Q: mPCIe Combo II Card - SSD in mPCIE slot?

[vrazic]

Hi guys,

I have a problem, or actually a question that I couldn't find any answer while searching the forums.
I have a Maximus VI Gene motherboard.
Our mPCIe Combo II Card has 2 sides/connections: 1 mPCIE and 1 M.2 for NGFF SSD.

So my question is, can you insert mSATA SSD to mPCIE connection?

I tried to insert mSATA 32GB SSD that I have from my Lenovo laptop, and I was planning to use it as a cache, however it isn't recognized anywhere, not in WIndows 8 or in Bios under SATA configuration, which I have set by default to AHCI.
If I can't use mPCIE for SSD, I'm planning to use it for WiFi since I also have Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 6300 mini WiFi card from my previous Lenovo laptop.

[Praz]

Hello

No. mSATA, mPCIe and M.2 are all different interfaces.

[vrazic]

Oh well, now that makes sense, stupid question... :confused:
Because of the same pins I jumped to that conclusion.

Will try the WiFi card then... Thank you for the reply!

[Praz]

You're welcome. 🙂

[vrazic]

Ok, I looked up the Product number of my 32GB SSD, and it seems it is MSATA MINIPCI-E, so no go :cool:
http://www.mini-laptop-accessories.com/samsung-minipcie-ssd-32g-lenovo-45n8220-45n82201-p-18696.html

[vrazic]

And it seems that my WiFi module doesn't work as well... 😞


It says Code 10, it cannot start.
Most probably because it is locked/white-listed by Lenovo perhaps?