[SOLVED] M.2 B+M Keyed SSD with NVMe

[RayLeiter]

Many people say the sure way to distinguish an M.2 SATA SSD from an M.2 NVME SSD is the card edge key. SATA=B+M key while NVMe=M ksy.
I don't think so. There are M.2 NVMe SSDs with B+M keyed card edge!
Has anyone ever seen one?

 

[rgd1101]

so you said said one. what the make and model?

 

[Maxxify]

There's plenty of B+M NVMe drives, they're limited to x2 lanes. Anything Phison E8/E8T-based, the WD SN500 (SanDisk controller), SX6000 (original, Realtek controller), NM500/520 (Marvell controller), etc.

 

[RayLeiter]

Many people say the sure way to distinguish an M.2 SATA SSD from an M.2 NVME SSD is the card edge key. SATA=B+M key while NVMe=M ksy.
I don't think so. There are M.2 NVMe SSDs with B+M keyed card edge!
Has anyone ever seen one?

How about the "Toshiba KBG30ZMV256G NVMe 256gb SSD"?

 

[RayLeiter]

There's plenty of B+M NVMe drives, they're limited to x2 lanes. Anything Phison E8/E8T-based, the WD SN500 (SanDisk controller), SX6000 (original, Realtek controller), NM500/520 (Marvell controller), etc.

Thanks for your reply. The WD Blue SN500 NVMe SSD is an excellent example of refutation of the claim that ALL NVMe SSDs are M only Keyed.

 

[RayLeiter]

so you said said one. what the make and model?

See my edit and the reply from Maxxify.

 

[rgd1101]

https://www.amazon.com/Blue-SN500-250GB-NVMe-Internal/dp/B07PC59ZDV
look like what Maxxify, x2 can be B+M

 

[Maxxify]

Depends on how the pins are used. It's possible to use a M-key drive in a A+E socket with an adapter, for example.