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Boost System Performance
Utilize the full potential of your SATA III controller, with an M.2 SATA SSD, reducing your data transfer bottleneck with file transfer speeds up to 6Gbps.
This M.2 SATA NGFF to SATA adapter can also save you money by reducing your power consumption over regular platter drives.
Hassle-Free Setup
This M.2 SATA to 2.5 in. SATA adapter offers a fast an easy setup with no drivers to install.
The mounting hardware is also included with the M.2 SATA SSD to SATA adapter for a quick installation.
Open-Frame Design
The M.2 SATA SSD to 2.5 in. SATA converter helps protect the health of your drive with an open-frame design that maximizes heat dissipation.
How can I tell which M.2 hard drives will work in this device?
This device can adapt an M.2 SATA B or B+M key drive to standard SATA connections, which is not possible for a PCIe based M.2 drive. Only an M.2 SATA drive will operate with this device. PCIe-based M.2 drives are not compatible with this device.
Why is my brand-new SATA M.2 drive not showing up?
Before you can access a new or formatted drive in your operating system, you need to initialize it first and then create a partition on the drive if one is not already present. This method may vary by operating system.
How do I initialize a drive in Windows?
Press the Windows key + R, type diskmgmt.msc and press enter. Right-click the new drive & select Initialize. If on Windows 7+ or a 2TB+ drive, choose GPT, use MBR for older Windows versions. Format this new drive before use.
How do I initialize a drive in macOS?
Mac OSX/macOS detects a drive that needs to be initialized automatically and will ask you to do so. If you are prompted to initialize, click Initialize. If you are not and you can’t find the drive in Finder, you will need to partition the drive.
Boost System Performance
Utilize the full potential of your SATA III controller, with an M.2 SATA SSD, reducing your data transfer bottleneck with file transfer speeds up to 6Gbps.
This M.2 SATA NGFF to SATA adapter can also save you money by reducing your power consumption over regular platter drives.
Hassle-Free Setup
This M.2 SATA to 2.5 in. SATA adapter offers a fast an easy setup with no drivers to install.
The mounting hardware is also included with the M.2 SATA SSD to SATA adapter for a quick installation.
Open-Frame Design
The M.2 SATA SSD to 2.5 in. SATA converter helps protect the health of your drive with an open-frame design that maximizes heat dissipation.
How can I tell which M.2 hard drives will work in this device?
This device can adapt an M.2 SATA B or B+M key drive to standard SATA connections, which is not possible for a PCIe based M.2 drive. Only an M.2 SATA drive will operate with this device. PCIe-based M.2 drives are not compatible with this device.
Why is my brand-new SATA M.2 drive not showing up?
Before you can access a new or formatted drive in your operating system, you need to initialize it first and then create a partition on the drive if one is not already present. This method may vary by operating system.
How do I initialize a drive in Windows?
Press the Windows key + R, type diskmgmt.msc and press enter. Right-click the new drive & select Initialize. If on Windows 7+ or a 2TB+ drive, choose GPT, use MBR for older Windows versions. Format this new drive before use.
How do I initialize a drive in macOS?
Mac OSX/macOS detects a drive that needs to be initialized automatically and will ask you to do so. If you are prompted to initialize, click Initialize. If you are not and you can’t find the drive in Finder, you will need to partition the drive.
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