Question M.2 adapter

[Struggler_01]

Hi everyone i have a old pc and was hoping to bring new life to it i have a Kingfast M.2(NGFF) 2280 256gb ssd that i want to ise so i baught an M.2 to PCI adapter. Then when i put it in it didnt pick up the ssd so i installed clover os on a usb and windows iso on another but still nothing i coppied the nvme... .efi to the bios and UEFI folder on the clover isb and still nothing I am using an dell 2th gen pc with 4gb ram plz help

 

[USAFRet]

Hi everyone i have a old pc and was hoping to bring new life to it i have a Kingfast M.2(NGFF) 2280 256gb ssd that i want to ise so i baught an M.2 to PCI adapter. Then when i put it in it didnt pick up the ssd so i installed clover os on a usb and windows iso on another but still nothing i coppied the nvme... .efi to the bios and UEFI folder on the clover isb and still nothing I am using an dell 2th gen pc with 4gb ram plz help

What specific motherboard?

Older ones may not be able to use the parts you have.

And even if they could, it would give no real performance gain over a SATA III SSD. Which WILL work 100%.

Link to the adapter and SSD you bought?

 

[Eximo]

Are you sure that drive is NVMe and not SATA?

Or that the adapter supports NVMe if the drive is NVMe.

 

[Struggler_01]

What specific motherboard?

Older ones may not be able to use the parts you have.

And even if they could, it would give no real performance gain over a SATA III SSD. Which WILL work 100%.

Link to the adapter and SSD you bought?

Check this out on takealot: M.2 NVMe to PCI-E Adapter Card
https://www.takealot.com/m-2-nvme-to-pci-e-adapter-card/PLID90302777

Check this out on takealot: KingSpec M.2 SATA 2280 SSD 256GB NT Series
https://www.takealot.com/kingspec-m-2-sata-2280-ssd-256gb-nt-series/PLID93443963

I am not sure about the spesific motherboard there is only the name dell
And thx for replying

 

[Struggler_01]

Are you sure that drive is NVMe and not SATA?

Or that the adapter supports NVMe if the drive is NVMe.

It says m.2 ngff and its 256 gb kingspec and the adapter supports both sada and nvme m.2 ssds

 

[USAFRet]

Check this out on takealot: M.2 NVMe to PCI-E Adapter Card
https://www.takealot.com/m-2-nvme-to-pci-e-adapter-card/PLID90302777

Check this out on takealot: KingSpec M.2 SATA 2280 SSD 256GB NT Series
https://www.takealot.com/kingspec-m-2-sata-2280-ssd-256gb-nt-series/PLID93443963

I am not sure about the spesific motherboard there is only the name dell
And thx for replying

"M.2 NVMe to PCI-E Adapter Card"

"KingSpec M.2 SATA 2280 SSD 256GB NT Series"

That adapter only supports NVMe drives.
That is a SATA M.2 drive.

It will not work.

 

[Struggler_01]

What specific motherboard?

Older ones may not be able to use the parts you have.

And even if they could, it would give no real performance gain over a SATA III SSD. Which WILL work 100%.

Link to the adapter and SSD you bought?

I have a hdd installed itl be huge improvement😂

 

[Struggler_01]

"M.2 NVMe to PCI-E Adapter Card"

"KingSpec M.2 SATA 2280 SSD 256GB NT Series"

That adapter only supports NVMe drives.
That is a SATA M.2 drive.

It will not work.

Oh my thanks alot i appreciate ur time and effort so i baught the wrong adaptor 😅

 

[USAFRet]

I have a hdd installed itl be huge improvement😂

ANY SSD will be a BIG improvement over an HDD.

Get a 2.5" SATA III SSD.
Drop in functionality, and a BIG improvement.

 

[Struggler_01]

ANY SSD will be a BIG improvement over an HDD.

Get a 2.5" SATA III SSD.
Drop in functionality, and a BIG improvement.

Cant i buy another adapter because i already have the m.2 sata ssd ?

 

[Struggler_01]

Cant i buy another adapter because i already have the m.2 sata ssd ?

And if i can can u send me link on Takealot to witch on u suggest

 

[Struggler_01]

Check this out on takealot: UGreen 70504 M.2 M/B-Key NVMe+SATA PCIe X4 Internal Expansion Card
https://www.takealot.com/ugreen-705...ta-pcie-x4-internal-expansion-ca/PLID90597694 will this work?

And if i can can u send me link on Takealot to witch on u suggest

 

[USAFRet]

Cant i buy another adapter because i already have the m.2 sata ssd ?

If you're planning on using this as your OS drive, this will also likely not work.
No matter what drive.

Systems of that vintage generally cannot boot from a drive in a PCIe slot.


You're wasting time and money, for no gain. Or even negative gain.

 

[USAFRet]

Check this out on takealot: UGreen 70504 M.2 M/B-Key NVMe+SATA PCIe X4 Internal Expansion Card
https://www.takealot.com/ugreen-705...ta-pcie-x4-internal-expansion-ca/PLID90597694 will this work?

It might work.

Still can't boot from it, though.

 

[Struggler_01]

Ok thanks alot

If you're planning on using this as your OS drive, this will also likely not work.
No matter what drive.

Systems of that vintage generally cannot boot from a drive in a PCIe slot.


You're wasting time and money, for no gain. Or even negative gain