EVGA GTX750Ti SC | UMIS NVMe SSD 256GB / TEAMGROUP MS30 1TB | Corsair CX450M | Viewcast Osprey 260e Video Capture | Mellanox ConnectX-2 10G NIC | LG UH12NS30 BD-ROM | Silverstone Sugo SG-11 Case | Sony XR65A80K

 

Camera: Sony ɑ7II w/ Meike Grip | Sony SEL24240 | Samyang 35mm ƒ/2.8 | Sony SEL50F18F | Sony SEL2870 (kit lens) | PNY Elite Perfomance 512GB SDXC card

 

Network:

Spoiler 
                           ┌─────────────── Office/Rack ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
Google Fiber Webpass ────── UniFi Security Gateway ─── UniFi Switch 8-60W ─┬─ UniFi Switch Flex XG ═╦═ Veda (Proxmox Virtual Switch)
(500Mbps↑/500Mbps↓)                             UniFi CloudKey Gen2 (PoE) ─┴─ Veda (IPMI)           ╠═ Veda-NAS (HW Passthrough NIC)
╔═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╩═ Narrative (Asus USB 2.5G NIC)
║ ┌────── Closet ──────┐   ┌─────────────── Bedroom ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
╚═ UniFi Switch Flex XG ═╤═ UniFi Switch Flex XG ═╦═ Byarlant
   (PoE)                 │                        ╠═ Narrative (Cable Matters USB-PD 2.5G Ethernet Dongle)
                         │                        ╚═ Jesta Cannon*
                         │ ┌─────────────── Media Center ──────────────────────────────────┐
Notes:                   └─ UniFi Switch 8 ─────────┬─ UniFi Access Point nanoHD (PoE)
═══ is Multi-Gigabit                                ├─ Sony Playstation 4 
─── is Gigabit                                      ├─ Pioneer VSX-S520
* = cable passed to Bedroom from Media Center       ├─ Sony XR65A80K (Google TV)
** = cable passed from Media Center to Bedroom      └─ Work Laptop** (Startech USB-PD Dock)

Retired/Other:

Spoiler

Laptop (Rozen-Zulu): Sony VAIO VPCF13WFX | Core i7-740QM | 8GB Patriot DDR3 | GT 425M | Samsung 850EVO 250GB SSD | Blu-ray Drive | Intel 7260 Wifi (lived a good life, retired with honor)

Testbed/Old Desktop (Kshatriya): Xeon X5470 @ 4.0GHz | ZALMAN CNPS9500 | Gigabyte EP45-UD3L | 8GB Nanya DDR2 400MHz | XFX HD6870 DD | OCZ Vertex 3 Max-IOPS 120GB | Corsair CX430M | HooToo USB 3.0 PCIe Card | Osprey 230 Video Capture | NZXT H230 Case

TrueNAS Server (La Vie en Rose): Xeon E3-1241v3 | Supermicro X10SLL-F | Corsair H60 | 32GB Micron DDR3L ECC 1600MHz | 1x Kingston 16GB SSD / Crucial MX500 500GB

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On 1/11/2022 at 12:23 AM, AbydosOne said:

There are no converters that allow a SATA host to read an NVMe drive. Since you're on 6th Gen Intel, by the time it would matter, you should probably upgrade anyways. In the mean time, SATA SSDs aren't exactly slow when it comes to daily-driving tasks.

 

Those are to allow U.2 to SFF-8639 cables to read NVMe drives. It's a SAS connector, which won't fit into a standard SATA+power connection.

Oh well thanks for saving my money

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