[SOLVED] What adapter do I need?

[hfischermn]

I have a new 1 TB SSD to replace a 120GB SSD. My new SSD is a pcie nvme m2 ssd. To get it ready I need an adapter to insert the SSD into a sata hard drive dock. I've had trouble finding an adapter that fits that particular SSD. Can anyone point me in the right direction?

 

[siaan312]

Did you buy an nvme m.2 drive?
Those are the only (common) pcie ssds.

m.2 ssds are the size of five gum

"normal ssds" are 2.5 inch.

(There are also u.2 ssds, which are the size of 2.5inch ssds, but are pcie. they aren't very common today, so i doubt you got one of those.)

There are no m.2 to 2.5" adapters.
can you please show me what ssd you got?

 

[CountMike]

I have a new 1 TB SSD to replace a 120GB SSD. My new SSD is a pcie nvme m2 ssd. To get it ready I need an adapter to insert the SSD into a sata hard drive dock. I've had trouble finding an adapter that fits that particular SSD. Can anyone point me in the right direction?

M.2 NVME drives only connect straight to MB M.2 socket or an adapter to PCIe slot.
What exact drive and rest of system ?

 

[Deicidium369]

M.2 NVME drives only connect straight to MB M.2 socket or an adapter to PCIe slot.
What exact drive and rest of system ?

You need a PCIe to NVMe adapter card - will plug into a PCI slot and give you between 1 & 4 NVMe M.2 slots.

 

[CountMike]

You need a PCIe to NVMe adapter card - will plug into a PCI slot and give you between 1 & 4 NVMe M.2 slots.

Lol, I don't, I already have 2 M.2 SSDs.

 

[hfischermn]

Did you buy an nvme m.2 drive?
Those are the only (common) pcie ssds.

m.2 ssds are the size of five gum

"normal ssds" are 2.5 inch.

(There are also u.2 ssds, which are the size of 2.5inch ssds, but are pcie. they aren't very common today, so i doubt you got one of those.)

There are no m.2 to 2.5" adapters.
can you please show me what ssd you got?

 

[hfischermn]

I have a Crucial 1 TB NVMe PCIe M.2 SSD to replace a 128 GB NVMe PCIe M.2 SSD. My plan was to use a sata hard drive docking station to clone and prepare the new ssd to replace the smaller ssd. I need an adapter which will allow me to plug the new SSD into the sata docking station for preparation.

 

[sizzling]

I have a Crucial 1 TB NVMe PCIe M.2 SSD to replace a 128 GB NVMe PCIe M.2 SSD. My plan was to use a sata hard drive docking station to clone and prepare the new ssd to replace the smaller ssd. I need an adapter which will allow me to plug the new SSD into the sata docking station for preparation.

I’ve not seen any that convert NVMe to SATA which is what you are asking to do. You need an NVMe enclosure.

 

[USAFRet]

I have a Crucial 1 TB NVMe PCIe M.2 SSD to replace a 128 GB NVMe PCIe M.2 SSD. My plan was to use a sata hard drive docking station to clone and prepare the new ssd to replace the smaller ssd. I need an adapter which will allow me to plug the new SSD into the sata docking station for preparation.

You're trying to change from the 128GB NVMe to a 1TB NVMe?
That can be done without an adapter.
An Image, not a direct clone.

Do you have another drive, internal or external, with sufficient free space to hold the entirety of your current C drive? Doesn't have to be blank...just 150GB or so free space.

 

[hfischermn]

You're trying to change from the 128GB NVMe to a 1TB NVMe?
That can be done without an adapter.
An Image, not a direct clone.

Do you have another drive, internal or external, with sufficient free space to hold the entirety of your current C drive? Doesn't have to be blank...just 150GB or so free space.

 

[hfischermn]

.I have a number of options the dell laptop pc has a 1tb hardrive in addition to the 128gb SSD. I have backed up the SSD both with drive image bacups as well as file data backups.
I was planning to do what I have done many times in the past prep the new hard drive in an external hard drive dock which I've done with ide drives and sata drives. I assumed that M2 was the new standard connector similar to IDE or Sata. That no longer seems to be the case. I would like to get an understanding if m2 is not a direct successor to IDE or sata what has happened to create the difference.
I can't simply get an M2 to Sata converter and plug it in. Please advise how I can prep the new drive without an adapter to use the HDD dock. It seems I have to have some adapter or other external means to connect the new drive to the system.
Thank you for your thoughts.

 

[USAFRet]

There are NVMe -> USB adapters.

But in my concept above, that is not needed.

You system has a single M.2 port for this?

Using Macrium Reflect, Image the drive, swap, and apply that Image to the new drive.
Just like this...

1. Download and install Macrium Reflect
2. Run that, and create a Rescue CD or USB (you'll use this later). "Other Tasks"
3. In the Macrium client, create an Image to some other drive. External USB HDD, maybe. Select all partitions. This results in a file of xxxx.mrimage
4. When done, power OFF.
5. Swap the 2 drives
6. Boot up from the Rescue USB you created earlier.
7. Recover, and tell it where the Image is that you created in step 3, and which drive to apply it to...the new m.2
8. Go, and wait until it finishes.
9. That's all...this should work.

 

[popatim]

There are NVMe -> USB adapters.

https://www.amazon.com/FIDECO-External-Enclosure-Adapter-Support/dp/B07W74BN5B
https://www.amazon.com/ORICO-Transparent-Enclosure-Tool-Free-Samsung970/dp/B07QWC4T68

I would still get one even if you image the drive as outlined above. You can put the old drive in one to use as a fast flash drive.