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Hi,

So I've been looking around and it seem the U.2 is pretty much dead, only INTEL seems to make SSDs with U.2 interface.

Can you get a U.2 to M.2 adapter, anybody have any experience of using such a beasty, I have 2 x U.2 interfaces on my new MOBO (GA-X99-Designare EX) and it seems a shame to let them go to waste.

Thanks

HEADRAT
 
HEADRAT;30491402 said:
Hi,

So I've been looking around and it seem the U.2 is pretty much dead, only INTEL seems to make SSDs with U.2 interface.

Can you get a U.2 to M.2 adapter, anybody have any experience of using such a beasty, I have 2 x U.2 interfaces on my new MOBO (GA-X99-Designare EX) and it seems a shame to let them go to waste.

Thanks

HEADRAT
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U.2 is only just in it's infancy it is not dead. U.2 will be the go to choice for enterprise NVME connected SSD's replacing SAS.

What's wrong with the m.2 slot you already have, or is that occupied?
 
As the above poster says U.2 isn't dead it's just beginning. Simple explanation is that U.2 is the successor to SATA and M.2 is the successor to mSATA, two different connection options for two different purposes.

Have you considered just getting an Intel 750 U.2 drive?
 
Yes but the cost is prohibitive, I'd rather just get a U.2 to M.2 adapter (if such a thing exists" and get another 2 x PM961 1TB
 
HEADRAT;30497718 said:
if such a thing exists
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a u.2 - m.2 does not exist, i think they only exist in reverse where you put an adapter into your m.2 slot that had a u.2 chunk on top ( the asus hyper adapter i think it was called )

However if you do have a spare PCI slot these should work just fine for another PM961

My basket at Overclockers UK:

Total: £24.65
(includes shipping: £4.66)
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harry5522;30497754 said:
a u.2 - m.2 does not exist, i think they only exist in reverse where you put an adapter into your m.2 slot that had a u.2 chunk on top ( the asus hyper adapter i think it was called )
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It was called a Asus HyperKit > Click Here

U.2 is a technology which is licensed by Intel, it also used to be called SFF-8639 but its now been re-branded. As others have said above U.2 / SFF-8639 is a enterprise grade tech which has reached the desktop environment but the old name wasn't very easy to remember. However, the only downside of the tech is the cost of the cables which have to be shielded.
 
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