Jump to content

U.2 to M.2?

NukaCola
By NukaCola
in Storage Devices
 Share
Posted

Linus probably won't answer your prayers.

Intel Core i7-6700K | Corsair H105 | Asus Z170I PRO GAMING | G.Skill TridentZ Series 16GB | 950 PRO 512GB M.2

 

Asus GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB STRIX OC | BitFenix Prodigy (Black/Red) | XFX PRO Black Edition 850W

 

 

My Build | PCPartPicker | CoC

 

Link to comment
https://linustechtips.com/topic/502369-u2-to-m2/#findComment-6707388
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

Ask the general forum your question I am sure somebody will have a proper answer for you.

Linus does always answer every person questions, He doesn't have the time.

COMMUNITY STANDARDS   |   TECH NEWS POSTING GUIDELINES   |   FORUM STAFF

LTT Folding Users Tips, Tricks and FAQ   |   F@H & BOINC Badge Request   |   F@H Contribution   |   My Rig   |   Project Steamroller

I am a Moderator, but I am fallible. Discuss or debate with me as you will but please do not argue with me as that will get us nowhere.

 

Spoiler

Character is like a Tree and Reputation like its Shadow. The Shadow is what we think of it; The Tree is the Real thing.  ~ Abraham Lincoln

You have enemies? Good. That means you've stood up for something, sometime in your life.  ~ Winston Churchill

Reputation is a Lifetime to create but takes only seconds to destroy.

Docendo discimus - "to teach is to learn"

 

† † †

† CHRISTIAN MEMBER †

 
 
 
 
 
 

 

Link to comment
https://linustechtips.com/topic/502369-u2-to-m2/#findComment-6707409
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

I like your optimism now HALP!!

 

Currently, only M.2 to U.2 exists. There is no U.2 to M.2.

Intel Core i7-6700K | Corsair H105 | Asus Z170I PRO GAMING | G.Skill TridentZ Series 16GB | 950 PRO 512GB M.2

 

Asus GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB STRIX OC | BitFenix Prodigy (Black/Red) | XFX PRO Black Edition 850W

 

 

My Build | PCPartPicker | CoC

 

Link to comment
https://linustechtips.com/topic/502369-u2-to-m2/#findComment-6707480
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

That's weird, why would it only work one way that's kinda dumb. and disappointing.. #firstworldproblems

 

not very dumb at all... do you find it weird that you can adapt pcie to usb, but not vice versa?

Don't ask to ask, just ask... please 🤨

sudo chmod -R 000 /*

Link to comment
https://linustechtips.com/topic/502369-u2-to-m2/#findComment-6707506
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

LINUS HALP! Im trying to install my M.2 drive on my Asus Maximus VIII Impact but it has a U.2 port, I know its possible HALP!

@LinusTech

Yep... As it stands you won't get to use m.2 drives. YAY for asus. 

 

 

 

However, there's also nothing inherently wrong with the latest M.2 drives and the likes of Samsung's SM951 and 950 Pro also offer fantastic performance and NVMe support too, but as it stands you won't be able to use them here. This is certainly a drawback - U.2 devices will inevitably be expensive, as the Intel 750 is already retailing considerably higher than the SSD 950 Pro when it comes to £/GB.

 

 

You're totally boned.

 

The excuse ASUS gave....

 

 

 

When we spoke to Asus about the issue, it told us that heat from the M.2 SSD can also get dumped onto the motherboard's PCB, potentially causing issues there. 

 

 

http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/2015/10/23/asus-maximus-viii-impact-review/1

LINK-> Kurald Galain:  The Night Eternal 

Top 5820k, 980ti SLI Build in the World*

CPU: i7-5820k // GPU: SLI MSI 980ti Gaming 6G // Cooling: Full Custom WC //  Mobo: ASUS X99 Sabertooth // Ram: 32GB Crucial Ballistic Sport // Boot SSD: Samsung 850 EVO 500GB

Mass SSD: Crucial M500 960GB  // PSU: EVGA Supernova 850G2 // Case: Fractal Design Define S Windowed // OS: Windows 10 // Mouse: Razer Naga Chroma // Keyboard: Corsair k70 Cherry MX Reds

Headset: Senn RS185 // Monitor: ASUS PG348Q // Devices: Note 10+ - Surface Book 2 15"

LINK-> Ainulindale: Music of the Ainur 

Prosumer DYI FreeNAS

CPU: Xeon E3-1231v3  // Cooling: Noctua L9x65 //  Mobo: AsRock E3C224D2I // Ram: 16GB Kingston ECC DDR3-1333

HDDs: 4x HGST Deskstar NAS 3TB  // PSU: EVGA 650GQ // Case: Fractal Design Node 304 // OS: FreeNAS

 

 

 

Link to comment
https://linustechtips.com/topic/502369-u2-to-m2/#findComment-6707527
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

USB and Pcie run at different speeds while U.2 and M.2 have the same bandwidth. also YOU SHALL NOT PASS!!!!!

 

Speed is not a major factor, it's the interface type. M.2 carries more than one interface in it, including sata 3. U.2 only carries its own interface.

 

Single link DVI-A can adapt to both vga and dvi-d, the opposite however is not true - simply because the dvi-a connector contains two completely different interfaces that do not coexist in vga and dvi-d.

Don't ask to ask, just ask... please 🤨

sudo chmod -R 000 /*

Link to comment
https://linustechtips.com/topic/502369-u2-to-m2/#findComment-6707541
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
  • Author

not very dumb at all... do you find it weird that you can adapt pcie to usb, but not vice versa?

 

Yep... As it stands you won't get to use m.2 drives. YAY for asus. 

 

 

 

You're totally boned.

Damn seems like Im out of luck here but theres always hope! I hope lol

NukaCola

Link to comment
https://linustechtips.com/topic/502369-u2-to-m2/#findComment-6707544
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

Speed is not a major factor, it's the interface type. M.2 carries more than one interface in it, including sata 3. U.2 only carries its own interface.

 

Single link DVI-A can adapt to both vga and dvi-d, the opposite however is not true - simply because the dvi-a connector contains two completely different interfaces that do not coexist in vga and dvi-d.

Sure, but it would be trivial to bring an adapter to the market that converted u.2 to the specific pcie m.2 key (which is different than the SATA key).

LINK-> Kurald Galain:  The Night Eternal 

Top 5820k, 980ti SLI Build in the World*

CPU: i7-5820k // GPU: SLI MSI 980ti Gaming 6G // Cooling: Full Custom WC //  Mobo: ASUS X99 Sabertooth // Ram: 32GB Crucial Ballistic Sport // Boot SSD: Samsung 850 EVO 500GB

Mass SSD: Crucial M500 960GB  // PSU: EVGA Supernova 850G2 // Case: Fractal Design Define S Windowed // OS: Windows 10 // Mouse: Razer Naga Chroma // Keyboard: Corsair k70 Cherry MX Reds

Headset: Senn RS185 // Monitor: ASUS PG348Q // Devices: Note 10+ - Surface Book 2 15"

LINK-> Ainulindale: Music of the Ainur 

Prosumer DYI FreeNAS

CPU: Xeon E3-1231v3  // Cooling: Noctua L9x65 //  Mobo: AsRock E3C224D2I // Ram: 16GB Kingston ECC DDR3-1333

HDDs: 4x HGST Deskstar NAS 3TB  // PSU: EVGA 650GQ // Case: Fractal Design Node 304 // OS: FreeNAS

 

 

 

Link to comment
https://linustechtips.com/topic/502369-u2-to-m2/#findComment-6707548
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
  • Author

Sure, but it would be trivial to bring an adapter to the market that converted u.2 to the specific pcie m.2 key (which is different than the SATA key).

Ive already looked that up and there are some pretty sketchy adapters out there i was just wondering if there was ma more mainstream fix

NukaCola

Link to comment
https://linustechtips.com/topic/502369-u2-to-m2/#findComment-6707559
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

Sure, but it would be trivial to bring an adapter to the market that converted u.2 to the specific pcie m.2 key (which is different than the SATA key).

 

The thing is, I don't think u.2 carries a direct pcie lane. It does its own thing afaik, pcie 4x is just the bandwidth/lanes it uses

Don't ask to ask, just ask... please 🤨

sudo chmod -R 000 /*

Link to comment
https://linustechtips.com/topic/502369-u2-to-m2/#findComment-6707562
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

Where there's a will there's way i guess i just should get a sata adapter for now even though it wont be as fast. Besides I already copied my OS and everything else on it.

yea... I think that's the only option for now... Unfortunately, it will have to be reset as well. Because it can't run in NVME via sata if I remember correctly.

LINK-> Kurald Galain:  The Night Eternal 

Top 5820k, 980ti SLI Build in the World*

CPU: i7-5820k // GPU: SLI MSI 980ti Gaming 6G // Cooling: Full Custom WC //  Mobo: ASUS X99 Sabertooth // Ram: 32GB Crucial Ballistic Sport // Boot SSD: Samsung 850 EVO 500GB

Mass SSD: Crucial M500 960GB  // PSU: EVGA Supernova 850G2 // Case: Fractal Design Define S Windowed // OS: Windows 10 // Mouse: Razer Naga Chroma // Keyboard: Corsair k70 Cherry MX Reds

Headset: Senn RS185 // Monitor: ASUS PG348Q // Devices: Note 10+ - Surface Book 2 15"

LINK-> Ainulindale: Music of the Ainur 

Prosumer DYI FreeNAS

CPU: Xeon E3-1231v3  // Cooling: Noctua L9x65 //  Mobo: AsRock E3C224D2I // Ram: 16GB Kingston ECC DDR3-1333

HDDs: 4x HGST Deskstar NAS 3TB  // PSU: EVGA 650GQ // Case: Fractal Design Node 304 // OS: FreeNAS

 

 

 

Link to comment
https://linustechtips.com/topic/502369-u2-to-m2/#findComment-6707738
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
  • 2 months later...
Posted (edited)

I was also considering to buy M8I and was thinking of using M.2 drive. After a short search I found this solution, but I don't really know, if it work http://www.microsatacables.com/m-2-to-u-2-sff-8639-pcie-x4-gen-3-adapter

As far as I understand it, you should be able to connect it to the mobo via standard U.2 cable and the adapter itself looks at least, like it should fit into a ssd 2,5" cage. If it really works, the thermal problems of M.2 SSDs could be solved at least in this weird way as you could potentially install it into your HHD-SSD cage and most of them are at least ventilated somehow (indirectly by the case air flow or by own fan)

 

EDIT:in fact, I just found out, that there is also an 2,5" kit available http://www.microsatacables.com/u-2-sff-8639-to-m-2-pcie-i-f-with-2-5-inch-9-5mm-case

 

Now it need someone from the US/CA to order/test it, if it works at all. But at least I found them on e-bay as well and so far they have good reputation and no suspicious feedbacks (like product is a crap, works not at all, etc.) :D

994.jpg

Edited by Racyquasar
new info
Link to comment
https://linustechtips.com/topic/502369-u2-to-m2/#findComment-7304506
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
 Share
Go to topic listing Storage Devices

×