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Reddit mentions of StarTech.com 3-port M.2 SSD (NGFF) Adapter Card - Supports 1x PCIe (NVMe) M.2 SSD, 2x SATA III M.2 SSDs - PCIe 3.0 Adapter (PEXM2SAT32N1)
Sentiment score: 3
Reddit mentions: 5
We found 5 Reddit mentions of StarTech.com 3-port M.2 SSD (NGFF) Adapter Card - Supports 1x PCIe (NVMe) M.2 SSD, 2x SATA III M.2 SSDs - PCIe 3.0 Adapter (PEXM2SAT32N1). Here are the top ones.
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- INCREASED PRODUCTIVITY: The M.2 NVME card provides a platform for up to 3x M.2 SSDs to any computer that has a PCIe slot. It supports common M.2 SATA SSDs and newer high-performance M.2 PCIe drives.
- BETTER PERFORMANCE: You can couple this M.2 adapter card with a PCI Express based M.2 drive. With support for PCIe 3.0 (40Gbps), you can install the latest M.2 PCIe SSDs inside your computer.
- HELPS WITH DATA RECOVERY: If your laptop has failed, but its M.2 drive is still functional, then this M.2 SATA card can help with data recovery.
- MAXIMUM COMPATIBILITY: This PCI express card lets you take advantage of NGFF M.2 SSDs. M.2 drives that are smaller than typical platter drives. Supports most drive sizes
- 2280, 2260, 2242 and 2230.
Features:
Specs:
| Height | 4.68 Inches |
| Length | 4.68 Inches |
| Number of items | 1 |
| Release date | February 2020 |
| Size | 1x NVMe + 2x Sata M.2 |
| Weight | 0.1433004703 Pounds |
| Width | 0.78 Inches |
ThreadRipper does not support bootable\hardware NVMe RAID.
You can use an NVMe SSD as your boot drive and you can use software RAID on the two 960 PROs.
I have two 1TB NVMe 960 EVOs (The 2TB 960 PRO is ~$300 more expensive) and have been using RAID0 on the Z170 platform for a while.
The lack of support for this on threadripper is upsetting but it is said to be coming later:
> What the X399 doesn't give you is the ability to utilize NVMe SSDs in a bootable RAID. We reached out to a few industry sources and learned that X399 will allow users to build an array with SATA products and boot from it, but AMD hasn't employed a way to boot from NVMe SSDs together in a RAID 0 array like Intel. We were also told that AMD is going to enable the feature, but there isn't a firm timeline. It's one thing to talk about booting from an array of speedy next-generation storage devices that can surpass 5,000MB/s with just two drives; it's another thing to actually deliver.
> Source: Tom's Hardware - AMD X399 Supports Bootable SATA RAID, But Not NVMe RAID
So if you look at the R720 Owner's Manual, you'll see that there are two SATA ports on the board. One is labeled
J_SATA_CDand one isJ_SATA_TBU, numbered 2, and 3 respectively. These are both standard SATA ports, but they're unfortunately SATA II, so only 3Gb/s. There is also a spot on the board listed asJ_SAS_PCH(24) which you can plug in a SFF-8087 breakout cable into to give you an additional 4 SATA connections. This port is attached to the built in S110 "RAID" controller. This is sadly also SATA II.You can buy a SAS9211-8i card for under $100 that will allow you to connect 8 SATA III devices (you'll need a breakout cable), but you'll have to figure out how to power those internal 2.5" SSDs -- I didn't have to. I already had an m.2 SATA SSD, so I bought StarTech PCI card which has two m.2 SATA slots on it. Because this thing is bus powered, I didn't have to worry about how to power it.
I've figured it out.
Since my PCIE3 was open, and the native M.2 and PCIE5 were sharing lanes, I bought an M.2 to PCIE adapter to put the M.2 in PCIE3 and to free up the lanes on PCIE5 for Thunderbolt. The card also acts as a chassis for 2 more SATA based M.2 sticks.
Ah, then the pre-built probably only came with enough connectors for what it needed and didn't give you any extra.
If you can't find an extra connector coming off the cable used by our HDD you may be out of luck.
What kind of SSD did you get? There are external solutions for 2.5" drives.
If you bought another M.2 SSD, something like this adapter may work if you have the free PCIe slot.
that's pretty much what I did, just did a search on amazon. After I bought it, I remembered I had a card that came with my asus board... that worked perfectly fine too.
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Anyway, this is what I'm using:
https://www.amazon.com/M-2-Adapter-Port-PCIe-Express/dp/B01IR05DLK/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1538441928&sr=1-1-spons&keywords=startech+M.2+Adapter+-+3+Port&psc=1