Any way to use my M.2 SSD on a SATA motherbaord?

[Diano]

My PC: Acer aspire T2-715

Previous Scinario:
Three seconds after power on, boot freezes at "acer" logo.
https://forums.overclockers.co.uk/posts/35161873/

Solution:
Replaced the Acer motherboard with a new & compatible Asus one.
The job was done by a shop. They could not find the same Acer board, so replaced it with an Asus one, Q170M2.

The Q170M2 does not accept M.2 SSD. My original M.2 SSD is full of tools & apps suitable for my work and now becomes a waste.

I want to use my original M.2 SSD on the Q170M2.

Is there any way to use an M.2 SSD on Q170M2, please?


Thank you.
Diano

 

[Diano]

Eh? I've just downloaded the manual and there's an M.2 socket between the CPU socket and the first PCIE slot.

Thank you.
Here is the layout of Q170M2. I do not see the M.2 socket. Help, please?

 

[Diano]

Maybe a card adapter on a PCIE slot?

Thank you.
Do you mean an adapter that can transfer M.2 SSD to SATA ?

 

[Diano]

What's the precise model of that M.2 drive?

It could be either PCIe based (NVMe) or SATA drive in just different form factor than 2.5".

Thank you.
You mentioned "SATA drive" in different form. Do you mean that an M.2 SSD can be run as a SATA drive with an adapter?

 

[Diano]

What's the precise model of that M.2 drive?

It could be either PCIe based (NVMe) or SATA drive in just different form factor than 2.5".

Thank you.
The make of the SSD : Lite-On
The model : CVI-8B 128
F/W :G871201
Power : DC 3.3V 0.95A
Pin : 3C07110088
MSIP-REM-PPQ-LGH-512V2G
KN.1280L013
546000F6HC01
SSD
Manufactured Date: NOV 2015

This is almost all of the info on the SSD.

 

[Diano]

The M.2 form factor can support either NVME or SATA signalling - motherboards may support one or both on a particular M.2 slot; depending on how the manufacturer has designed the board.

An M.2 form factor SSD will generally use either SATA or NVME signalling, not both. That's why @EsaT asked what the model of M.2 drive was - if you have a SATA M.2, but the board M.2 socket only supports NVME or vice-versa you will need an adapter of some sort.

After a quick look, I couldn't see adapters that convert the signalling, only the form factor; that's not to say they don't exist, though.

Thank you.

The following is almost all the info on the SSD card.
The make : Lite On.
The model : CVI-8B 128
F/W :G871201
Power : DC 3.3V 0.95A
Pin : 3C07110088
MSIP-REM-PPQ-LGH-512V2G
KN.1280L013
546000F6HC01
SSD
Manufactured Date: NOV 2015

What kind of an adapter I must have to get this SSD run on an Asus board Q170M2 ?

 

[Diano]

Your image is not visible. The M.2 socket is tagged as '4' in this layout diagram. And if you only see IMG, right click on it and open in a new tab.

This is the names of the number of the Q170M2.

Number 4 is the slots of RAM.
Do Ｉ　have a diffferent Q170M2 ?

 

[Diano]

If you have a GPU installed
It may be blocking the m2 slot from view
It's just above the GPU slot and just below the CPU socket
The user manual says it supports both pcie and sata m2 drive

Thank you.
Here is the Q170M2 manual. Is yours the same one?

Acer scammed you, that's SATA SSD, which would have been as fast as 2.5" drive in end of SATA cable.

While that would fit into mobo (M.2 mode needs to be set to SATA in BIOS) really wouldn't waste only M.2 slot for some secondary SATA drive.
There are USB enclosures for both SATA and PCIe M.2 drives which cna be used to access drives.
https://www.akasa.com.tw/update.php?tpl=product/product.detail.tpl&no=181&type=Enclosures&type_sub=SSD Accessories&model=AK-ENU3M2-04

Can my SSD be put on an adapter card similar as this one and insert the adapter card into PCIEX1_1 on Asus Q170M2 board ?

 

[Diano]

Acer scammed you, that's SATA SSD, which would have been as fast as 2.5" drive in end of SATA cable.

While that would fit into mobo (M.2 mode needs to be set to SATA in BIOS) really wouldn't waste only M.2 slot for some secondary SATA drive.
There are USB enclosures for both SATA and PCIe M.2 drives which cna be used to access drives.
https://www.akasa.com.tw/update.php?tpl=product/product.detail.tpl&no=181&type=Enclosures&type_sub=SSD Accessories&model=AK-ENU3M2-04

thanks.

Can my SSD be put on a converter or adapter similar like this and then insert the converter into PCIex1_1 slot on Asus Q170M2 motherboard?

 

[Diano]

sorry wrong pic ... m.2 position on mobo?

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. REALLY APPRECIATE.

Yes, the Q170M2 that the repair shop installed on my PC is the same Q170M2, but it has been re-modeled, taking out of the part in the red circle`. And the work is so professional that no one can tell without comparison.

The repair shop installed a SATA SSD, bout 5cm x 9cm x 1cm, linking from one of the SATA ports to the location of SATA3, next to the SATA3 hard drive.

Again, thank you.

 

[Diano]

That looks to be a SATA adapter - it doesn't go into a PCIe slot, you use a SATA cable to connect it to a SATA port, same as with a normal drive. You'd also need a SATA power cable for it.
As it seems your M.2 SSD uses SATA signalling, that would probably work.

Thank you.

Yes, this is what I am going to do, install a SATA adapter.

 

[Diano]

You can't ever put SATA drive into PCIe.
Unless you put SATA controller there first.
Again that adapter in picture is passive adapter just making that M.2 SATA SSD compatible with normal SATA data and power cable.

Thank you.

No. I am not going to use a PCIe adapter. Will use a SATA adapter for my SATA SSD.