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mystery key on SSD internal drive

yashww — Thu, 26 Jan 2023 20:23:53 GMT

This is the first hardware-oriented forum I've run across, and it appears to be for a specific brand, so I apologize for being off-topic, but hope that some kind soul is familiar with these hardware intricacies and can take a few moments to enlighten me.

I can't find a compatible USB enclosure for Intel 660p SSD 2.0TB that was removed from a dead 2015 MacBook Pro. It has a notch near the center of the row of contacts that doesn't match the plastic pin in an enclosure I bought, which is closer to the right end of the row of contacts. Photos online of SSDs and enclosures (including Intel 660p!) (also including a diagram of B, M, and B+M keying) show the notch(es) closer to the end(s) of the row, so I wonder if the center notch indicates the SSD is intended ONLY for internal drive and not a USB external drive. Here's the specific contact arrangement on my drive, with contacts 'c', spaces (width of 2 contacts) 's', and the notch at 'S': ccc s cccc s ccccccc S ccccccc s cccc.

Thanks very much.

Re: mystery key on SSD internal drive

Sage99 — Fri, 27 Jan 2023 06:57:20 GMT

Hi yashww,

Is it possible for you to post a picture of the 660p SSD here in the forum?

Re: mystery key on SSD internal drive

SolidgmBahtiyor — Mon, 06 Feb 2023 09:35:44 GMT

Dear yashww

We are sorry to hear that you experiencing issues with your SSD. We will need further information (inc personal information), to investigate your issue. Please have a look on our article about it: https://www.solidigm.com/content/solidigm/us/en/support-page/installation-compatibility/ka-00001.html. In case of further issues with the drive contact us at  https://support.solidigm.com/en-US/anonymous-createcase/ (This can also be found on our website). This will create a support ticket and we will be in touch with you as soon as possible.

Best regards. 

Sincerely,
Bahtiyor
Solidigm Customer Support

Re: mystery key on SSD internal drive

nikolay — Tue, 07 Mar 2023 21:30:28 GMT

Hi. MacBook has proprietary pinout. To use this SSD anywhere else you'll need "12 + 16 Pins to M.2" adaptor. It's only a couple of dollars, but probably won't fit into external enclosure.