What format is this M.2 socket?

grumpycrab

Sorry, never used M.2 before. Anybody know what M.2 SSD this is?

EveryWhere

Tell us about the device to which it is attached.

stragglebod

Looks like an M-keyed NVMe to me - but as @EveryWhere says more context is needed, don't just go and buy an SSD based on the interpretation of someone off the internet from a blurred photo with no scale

grumpycrab

EveryWhere wrote: »

Tell us about the device to which it is attached.

Laptop geo book 3 (integral).

EveryWhere

grumpycrab wrote: »

Laptop geo book 3 (integral).

https://geo-computers.com/geobook-3-13-3-laptop-hd-intel-celeron/

Nothing in the specs to indicate NVMe compatibility and your pic indicates a 'B key' slot. So you should stick with a standard M.2 SATA drive.

You can go further by writing to them in order to find out whether it is compatible with NVMe drives and whether it can boot from them; https://geo-computers.com/support/

Otherwise, I would stick with SATA.

EveryWhere

Here you can find a cheapo M.2 NVMe drive with both 'B' & 'M' keys;

https://www.mymemory.co.uk/integral-120gb-m-2-2280-pcie-nvme-ssd-drive-1400mb-s.html


But we don't know if the laptop is compatible with NVMe drives nor whether they can boot from them.

Here an M.2 SATA with the same;

https://www.mymemory.co.uk/kingston-120gb-uv500-ssd-drive-m-2-520mb-s.html

stragglebod

I guess it could be a B if the drive fits upside down


Edit - your pic does have 6 contacts on the short section so that may well indeed B an upside down B.

EveryWhere

These devices are going for £75 via eBay. Perhaps they are ok with M.2 SSD fitted.

EveryWhere

grumpycrab wrote: »

Sorry, never used M.2 before. Anybody know what M.2 SSD this is?

It seems that you already have the SATA drive at hand, but you are just unable to slot it in. What issue exactly are you having? Not enough clearance for the height/depth of the card?

grumpycrab

Sorry (out). Tried to fit sata (2 keys) and wouldn't fit (with chipset uppermost). Looks like 6 pins on right hand side. Guess I should try it upsidedown but there's not really room..I think. Back in an hour. Thanks for replies so far!

EDIT oh blimey. Fitted. Upsidedown. Guess the clue - as pointed out above - was 6pins (B slot). So a bit of brute force. Thanks. Pic to be added.

EveryWhere

grumpycrab wrote: »

Sorry (out). Tried to fit sata (2 keys) and wouldn't fit (with chipset uppermost). Looks like 6 pins on right hand side. Guess I should try it upsidedown but there's not really room..I think. Back in an hour. Thanks for replies so far!

It should make absolutely no difference. The pins on M.2 2280 drives are all on the same side, regardless of SATA or NVMe. Both have five pins on the same side. But the two key and the single B key SATA drives will have six on the other side.

So the fact that you have both keys, means that it will fit into the slots, one way or another.

Maybe you are being too gentle.

Problem can only arise it you had a M.2 SSD with a B key which you tried to fit into a M. slot and vice versa.

But since you have an M.2 2280 SSD with both keys, you are covered.


Aaah...you've already slotted it in. Will you choose to boot the OS from it?