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Adapters for this SSD?
Posted: June 19th, 2015, 5:33
by bos
Previously I've only been working with 2.5" SSD-drives. Yesterday this one showed up in the workshop, and I have no idea how to interface it.
The connector looks a lot like the one on laptop WiFi-cards, so I tried attaching it there. Alas, to no avail. Perhaps the laptop is too old, but the drive didn't even show up in BIOS.
Tips?
Re: Adapters for this SSD?
Posted: June 19th, 2015, 15:13
by falther
This one is a mSATA 128GB SSD drive out of a HP Spectre XT Pro Ultrabook
mSATA to SATA adapters are easily to find in the internet (eBay).
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Re: Adapters for this SSD?
Posted: June 19th, 2015, 15:49
by fzabkar
bos wrote:Previously I've only been working with 2.5" SSD-drives. Yesterday this one showed up in the workshop, and I have no idea how to interface it.
The connector looks a lot like the one on laptop WiFi-cards, so I tried attaching it there. Alas, to no avail. Perhaps the laptop is too old, but the drive didn't even show up in BIOS.
Tips?
Tip #1: Don't play suck-it-and-see with your customer's data.
Tip #2: If you have no idea how to interface something, then at least spend some time determining the function of the pins. For example, if it is a SATA device, then the SATA Tx/Rx differential pairs will be obvious. At the bare minimum, determine the
ground and
supply pins, and the supply
voltage. If you can't confirm the latter, then
DON'T plug it in.
Re: Adapters for this SSD?
Posted: June 19th, 2015, 15:59
by arvika
mSATA - one of the most popular interface for laptops SSD.
Re: Adapters for this SSD?
Posted: July 15th, 2015, 14:10
by Protech
These drives are showing up more often in the past year...having atleast one good reliable adapter in hand is a must.