Can you buy 110mm m.2 ssd converters

Phil2008

Phil2008

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I have just bought a new laptop and wanted to swap the m.2 ssd from the old laptop into the new one, but its too short as the screw is miles away to secure the card in?
 
There are adaptors to convert shorter drives to longer mounting points. I bought one to convert 2230 to 2242 but it was actually a strip that you break up to get the length you need. Unfortunately it was from a competitor so I can't provide a link but a search for Xclio SSD Extension Adapter should find it.
However, it's incredibly unlikely that your new laptop is 22110. It's far more likely it's 2280 and your old one is 2242.
 
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There are adaptors to convert shorter drives to longer mounting points. I bought one to convert 2230 to 2242 but it was actually a strip that you break up to get the length you need. Unfortunately it was from a competitor so I can't provide a link but a search for Xclio SSD Extension Adapter should find it.
However, it's incredibly unlikely that your new laptop is 22110. It's far more likely it's 2280 and your old one is 2242.
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I have a 240gb wdgreen sata ssd m.2 2280 and its not long enough to secure it in my GeoBook 540 laptop? Ive found a pic of the whole of the back cover removed from the laptop... This guy is using a 2280(on the left) and his fits, so mine should fit also yeah??
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That's odd as that drive doesn't appear to have the locating notch at the screw end so what's holding it in position? But that's nowhere near 22110 as that would be 30mm further away - a huge difference.
 
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That's odd as that drive doesn't appear to have the locating notch at the screw end so what's holding it in position? But that's nowhere near 22110 as that would be 30mm further away - a huge difference.
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Looks like there's a ground pad under the screw on the m.2 drive from what I can see (which is what I would expect to see)
 
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Ah yes. I was looking at the area around the label. The enlarged pic makes it clearer.

@Phil2008 Can you take a photo of your drive in place in the laptop?
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I have been a idiot due to my eye sight, I have been putting the m.2 underneath the slot, as the slot is raised up quite a bit from the board. So it fits perfectly now... Sorry about all that, getting older is a pain in the **** and you can't really see the m.2 slot with decent eyesight let alone with rubbish eyesight as there so thin, plus it doesn't help that everything is black.
 
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I have been a idiot due to my eye sight, I have been putting the m.2 underneath the slot, as the slot is raised up quite a bit from the board. So it fits perfectly now... Sorry about all that, getting older is a pain in the ar*e and you can't really see the m.2 slot with decent eyesight let alone with rubbish eyesight as there so thin, plus it doesn't help that everything is black.
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Glad you got it sorted in the end.

Had the same problem a couple of days ago swapping my M.2 drives around. Top slot was no bother, but the slot near the bottom of the motherboard took quite a few attempts.

Stupid eyesight and varifocal glasses really let me down. :mad::D
 
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