You will find the key type labeled on or near the edge connector or gold fingers of the ssd.
M key type 2242 2260 2280.
Employing a more flexible physical specification the m 2 allows different module widths and lengths and paired with the.
Wanmingtek aluminum m 2 ngff to usb 3 0 m 2 ssd enclosure external ssd enclosure sata based m 2 for 2230 2242 2260 2280 solid state drive with key b key b m model.
M 2 replaces the msata standard which uses the pci express mini card physical card layout and connectors.
Extended to 4 x m 2 internal connectors socket 3 m key type 2242 2260 2280 22110 pcie x4 ssd support support for raid 0 raid 1 and raid 10 supported raid levels vary by platform.
A b keying pins 12 19 gives pci express ssds up to 2x lanes of bandwidth while a m keying pins 59 66 provides pci express ssds with.
B m or b m while a socket can only have one key.
Each key exposes a different set of interfaces to each card m 2 can connect directly to the pci express bus but different pins can be used to connect to the usb 2 0 and 3 0 buses sata iii.
M 2 formerly known as the next generation form factor ngff is a specification for internally mounted computer expansion cards and associated connectors.
The m 2 specification identifies 12 key ids on the module card and socket interface but m 2 ssds typically use three common keys.
Ssd can only be installed one way.
B m and b m.