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(@dndschultz)
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I am attempting to image a hard drive from a Samsung laptop with a micro SSD. I ordered a mSATA adapter but it did not fit. Can anyone tell me what type of connection this is? I thought it was a micro SATA.


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Posted : 02/04/2014 10:50 pm
(@thepm)
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Looks like mini-SATA.

 
Posted : 03/04/2014 12:06 am
(@a-nham)
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at first, i had a feeling it may have been the new m.2 standard; however, from samsung's own product info and the fact that it only has 2 separations for its pins' location, it is definitely mSATA. I hate to say this to you, but you may just want to try your luck with another mSATA adapter.

Samsung spec sheet on ur product
http//www.samsung.com/us/business/oem-solutions/pdfs/PM830_mSATA%20SSD_32_64_128_256GB_Spec_1.0.pdf

Hope that helps a bit

 
Posted : 03/04/2014 12:21 am
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That seems to be the wrong end.

The other end is mini mSATA PCIe, or just mini PCIe.

It should be a PCB with copper leads on them, looking like an old ISA card, just much shorter.

Like this (view image for larger size)

 
Posted : 03/04/2014 12:30 am
(@dndschultz)
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Thanks for the reply. I spoke with a guy at Digital Intelligence. He said that there is a difference between mSATA(mini) and microSATA. Does that sound right?

 
Posted : 03/04/2014 12:38 am
(@thepm)
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Startech has a mini-SATA to SATA enclosure.

http//www.startech.com/HDD/Adapters/25in-SATA-to-Mini-SATA-SSD-Adapter-Enclosure~SAT2MSAT25

 
Posted : 03/04/2014 12:47 am
jaclaz
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That's a msata/miniPCI-E, but there is a LOT of confusion with the "standard" (we should call it non-standard)
http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PCI_Express#Mini_PCI_Express_.26_mSATA
http//www.tomshardware.com/reviews/intel-ssd-310-msata-mini-solid-state-drive,2854-3.html
You will need one of these
http//www.tomshardware.com/reviews/msata-ssd-flash,2948-2.html
but you have to make sure that it is compatible with the device you have.
Which specific adapter you got?
How exactly the device "did not fit"?

jaclaz

P.S. and yes, "mini Sata" or mSata is not "micro Sata"
http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MSATA#mSATA
http//www.amazon.com/gp/richpub/syltguides/fullview/RBX0KM9DMNFEJ

 
Posted : 03/04/2014 1:09 am
(@a-nham)
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yes, what you need is an mSATA adapter

 
Posted : 03/04/2014 1:43 am
(@dndschultz)
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Sorry, it cut off my picture. I ended up buying a mSATA SSD to 2.5" SATA adapter. That one worked. The one that I bought did not fit because the gap between cables was too big for the slot in the adapter.

The picture on top is the one that worked. The small black one on the bottom didn't fit.


 
Posted : 03/04/2014 3:34 am
(@kbertens)
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Indeed the above picture is a mSATA adapter, the picture at the bottom is a micro SATA adapter.
There is also a mini SATA adapter, but that's smaller then a micro SATA adapter. (i know it sounds funny)
Most vendors doesn't know the difference.

The mSATA connector looks the same as the mini PCIExpress but it's for a different bus so you can't exchange them.
So
mSATA/mini PCIExpress, 8 copper pins + 18 copper pins
micro SATA, 7 copper pins + 9 copper pins
mini SATA, 6 copper pins + 7 copper pins

 
Posted : 03/04/2014 1:41 pm
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