smartctl 6.6 2016-05-31 r4324 [x86_64-linux-5.3.0-53-generic] (local build)
Copyright (C) 2002-16, Bruce Allen, Christian Franke, www.smartmontools.org
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Device Model: SanDisk SD9SN8W256G1014
Serial Number: 1844C0806545
LU WWN Device Id: 5 001b44 8b9e389df
Firmware Version: X6107000
User Capacity: 256.060.514.304 bytes [256 GB]
Sector Size: 512 bytes logical/physical
Rotation Rate: Solid State Device
Form Factor: M.2
Device is: Not in smartctl database [for details use: -P showall]
ATA Version is: Unknown(0x0ff0), ACS-4 T13/BSR INCITS 529 revision 5
SATA Version is: SATA >3.2 (0x1ff), 6.0 Gb/s (current: 6.0 Gb/s)
Local Time is: Fri Jun 12 14:18:27 2020 CEST
SMART support is: Available - device has SMART capability.
SMART support is: Enabled
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You have an M.2 slot using a SATA SSD. In theory you should replace it with another SATA M.2 SSD of your choice.
Note that some M.2 SSDs are NOT SATA but rather PCI-E (also called nvme). These SSDs may or may not work in that slot, since do not know if the slot can handle both types. You would need to research your specific model/chipset to determine that.
Also you could post a pic of the slot and sometimes you can tell right away if it's SATA only or both.
I would but sometimes you don't have one and the manufacturers websites are sometimes not that user friendly. So a command is more convenient. If that is not possible than this is fine. I am just not experienced with Hardware related things and thought maybe there is a command which would give you this information.
After reading it I checked the hardware inside and the Mainboard had the M Key format while it also accepted the SSD with B+M Key. So I went ahead and ordered a M.2 PCIe NVMe M Key SSD. I works fine. I could not test yet the speed though or anything. Might give an update on this when I have more time and when I figure out how to restore from Timeshift in an full disk encryption scenario like mine.
Last edited by kwyrky on Sat Jul 11, 2020 3:41 am, edited 2 times in total.
You have an M.2 slot using a SATA SSD. In theory you should replace it with another SATA M.2 SSD of your choice.
Note that some M.2 SSDs are NOT SATA but rather PCI-E (also called nvme). These SSDs may or may not work in that slot, since do not know if the slot can handle both types. You would need to research your specific model/chipset to determine that.
Also you could post a pic of the slot and sometimes you can tell right away if it's SATA only or both.
Thank you, your information was helpful. I checked my hardware and my Mainboard Raticate_WL had the M-Key format (while compatible with the B+M Key SATA SSD).
You have an M.2 slot using a SATA SSD. In theory you should replace it with another SATA M.2 SSD of your choice.
Note that some M.2 SSDs are NOT SATA but rather PCI-E (also called nvme). These SSDs may or may not work in that slot, since do not know if the slot can handle both types. You would need to research your specific model/chipset to determine that.
Also you could post a pic of the slot and sometimes you can tell right away if it's SATA only or both.
Thank you, your information was helpful. I checked my hardware and my Mainboard Raticate_WL had the M-Key format (while compatible with the B+M Key SATA SSD).
If it is M keyed, then it will accept an nvme (PCI-E) M.2 SSD. And that SSD should work. However, there is no guarantee, depending on chipset implementation, that you will get full PCI-E x4 speeds out of an nvme SSD.
Fortrunatelly, most Intel chipsets from the last few years will run PCI-E SSds fine. I have an HP laptop running an i5 8250 with biost SATA and PCI-E SSD slots with no issues.
I would suggest you purchase the largest SSD you can afford, that has reasonable performance. Don't blow money on a Samsung 970 pro for that slot, it's overkill.
I installed the new M.2 NVMe SSD and it works fine although I did not have the time to make a benchmark and so I don't know if I get the full speed out of it. Everytime I search for benchmarking SSD speed I find CrystalDiskInfo which is a tool for windows. Is there a similar recommended tool / software for benchmarking SSD speed in Linux? A script or some terminal based command would be equally fine.
What made me confident in my case is that I opened my Notebook and could see the M-Key in the mainboard slot. So I just tried it and it worked. But again not sure about the speed and searching for some way to benchmark it in Linux. Advice how to do it welcome
I installed the new M.2 NVMe SSD and it works fine although I did not have the time to make a benchmark and so I don't know if I get the full speed out of it. Everytime I search for benchmarking SSD speed I find CrystalDiskInfo which is a tool for windows. Is there a similar recommended tool / software for benchmarking SSD speed in Linux? A script or some terminal based command would be equally fine.
What made me confident in my case is that I opened my Notebook and could see the M-Key in the mainboard slot. So I just tried it and it worked. But again not sure about the speed and searching for some way to benchmark it in Linux. Advice how to do it welcome
smartctl 6.6 2016-05-31 r4324 [x86_64-linux-5.3.0-62-generic] (local build)
Copyright (C) 2002-16, Bruce Allen, Christian Franke, www.smartmontools.org
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Device Model: Samsung SSD 860 EVO 1TB
Serial Number: S3Z9NR0N402303F
LU WWN Device Id: 5 002538 e30455fd6
Firmware Version: RVT04B6Q
User Capacity: 1.000.204.886.016 bytes [1,00 TB]
Sector Size: 512 bytes logical/physical
Rotation Rate: Solid State Device
Form Factor: 2.5 inches
Device is: Not in smartctl database [for details use: -P showall]
ATA Version is: Unknown(0x09fc), ACS-4 T13/BSR INCITS 529 revision 5
SATA Version is: SATA 3.2, 6.0 Gb/s (current: 6.0 Gb/s)
Local Time is: Sat Jul 11 14:17:34 2020 CEST
SMART support is: Available - device has SMART capability.
SMART support is: Enabled
