M.2 NVME to SATA?

[primemovr]

Since nvme's are negligibly faster for both OS's and games (from what I have seen in benchmark testing videos), I would like to convert my 2 m.2 slot nvme connections into extra sata channels. Is there any kind of hardware that makes this possible?

 

[rocktalkrock]

I think your asking about an "M.2 to Sata adapter", but i think a "PCI-Express to Sata adapter" would be better for you. I use one myself.

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16815124184
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16816124064

 

[primemovr]

No. I already have one of those. I am talking about the m.2 to sata but it uses the pcie "mode" rather than the ssd/sata mode. The motherboard says that if I use the m.2 for regular ssd/sata devices (non-pcie), it will block sata channels, making the conversion useless.

 

[rocktalkrock]

No. I already have one of those. I am talking about the m.2 to sata but it uses the pcie "mode" rather than the ssd/sata mode. The motherboard says that if I use the m.2 for regular ssd/sata devices (non-pcie), it will block sata channels, making the conversion useless.

What you want to do is not possible. A Sata SSD must be connected to the motherboard through a Sata channel. A Sata SSD and PCIe SSD use 2 different protocols for communicating with the motherboard chipset. An Intel chipset like Z270 supports only 6 Sata ports total, no more, whether that's through the M.2 slot or the 6 Sata ports built onto the motherboard.

The Syba SI-PEX40064 "PCI-Express to Sata adapter" i use, works because it has it's own Marvell 88SE9215 controller chip mounted on the card itself, that adds 4 Sata ports to your motherboard through a PCI-Express slot larger than x1. The card itself is PCIe x2, so it will not fit into a smaller PCIe x1 slot.

Any high end Intel motherboard with more than 6 Sata ports does this by mounting an extra JMicron or Marvell controller chip to operate the extra ports.

 

[ko888]

http://www.sybausa.com/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=930&search=m.2

Converts the 4 PCIe lanes in the M.2 socket into 4 SATA data ports. The PCIe to SATA controller is underneath the heatsink in the above image.

Other variants here: http://www.sybausa.com/index.php?route=product/search&search=m.2

 

[rocktalkrock]

http://www.sybausa.com/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=930&search=m.2

Converts the 4 PCIe lanes in the M.2 socket into 4 SATA data ports. The PCIe to SATA controller is underneath the heatsink in the above image.

Other variants here: http://www.sybausa.com/index.php?route=product/search&search=m.2

This will work as well as the PCI-Express to Sata adapter card since it uses an almost identical Marvell controller chip, but it will not work in "pcie "mode" rather than the ssd/sata mode". All Sata drives will only operate at speeds up to 6.0Gbps, and only PCIe NVME drives will operate at speeds beyond 6.0Gbps. That's a limitation of the Sata protocol.

 

[ko888]

This will work as well as the PCI-Express to Sata adapter card since it uses an almost identical Marvell controller chip, but it will not work in "pcie "mode" rather than the ssd/sata mode". All Sata drives will only operate at speeds up to 6.0Gbps, and only PCIe NVME drives will operate at speeds beyond 6.0Gbps.

What part of the OP's "I would like to convert my 2 m.2 slot nvme connections into extra sata channels" statement did you not understand?

 

[rocktalkrock]

This will work as well as the PCI-Express to Sata adapter card since it uses an almost identical Marvell controller chip, but it will not work in "pcie "mode" rather than the ssd/sata mode". All Sata drives will only operate at speeds up to 6.0Gbps, and only PCIe NVME drives will operate at speeds beyond 6.0Gbps.

What part of the OP's "I would like to convert my 2 m.2 slot nvme connections into extra sata channels" statement did you not understand?

I guess i just don't understand his question. He stated earlier, he already has "one of those".