What key is this drive?


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Just wondering what key this drive it?

I know you get M and B&M keyed drives, but do you get B key only drives?

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bjproc said:
Just wondering what key this drive it?

I know you get M and B&M keyed drives, but do you get B key only drives?

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I can't find any just B-key SSDs.

That's an M key drive (5 pins)
A B key drive has 6 pins.

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It's a Samsung OEM drive...
Samsung MZ-ALQ256B <----- This is just for noting the specs. Be careful of scams, if you intend to buy one.
Whatever company made the laptop this came out of, probably sells an overpriced but non-scam replacement.




These have the same specs... (except for total space on the SSD)

Choose Storage - PCPartPicker

Choose Storage
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Samsung MZ-ALQ256B 256GB M.2 2242 NVMe PCIe Gen3 x4 SSD Solid State Drive MZALQ256HBJD-00BL2
And, as I mentioned... this is an M key SSD.
 
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Ghot said:
That's an M key drive (5 pins)
A B key drive has 6 pins.

View attachment 59266



It's a Samsung OEM drive...
Samsung MZ-ALQ256B <----- This is just for noting the specs. Be careful, if you intend to buy one.
Click to expand...
Cheers,

I have a Lenovo M920q thinksmart, that drive fits and works good in my PC, was looking to upgrade it, but i have a WD SN570 but it seems to be ok until you restart the machine and it can't find the media on boot, on restarting the PC again it boots fine until the next time
 

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bjproc said:
Cheers,

I have a Lenovo M920q thinksmart, that drive fits and works good in my PC, was looking to upgrade it, but i have a WD SN570 but it seems to be ok until you restart the machine and it can't find the media on boot, on restarting the PC it boots fine until the next time
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Maybe someone else can help with that... I don't have any NVMe SSDs, so I'm not up to date on boot issues with them.
My guess would be either a driver or bootloader issue.


Btw, according to the Crucial upgrade finder... that computer will take an M.2 2280 SSD if desired.
 

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Ghot said:
Maybe someone else can help with that... I don't have any NVMe SSDs, so I'm not up to date on boot issues with them.
My guess would be either a driver or bootloader issue.


Btw, according to the Crucial upgrade finder... that computer will take an M.2 2280 SSD if desired.
Click to expand...
yeah, i was thinking about this one to try and see if it works ok

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Crucial P3 1TB PCIe M.2 2280 SSD | CT1000P3SSD8 | Crucial UK

Buy Crucial P3 1TB PCIe M.2 2280 SSD CT1000P3SSD8. FREE US Delivery, guaranteed 100% compatibility when ordering using our online tools.
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Hi @bjproc

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bjproc said:
Cheers,

I have a Lenovo M920q thinksmart, that drive fits and works good in my PC, was looking to upgrade it, but i have a WD SN570 but it seems to be ok until you restart the machine and it can't find the media on boot, on restarting the PC again it boots fine until the next time
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