The first iteration of SSDs launched with the SATA interface. This included a small L-shaped connector to transfer data and a similar larger connector for power delivery. Modern SSDs, however ...
[Jan]’s first target was some unpopulated footprints for SATA ports onboard, but after soldering on a connector, it was found that the BIOS wouldn’t recognise the extra ports anyway.
Internal SSDs come in two form factors- a SATA connection and an M.2 NVMe connection. M2. SSDs tend to be faster than SATA SSDs, but on the whole, they are both much faster than hard drives.
A 2.5-inch SSD is going to connect to your PC in the same way as a hard drive, through a SATA port on your motherboard. An M.2 NVMe drive connects to your motherboard through a specialized PCIe ...