Explaining M.2 PCIe adapter cards, and USB enclosures, that can be used to access an M.2 SSD when it cannot be plugged into a motherboard slot.
You can learn more about SSDs, and their interfaces, form-factors and technologies in my video here:
And I have a video all about PCIe slots here:
The CrystalDisk Mark test software I used is free to download from:
The products I purchased and tested in the video were as follows:
Glotrends M.2 PCIe NVMe 4.0/3.0 Adapter (for a x4, x8 or x16 PCIe slot) -- Amazon US: & Amazon UK: This is the PCIe x4 model.
Glotrends M.2 PCIe NVMe 4.0/3.0 Adapter (for a x1, x4, x8 or x16 PCIe slot) -- Amazon US: & UK: This is the PCIe x1 model.
Orico M.2 USB enclosure. Amazon US: & Amazon UK:
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Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
00:52 M.2, SATA & PCIe
07:19 PCIe Card Tests
11:20 USB Enclosure
15:17 Cloning Tools
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