[SOLVED] Is there an adapter available that will double the m.2 NVMe sockets on my motherboard?

[HarryAdney]

My desktop mobo has 1 NVMe socket, but I have 2 SSDs; one internal, the other I use externally (usb 3). I'd love to have them both mounted internally, so, is there some kind of adapter available? Like a splitter, I guess?

Cheers dudes.

 

[rgd1101]

A pcie m.2 adapter

 

[USAFRet]

My desktop mobo has 1 NVMe socket, but I have 2 SSDs; one internal, the other I use externally (usb 3). I'd love to have them both mounted internally, so, is there some kind of adapter available? Like a splitter, I guess?

Cheers dudes.

What are the specific drives involved?
What is the motherboard?

 

[HarryAdney]

A pcie m.2 adapter

Sorry mate, I forgot to say it doesn't have a spare PCIe slot.

 

[HarryAdney]

What are the specific drives involved?
What is the motherboard?

Here's a link to the motherboard.

Sabrent Rocket Q, 1Tb and a Skynix SSD, about 240Gb.

I'm just trying to think of different options other than cloning partitions, etc.

 

[USAFRet]

Here's a link to the motherboard.

Sabrent Rocket Q, 1Tb and a Skynix SSD, about 240Gb.

I'm just trying to think of different options other than cloning partitions, etc.

SK Hynix makes many models of SSD. Some SATA, some NVMe.
Which is yours?

But, lacking an available PCIe port, you are pretty much out of luck.

 

[geofelt]

What is the make/model of your motherboard and ssd devices?

 

[USAFRet]

What is the make/model of your motherboard and ssd devices?

https://forums.tomshardware.com/thr...kets-on-my-motherboard.3673623/#post-22124885

 

[geofelt]

My suggestion is to buy a sata ssd to install internally.
The performance via a sata attached internal ssd will be much better than your current usb external connection.
You can buy a 500gb samsung 860 evo for $55.

Sell the 240gb sabrent device.

 

[USAFRet]

Windows is currently on the 240GB SK Hynix?

 

[SkyNetRising]

Here's a link to the motherboard.

Get a new motherboard.
Gigabyte H370M DS3H - for example.Should fit into your pc case just fine. Has support for 2 M.2 drives. Plus you get additional PCIE slots for PCIE M.2 adapter.