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MacBook compatible SSD conversion

Hi,

A friend of mine asked me, if a MacBook compatible SSD device can be used on any Windows laptop by using a converter. His current device has a mSATA interface only, not a m.2 compatible one. We found a converter from Sintech (http://www.pc-adapter.net/product/836.ht...), which can be used on a m.2 compatible motherboard.

He has a Gigabyte GA-Z77-DS3H motherboard (https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/GA-...). He has a Samsung branded MacBook compatible SSD, which is used on a MacBook Pro 13” Retina Early 2015 version. Exact version information of this disk is currently not available. We may provide it later.

Any solutions?

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That adapter will make the SSD work in a PC, but it never ends well going the other way and usually results in a massive performance penalty. You probably aren’t going to fare any better going the other way. Yes, the adapter will “work”, but there is a high likelyhood there will also be an associated performance penalty. You will also need an interposer since the Gigabyte board you have now doesn’t have a native slot.

These nonstandard SSD’s are intended for Apple computers. It’ll work on a normal computer with an adapter, but the historical make this a bad idea.

Your best bet is to just get a standard AHCI PCIe SSD and an interposer, since your board lacks native connectors. If this doesn’t end well the other way, what makes you think this will be any better?

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Hold on here! That still won’t work, as your motherboard does not have a M.2 interface only a mSATA. You’l need a PCIe card to host the Apple SSD and only the older SATA SSD will work Apple 2013-2015 MacBook Pro +Air SSD to PCI-e 1X Adapter

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I was under the impression the OP understood they need an adapter because that board is too old for native PCIe SSD support.

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The two blue slots are marked PCIe x4 and the two smaller slots in-between are marked PCIe x1. I would use one of the PCIe x1 slots for the card Mother bd image. Only the older SSD's PCIe/AHCI not newer PCIe/NVMe drives is that what you're thinking?

The other option would be a mSATA adapter but I don't know of any that supports the Apple SSD's.

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You need chipset support for NVMe so it's only going to take AHCI PCIe without a board and CPU upgrade. I don't think you can make NVMe work on old platforms.

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Correct! If you review this guide The Ultimate Guide to Apple’s Proprietary SSDs You'll see the Early 2015 13" MacBook Pro Retina system comes with a PCIe/AHCI SSD

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My fear is the performance more so then compatibility. The OP knows it's pre-NVMe so we can tell him about not being able to use one of those drives; that's why I warned them that the adapters tend to slow the SSD down.

I think your solution is better, but I went with the adapter and warning because the OP seems dead set on it so my priority is to warn them. I suspect the same issue will appear with the interposer you linked.

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