[SOLVED] How to determine my motherborad has a msata slot or not

[IRollingStonesI]

Hello,

I'm thinking of buying a mSATA ssd i have a MSI z97 pc mate mother board with SATAIII SSD installed. I checked the technical specifications of the motherboard via MSİ official product site at https://tr.msi.com/Motherboard/Z97-PC-Mate.html there is nothing about mSATA port or support but i found that somewhere in the user manual there is a guide for mSATA ssd installation so my question is, for any desktop motherboard how to determine it has a mSATA slot or not and if it has how locate it ?.Thx in advance...

 

[USAFRet]

If it does not say in the spec sheet, it almost certainly does not.

In addition, looking at a pic, I see no mSata port.
https://us.msi.com/Motherboard/Z97-PC-Mate/Gallery#lg=1&slide=1

It has 6 SATA III ports, which will take a regular 2.5" SSD. Why the desire for an mSata?

 

[SkyNetRising]

Msata can be found mostly on laptops (not the newest ones).
On Desktop board - haven't seen any.

Just get regular sata 2.5"drive.
With msata drive you'll also need msata to sata adapter.

https://www.lindy.co.uk/cables-adapters-c1/i-o-c125/2-5-sata-adapter-for-msata-ssd-p6604

 

[RealBeast]

Hello,

I'm thinking of buying a mSATA ssd i have a MSI z97 pc mate mother board with SATAIII SSD installed. I checked the technical specifications of the motherboard via MSİ official product site at https://tr.msi.com/Motherboard/Z97-PC-Mate.html there is nothing about mSATA port or support but i found that somewhere in the user manual there is a guide for mSATA ssd installation so my question is, for any desktop motherboard how to determine it has a mSATA slot or not and if it has how locate it ?.Thx in advance...

That is an error in the manual -- the MSI Z97 Gaming 45 has an mSATA slot but the Mate does not.