Are m2 sata and m2 nvme enclosures supposed to be cross compatible?

[biggles]

I bought this one from Frys today:
https://www.amazon.com/Sabrent-NGFF...+m2+enclosure&qid=1566625781&s=gateway&sr=8-6

And now after reading more carefully it says it is not compatible with nvme m2 drives.

Are there other models and/or brand that are compatible with both nvme and sata m2 drives? Or do you need a separate enclosure for sata m2 vs nvme m2 drives?

 

[pendragon1]

different controller probably require different enclosures. googling didn't find me any dual types.

 

[Farva]

They are different connections, so no, they are not compatible with each other.

 

[kirbyrj]

They are different connections, so no, they are not compatible with each other.

That's a little confusing as they probably both have "M key" connections. The controller is probably more accurate.

 

[mwroobel]

There are no models that are cross compatible, but there are USB models that support NVMe PCie drives such as this Sabrent.

 

[Maxx]

Depends on the bridge chip in the enclosure, although there are some hybrid SSD controllers that include a bridge chip for embedded use.

 

[Arcygenical]

Couldn't find a cross compatible one. Got one of each.

 

[Thevoid230]

M.2 drives are physically keyed different for SATA or PCI-E. In order to support both drive types, a USB enclosure would require 2 physical M.2 slots, as well as seperate controllers for each slot.

On the left is "B key," which is used for SATA drives, and on the right is "M key," which is used for PCI-E drives. Please note, NVME is not a physical interface, but a transport protocol used with PCI-E drives.

 

[Denpepe]

M.2 drives are physically keyed different for SATA or PCI-E. In order to support both drive types, a USB enclosure would require 2 physical M.2 slots, as well as seperate controllers for each slot.

On the left is "B key," which is used for SATA drives, and on the right is "M key," which is used for PCI-E drives. Please note, NVME is not a physical interface, but a transport protocol used with PCI-E drives.

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I agree with the 2 controllers, not with the 2 physical slots, if they can make 1 slot use both on motherboards they can do so on other devices too, now would it be cost efficient that's another matter.

 

[Ranulfo]

The only dual type converters/adapters I know of are for PCI-E slots on a motherboard.

Like: https://www.amazon.com/Adapter-advanced-solution-Controller-Expansion/dp/B07JKH5VTL/