on 24.06.2020 13:31
10.03.2023 15:29 - edited 10.03.2023 19:55
10.03.2023 15:29 - edited 10.03.2023 19:55
@Ad_Kersten schrieb:I thought the first slot would have 2 nocks and the 2nd one 1 nock. On my pc these slots are identical, and that is the reason why I am in doubt whether my MB was built according to the specification
It doesn't matter . The key in the ports are just a couple of missing contacts, which doesn't bother the M.2 SSDs as long as they have corresponding notches. Most SATA SSDs have two keys in there edge-connector, B + M, so the producer is free to put the SATA protocol onto the socket B or M, where he wants.
Only the PCIe edge connector ist mainly and mostly for a M key PCIe SSD Socket,
because the M-key connection provides the higher data rate than a B-Key connection.
And no, you can not swap a SATA into a PCIe socket. It's different by the hardware wiring, the firmware and the assigned protocol.
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