Unsure what m.2 ssd to buy for AKOYA P67075

[JillieBean]

Hi there,

thank you for taking time to look at this post! 

Recently, the storage on my Akoya P67075 filled up. I noticed I have an m.2 slot, so bought a crucial NVMe 1TB SSD. However, having plugged it in it was not recognised in BIOS. I then checked the documentation on the desktop to find that the second slot is SATA only. I then purchased a SATA m.2 SSD, and it didn’t fit in the slot. 

The slot is an M type (it is marked as such on the m.2 port) as is the other one that is installed by the factory. 
I’m now wondering what I should buy? I have no idea which will work, and I need a 1TB SSD. I don’t understand what I actually need now having bought a SATA m.2 and it didn’t fit in. 
Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!

[Fishtown · Accepted solution]

Hi @JillieBean and welcome

Either you tried to build it upside down  🤔 or maybe they sent you an M.2 SATA with B-key? then this doesn't fit.

bye Fishtown

[daddle · Accepted solution]

@JillieBean 

Hi JillieBean,

you have two M.2 ports. Both ports are recepients for M.2 SSD. Both have a M-Key.

But depending on the protocol which is assigned to the port, your ports ( both with  M-key) take a SATA or a PCIe M.2 SSD. The PCIe post is occupied already with the boot SSD.

You can have a M-key port ready for SATA, or  also  a  M-.Key port  ready for PCIe M.2 SSDs only

Your PC came equipped with a M,2 PCIs SSD Type M-Key.

To extend your fixed memory, you indeed do need a M.2 SSD for SATA. Nowadays most SATA M.2 SSDs are equipped with both a B-and a M-key. So they would mechanically fit in any slot.

So as Fishtown said, or you got an old model SATA M.2 SSD with a B-key only, which is very rare; or you tried to put the M.2 with two keys (B+ M)  in  the wrong way around.

The key on the B-side is 6 contacts away from the edge, on the M-key  is 5 contacts away from the other edge.

Read it up here: -> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M.2

daddle

[JillieBean]

Hi @Fishtown and thank you for your reply!

Yes, you are right! I had been attempting to install it upside down, as the sticker was on the wrong side making me think I was right installing it that way! A silly error. 

Thank you again so much for your help,

JillieBean

[JillieBean]

Hi @daddle  and thank you for your reply!

Yes, you’re correct as Fishtown also stated. I couldn’t do without the knowledge available from you, so thank you!

Thank you again so much for your help,

JillieBean

[daddle]

@JillieBean 

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@JillieBean  wrote

Yes, you are right! I had been attempting to install it upside down, as the sticker was on the wrong side making me think I was right installing it that way! A silly error.

Also:

I noticed I have an m.2 slot, so bought a crucial NVMe 1TB SSD. However, having plugged it in it was not recognised in BIOS. 

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So you did manage to get it fixed in the slot. This must have been, because afterwards you did try to boot the system! 

Wasn't it a bit an awkward feeling, to push the SD in? 😉

 So I  assume, you did it put it  now the wright way in and it works?  The SSD is  recognized by Bios and the PC boots up?

daddle

[Fishtown]

hi @JillieBean 
If you still have the M.2 SSD PCIe, you can use it externally with an adapter

https://de.aliexpress.com/item/1005007473852120.html?src=google&pdp_npi=4%40dis%21EUR%211.85%211.85%...

or internally on the PCIe slot PCIe x1

also with an adapter

https://www.ebay.de/itm/355124185227?chn=ps&_ul=DE&_trkparms=ispr%3D1&amdata=enc%3A1pCnOe8ykTGSOiiL4...

[JillieBean]

@daddle 
Yes! I finally got it to work, but I was worried I was breaking something when I was pushing it into the port! Had to order a few screws for it, as I didn’t get any extras in the box. 
It works though! It showed up in BIOS and I was able to partition it. Nice to have some storage again!

Thanks again for your help!

JillieBean

[JillieBean]

@Fishtown 

Ah that’s so kind thanks! However, I already returned the NVMe SSD yesterday and the new one arrived the next day (thanks Amazon)!

I should’ve thought about this originally actually, however does the adapter mean that the speed of the NVMe drive is limited to the maximum speed that SATA can handle? 

thanks again,

JillieBean

[daddle]

@JillieBean 

No, not. Not SATA speed really,  but the maximum speed your USB Port can cope with.

We were talking abouti the wrongly ordered PCIe drive you did return.

Cheers, daddle