M.2 SSD drive reader
My process when a user leaves this company is to pull the original drive off their computer and store in a safe. Well that was the good old days. Now our computers come with M.2 SSD drives. If I pull this drive odd and replace what can I use if I need to read the data on it later besides plugging it back into it's motherboard? any recommendations are appreciated
Cliff Galiher
There are plenty of adapters easily found on Amazon. To SATA. To USB.
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yes there is, I'm looking for a recommendation
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I have the StarTech.com hard drive duplicator dock:
https://www.amazon.com/StarTech-com-2-5-Inch-3-5-Inch-Duplicator-SDOCK2U33RE/dp/B00KT3BEAS/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?ie=UTF8&qid=1507920893&sr=8-1-spons&keywords=hard+drive+duplicator+dock+usb+3.0&psc=1
I LOVE this thing! It couldn't be easier to use. Plug it, turn it on, drop a hard drive in the slot. The drive is detected by Windows as an external USB drive. It really saved me a boatload of time when I had a huge pile of hard drives that needed to be wiped. Startech also sells a SATA/IDE adapter for their docking stations. I used that a few times to get data off of IDE drives or to wipe IDE drives.
StarTech.com also has other models that are a bit cheaper (single slot models and ones that don't duplicate).
I have tried some SATA/USB adapters which generally work pretty well, but this dock is awesome. I would recommend it.
https://www.amazon.com/StarTech-com-2-5-Inch-3-5-Inch-Duplicator-SDOCK2U33RE/dp/B00KT3BEAS/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?ie=UTF8&qid=1507920893&sr=8-1-spons&keywords=hard+drive+duplicator+dock+usb+3.0&psc=1
I LOVE this thing! It couldn't be easier to use. Plug it, turn it on, drop a hard drive in the slot. The drive is detected by Windows as an external USB drive. It really saved me a boatload of time when I had a huge pile of hard drives that needed to be wiped. Startech also sells a SATA/IDE adapter for their docking stations. I used that a few times to get data off of IDE drives or to wipe IDE drives.
StarTech.com also has other models that are a bit cheaper (single slot models and ones that don't duplicate).
I have tried some SATA/USB adapters which generally work pretty well, but this dock is awesome. I would recommend it.
I think Spike has picked a good one. I've used StarTech products before, and they have worked well for me in general, although i haven't used the dock specifically mentioned.
Hi Spike and Jane,
That is not a good one in this case. It is good for 2.5" and 3.5" drives, but the asker has an M.2 SSD. The device that Spike picked does not support M.2 SSD drives. Regards, Joe
That is not a good one in this case. It is good for 2.5" and 3.5" drives, but the asker has an M.2 SSD. The device that Spike picked does not support M.2 SSD drives. Regards, Joe
oh ok i see it's an SSD. Sorry about that!!!
I have yet to try an SSD m.2 socket that is NOT on a motherboard. Wish i could recommend something but i cannot having had no experience
I have yet to try an SSD m.2 socket that is NOT on a motherboard. Wish i could recommend something but i cannot having had no experience
> oh ok i see it's an SSD
It's not just that it's an SSD. The StarTech dock that Spike picked supports SSDs — but only 2.5" and 3.5" form factors. The key point is that it's M.2.
It's not just that it's an SSD. The StarTech dock that Spike picked supports SSDs — but only 2.5" and 3.5" form factors. The key point is that it's M.2.
Right I didn't specify the M.2 ... and there is more than one form factor specification of M.2 as well, something that I found out the hard way.
we are talking about form and not disk type, i should have read the original question more carefully
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I'll give this device a try, thanks
You're welcome. Also, keep in mind that there are two key issues with M.2 drives — form factor and bus type. That StarTech device supports the most common form factors (30mm, 42mm, 60mm, 80mm), but since you're doing this for many different M.2 drives in your company, you may ultimately need several different devices to handle the varying M.2 form factors and bus types. Btw, here's a good article that discusses both form factors and bus types for M.2 drives:
http://www.computershopper.com/feature/2017-guide-the-best-m.2-solid-state-drives-tested
If you don't mind, please post back here with your results. As I don't have any of those M.2 adapters/enclosures/reader
http://www.computershopper.com/feature/2017-guide-the-best-m.2-solid-state-drives-tested
If you don't mind, please post back here with your results. As I don't have any of those M.2 adapters/enclosures/reader
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