SSK Aluminum M.2 NVME SSD Enclosure Adapter, USB 3.1 Gen 2 (10 Gbps) to NVME PCI-E M-Key Solid State Drive External Enclosure (Fits only NVMe PCIe 2242/2260/2280)

This one has worked great for me. I get r/w speeds around 1000 mb/s. SSK Aluminum M.2 NVME SSD... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07MNFH1PX?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

For NGFF M.2 SATA-Based B Key/B+M Key I use https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07T67VW89

For NVMe PCIe 2242/2260/2280 I use https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07MNFH1PX

If you are running an NVMe drive, I highly recommend a powerful power supply for your Raspberry Pi 4 and/or a powered USB hub.

https://www.amazon.com/SSK-Aluminum-Enclosure-Adapter-External/dp/B07MNFH1PX

Something like this would allow you to mount it externally via USB and recover the contents most likely.

https://www.amazon.com/SSK-Aluminum-Enclosure-Adapter-External/dp/B07MNFH1PX

https://www.amazon.com/SSK-Aluminum-Enclosure-Adapter-External/dp/B07MNFH1PX/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=m.2+ssd+to+usb&qid=1596197062&sprefix=m.2+ssd+&sr=8-3

This is what I had already ordered.

And this is the ssd. I'm pretty sure it's not m and b. But I'm not sure about what specifically will work for it.

imgur.com/a/IDs7KZm

Thanks for your help!

Buy an adapter and plug it via the adapter. If it works there then it will likely work in a motherboard. Something like this.

https://www.amazon.com/SSK-Aluminum-Enclosure-Adapter-External/dp/B07MNFH1PX

I've moved OSes multiple times and each time I used Macrium Reflect. The free version does everything you need. Just pull your old disk out before you reboot (which you'll probably have to do anyway, since it's best to have your boot drive as an M.2 NVME and you don't usually have more than one of those on a mobo; a USB3 NVME enclosure makes it easy to do such a migration if you're going from between NVME drives) and everything just works.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07MNFH1PX/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_1s-TEb0TCP5K4

Future proofish USB 3.1 gen 2 drive

I think what you want to do is buy a m.2 ssd enclosure adapter off amazon like $25. What this will do is Clone your current ssd through usb, to the adapter which has your new m.2 SSD (more storage). Once that’s cloned, unplug and simply swap your old m.2 with the new one into your computer.

It should act like nothing is different other than more storage.

SSK Aluminum M.2 NVME SSD Enclosure Adapter, USB 3.1 Gen 2 (10 Gbps) to NVME PCI-E M-Key Solid State Drive External Enclosure (Fits only NVMe PCIe 2242/2260/2280) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07MNFH1PX/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_8ebhFb4PJHJYQ

If you can, try to have the full PCIe 3.0 x16. Depending in what CPU you have, it might be worth either upgrading your motherboard to support PCIe 4.0 or upgrade both to create less of a bottleneck. If you want the absolute cheapest option, you can use only one of the m.2 slots and get an external adapter for the second one to use as a portable SSD. https://www.amazon.com/SSK-Aluminum-Enclosure-Adapter-External/dp/B07MNFH1PX/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=m.2+usb+enclosure&qid=1605380916&sr=8-3

That enclosure will actually allow speeds up to 1250 megabytes per second on a USB 3.1 Gen 2 port, so there's not even a major performance loss! Just make sure that if you do get an enclosure, it supports either SATA or NVMe, depending on which interface your m.2 uses. Sorry about your B450 limitations! Enjoy your 3079 though... I'm stuck with a 1050 Ti and an R7 370pX waiting for 6700 XT to release lol

The advanced cannot fit 2 drives. When I upgraded my internal drive I also bought an external ssd enclosure Like this one to put my other drive in. Works great.

Good timing on that comment 😀 I have an M.2 2280 format 256GB, and there's a good cyber Monday price on an external usb Gen 2 (10 Gbps) enclosure: https://www.amazon.com/SSK-Aluminum-Enclosure-Adapter-External/dp/B07MNFH1PX

Only thing I could find was one that lets you plug it into a usb port. https://www.amazon.com/SSK-Aluminum-Enclosure-Adapter-External/dp/B07MNFH1PX/

Seriously, what's special about this enclosure why it is so expensive. What's the difference with [this] (https://www.amazon.com/SSK-Aluminum-Enclosure-Adapter-External/dp/B07MNFH1PX/) ?

I’m using this: https://www.newegg.com/western-digital-black-sn750-nvme-1tb/p/N82E16820250110 stored in this https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07MNFH1PX?ref_=pe_2640190_261118450_302_E_DDE_dt_1. It gets pretty hot though so just something to keep in mind.

Here is a $23 NvME to USB adapter. Not optimal, but definitely the cheapest option if you want to keep and use the drive.

They also make these, which are only $10, and would use SATA power and a SATA cable. Up to you

The first question you should ask yourself is "do I need to move my software". Some software with licensing limitations, yes. A modern machine that can use the drive, you are almost always better off doing a clean windows install, the key is stored in nonvolatile memory, and it just picks it up during installation. Even on an i3, it only takes about 20 minutes to boot from an install usb stick, install, set up wifi, reboot and patch. Add another 20 minutes to make the install usb key, and you have less than an hour for a nice clean install at the latest patch level. I do this for laptops all the time, buy a cheap Acer with an i3 and hard drive, give it 16 gigabytes of memory and a 500 gigabyte ssd, and you have a nice general purpose laptop (and can format the HD for storage space). I never even boot the image they send it with. Finally got my daughters, grandchildren, wife and sister off windows 7.

Likely you would need an enclosure (if you don't have one) https://www.amazon.com/SSK-Aluminum-Enclosure-Adapter-External/dp/B07MNFH1PX

And software, I use Acronis, I am sure there is cheaper or even free. I just already have licenses that I have kept up to date from the windows 7 days.

looks like it is NVME, so could it be done with an NVME adapter like this?

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https://www.amazon.com/Adaptador-carcasa-aluminio-unidad-externa/dp/B07MNFH1PX/ref=sr_1_8?dchild=1&keywords=nvme+ssd+external&qid=1598111107&s=electronics&sr=1-8

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07MNFH1PX/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

This is your SSD, newegg is good about listing the necessary specs. You should be safe to pull that tab on the m.2 slot. Something akin to this should suffice for the data transfer.

Have you tried removed the other side panel to get at your PSU?

As long as your motherboard supports NVMe, you can install an NVMe drive even if there isn't a free M.2 slot.

All you need is a free PCIe x4, x8, or x16 slot. And one of these adaptors:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07JJTVGZM/

Alternatively, you can run the NVMe drive inside an external USB enclosure. It will run at 10Gbps instead of the full 32Gbps, but it's still crazy fast for most people:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07MNFH1PX/

No.

You need an nvme enclosure. I've have no experience with this one, but something like this should work. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07MNFH1PX/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_ao6rFbZFM4AHH

Another option would be to keep the enclosure you listed and change the drive to something like this: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B078C515QL/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_Yq6rFb7XQ94DY

well if you got a MacBook Air Retina yes you're stuck with a soldered on storage, no way to upgrade it. However, you can buy an NVMe enclosure, pretty cheap on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/SSK-Aluminum-Enclosure-Adapter-External/dp/B07MNFH1PX/ref=sr_1_3?crid=292J05MDIOTHW&dchild=1&keywords=nvme+enclosure&qid=1598895366&sprefix=nvme+%2Caps%2C184&sr=8-3, pop in an NVMe drive, or a USB-C or Thunderbolt external SSD (Thunderbolt ones are more expensive, but I don't think you need that blazing fast speed of Thunderbolt), install macOS onto that one, then use Carbon Copy Cloner or Migration Assistant to move your user over. Then when you boot the laptop, hold down Option to select the boot disk to be the external one. Or you can go to System Preferences and set the default boot disk to the external one, no need to hold Option everytime.

Get an External M.2 SSD adapter. Connect it to the 3.0 USB port.

https://www.amazon.com/SSK-Aluminum-Enclosure-Adapter-External/dp/B07MNFH1PX/ref=sr_1_3?crid=3U353TYBU2L0C&dchild=1&keywords=m.2+ssd+external+adapter&qid=1594433211&sprefix=M.2+SSD+external+ad%2Caps%2C497&sr=8-3

Clone drive.

Insert.

Okay, so I read the manual for my MOBO, and turns out I didn't do enough research. It says, " The motherboard M.2 slot #1 shares bandwidth with SATA 6.0 Gb/s ports. When the M.2 slot is populated, two SATA 6.0 Gb/s ports are disabled." So, I was wondering if something like this: https://www.amazon.com/SSK-Aluminum-Enclosure-Adapter-External/dp/B07MNFH1PX/ref=sr_1_3?crid=JM0UT6F5AX8H&dchild=1&keywords=m.2+enclosure&qid=1607395326&sprefix=m.2+en%2Caps%2C186&sr=8-3 would solve my problems?

I'd love to have the same board, but with a NVMe slot, so if one exists - consider that.

If you plan on using all 8 sata ports for drives, you'll need to boot from USB. I'd recommend one one of these cables if you go for this board, to keep it clean and inside the case. I'd highly suggest getting a m.2 drive and one of these (Take your pick, and make sure you match it with the m.2 drive you get. You need a M.2 Sata enclosure for a m.2 sata drive, and a M.2 Nvme enclosure for a Nvme drive.) Instead of USB drives. I started out with USB drives, and they died recently (Lasted 1.5 years though!) USB drives can work for it if you're on a budget, but an M.2 drive with the enclosure is much more resilient.

I've also ran into what looks like a CPU bottleneck with ZFS native encryption. Seems to max out at around 200MB/s, which is unfortunate. Will have to spend more time on this one before I determine if I can squeeze more native encryption speed out of it or not.

NVMe with an adapter to use on USB.

I have this one, this one, and this one.

USB is a connector/protocol, flash is the storage media type. Technically, you could plug just about anything; flash, NVMe, SATA SSD, HDD, etc, into a USB port.

Here is the link to the enclosure:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07MNFH1PX/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Also I don't have a powered hub to try that. I assume that if it can power the HDD though the SSD shouldn't be a problem though right?

The MSI's m.2 port is compatible with both PCIe NVMe and SATA SSDs.

If you want to clone your current 128GB to the new 500GB SSD, then both SSDs needs to be connected to the laptop so that cloning can be done. Since there is only one m.2 port in the laptop, that means you need to buy an external case for the new SSD like the following:

https://www.amazon.com/SSK-Aluminum-Enclosure-Adapter-External/dp/B07MNFH1PX/ref=sr_1_3?crid=1CBSDO6ILO6NJ&dchild=1&keywords=pcie+nvme+enclosure+m.2&qid=1588566000&sprefix=pcie+nvme+e%2Caps%2C176&sr=8-3

Once cloned, then you can replace the original SSD with the Samsung SSD.

Here's something you can do. Buy an external M.2 enclosure, and then clone the old SSD into the new one, and then use the new SSD in your M.2 slot.

Cloning: https://pureinfotech.com/clone-windows-10-hard-drive-ssd-macrium-reflect/

External M.2 enclosure (this is the cheapest one): https://www.amazon.com/SSK-Aluminum-Enclosure-Adapter-External/dp/B07MNFH1PX/

Assuming you have a USB-C port. If you don't you need USB-C to USB-A adapter.

bought both of these - I use the USB-A version more often (home and work) and keep the USB-C in my backpack. PPl in my office use the USB-A version. No complaints, everyone loves them.

https://www.amazon.com/SSK-Aluminum-Enclosure-External-Based/dp/B07MKCG5ZG/

https://www.amazon.com/SSK-Aluminum-Enclosure-Adapter-External/dp/B07MNFH1PX/

$24 for a nice solid metal usb c case https://www.amazon.com/SSK-Aluminum-Enclosure-Adapter-External/dp/B07MNFH1PX/

and $59 for the ssd. so \~$85 all together compared to the P50 $117 and with no moving parts a lot smaller. I'd go for the NVMe. you could even go for a 1tb and it would be a tiny bit more expensive https://www.amazon.com/Crucial-NAND-NVMe-PCIe-2400MB/dp/B089DNM8LR/

External drives are a very basic technology and you don't want to overpay for one. It's basically just a drive and a case with an interface. If you buy the case separately, installing the drive takes all of two minutes - it is really easy. I always recommend this approach since you can easily upgrade or change drives.

However some manufacturers actually make this decision a little harder by making their external drives cheaper than their internal drives. If you do decide you want an external then try this Toms Hardware article which was just updated a few days ago.

Personally I think USB 3.1 is still is the right answer for most people, like look at this m.2 SSD / USB enclosure from Amazon that gets 800 mb/sec in testing. Actually even SATA3 / USB 3.1 isn't that far behind - you should get 500+ mb/sec. You can back up 300GB in 10 mins with a setup like that.

When you go to Thunderbolt (which uses the same USB-C connector nowadays) you can't just buy on specs. There are Thunderbolt external SSDs that only go up to 900-1000 mb/sec which IMO isn't all that much better than USB 3.1 and not really worth the price premium. But with the right case and right drive, yes you should be able to hit 2000 or 2500 mb/sec which is pretty amazing. Unfortunately I don't have any specific recommendations for that, as USB 3.1 is working for me. Here is an example of a product I wouldn't recommend - it meets all of the specs but in the reviews you can see that it tops out at 900mb/sec.

Pretty much any NVMe drive.

This is the enclosure and adapter that I've got being delivered tomorrow.

My current one is just an nvme on a board, so it's a little exposed, and my USB type A ports aren't gen 2, so I only get 500MB/s with that one. But I do have thunderbolt 3 / usb 3.1 gen 2 usb-c on my laptop.

I couldn't find an adapter to go from type A plugs to type C that delivered on gen 2/thunderbolt 3 speeds. Some claimed it, but reviews said otherwise. Plus the room surrounding my USB-C connections would be interfering with other ports, and I don't like the idea of having something that akward hanging its weight off a weak little USB-C connector.

So, I went the route of the enclosure with a cable to USB-C, and an adapter from that to USB3.1 gen 2, so I can use it in PC's that don't have type C, and get the most speed the machine I'm working on can deliver via its USB ports.

Ran into the same problem. Just last weekend, I upgraded the SSD in it to be 1TB. I would look on /r/buildapcsales and see if you can find any good M.2 NVMe that fit your budget - this is the one I got.

You will have to have specific bits to remove the back - something like this would work and has pry bars to help open it. Many different versions of these types of kits - iFixit is a good brand but also a little expensive.

I would suggest just doing a fresh install of Windows, but if you want to clone the drive that is possible too. From what I saw, there was only 1 M.2 slot (anyone correct me if I am wrong and just missed it). So you will need an external M.2 enclosure would allow you to clone it pretty easily.

If you have any questions, just let me know.

You can clone the SSD without another computer, but you'd need to get an external enclosure with NVME PCIe support like https://www.amazon.com/SSK-Aluminum-Enclosure-Adapter-External/dp/B07MNFH1PX/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=nvme+adapter&qid=1601560923&sr=8-3

Then you could put the empty new SSD into that enclosure and either use a bootable Linux usb thumbdrive or some windows-based cloning software to copy the data over. Then take the new SSD out of the enclosure, into the laptop and it should boot just like before.

Taking the SSD out does not delete the data. Just try to not touch any of the metal bits and make sure you discharge yourself before opening the laptop.

Hey sorry for the late reply.

So if you use the Dell image you do not need to install the drivers but you need to do it with Vanilla image.

So what you are going to need is an external NVMe case (in case your system only supports one NVMe drive). You could use something like : https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07MNFH1PX/ref=ox_sc_saved_title_10?smid=A41S1C1L96T2O&psc=1

For cloning I use Acronis but it's a paid software, so I would suggest you go with free EaseUS Todo Backup or CloneZilla, either should be fine and free. Plug your new SSD into the USB drive, clone your system. So if you clone it, it will be as is, your window will start with everything on it but with a bigger drive. With the clone you don't have to worry about downloading dell image or vanilla windows image.

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Hope this helps.

I am about to upgrade to nvme and USB 3.1, which just arrived today.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07MNFH1PX/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07ZGJYLNL/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o03_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Here is m.2 NVME USB enclosure: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07MNFH1PX/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

And here is M.2 SATA: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07MKCG5ZG/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

dont use USB drives or regular HDDs as internal storage....ever.

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personally I would recommend a NVME SSD with an enclosure https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-970-EVO-500GB-MZ-V7E500BW/dp/B07BN4NJ2J/ref=sr_1_4?dchild=1&keywords=samsung+ssd+nvme&qid=1592325031&sr=8-4

enclosure

https://www.amazon.com/SSK-Aluminum-Enclosure-Adapter-External/dp/B07MNFH1PX/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=nvme+ssd+enclosure&qid=1592325103&sr=8-3

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07LGF54XR/

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07MNFH1PX

Go Crazy :)

It looks like you are going to go shopping for enclosures and other items to get this to work.

https://www.amazon.com/Sabrent-Tool-free-Enclosure-Optimized-EC-UASP/dp/B00OJ3UJ2S/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=2.5%22+SSD+enclosure&qid=1584492488&sr=8-3&swrs=87DEA6C0EEAAD6AFD51A4B6C31C85FD9

https://www.amazon.com/SSK-Aluminum-Enclosure-Adapter-External/dp/B07MNFH1PX/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=M.2+external+enclosure&qid=1584492521&sr=8-3

https://www.amazon.com/SSK-Aluminum-Enclosure-External-Based/dp/B07MKCG5ZG/ref=sr_1_4?keywords=M.2+external+enclosure&qid=1584492521&sr=8-4

Here are enclosures for SATA or M.2 SATA or M.2 NVME SSDs to USB converters.

That should allow your mom's laptop to pull the data off your drive before you can format the computer.

I'd just recommend you just get a sintech adapter and get a decent NVMe SSD (or fancy one) to replace your old one. Heck, you can even get one of this and make your old internal SSD external after this. (Now if you want maximum battery efficiency you would need to install NVMeFix kext, which requires Lilu.kext.) If not, use Sabrent Rocket as they have lowest power consumption without optimization)

Why? IMO it's cheaper. You won't have to lug stuff around. Saves battery life (plugging in USB drives uses \~5-10W) And once you upgrade to newer Macs. You can get NVMe TB3 or USB3 enclosures and make them external drives.

Ahh, he linked an NGFF enclosure now, shield TV is not a Mac. Point taken.

The drive and enclosure was NVMe when the conversation started, but that will teach me, huh!?

Anyway here are some NVMe to USB enclosures.

https://www.amazon.com/Plugable-Tool-free-Enclosure-Thunderbolt-Compatible/dp/B07N48N5GR

https://www.amazon.com/SSK-Aluminum-Enclosure-Adapter-External/dp/B07MNFH1PX

https://www.amazon.com/DMLIANKE-M-2-NVME-Enclosure-Blue/dp/B07Q44W375

"Coming with type A to type C cable & type C to type C cable, make connection more easy"