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    • J
      johnsoga last edited by

      So I've had my SG-5100 for a few days now still in box and while I already knew I might be slight depressed by the level of support offered this is bordering a bit annoying. I've combed the forums and have yet to actually find concrete definitive answer on not only type but brand of M.2 drive to use with this device. I don't understand does netgate just not even bother to test this themselves because if they do then right off the bat there should be a link to at least that brand/model of SSD. Why is this so unnecessarily hard? Does anyone have an answer to what works?

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      • kiokoman
        kiokoman LAYER 8 last edited by kiokoman

        ?
        there is a standard specification for M.2
        any M.2 sata ssd (22 x 42) of any brand that respect that standard work out of the box, there is no reason to make a list of "compatible brands"
        https://docs.netgate.com/pfsense/en/latest/solutions/sg-5100/m-2-sata-installation.html
        based on the photos on this link I'm pretty sure they tested it ...
        this one work for sure kingspec ssd P/N: NT-32

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        • J
          johnsoga last edited by

          From this there seems to be atleast two different configurations for the pins a "B" and "M" configuration: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M.2

          Also I keep seeing that it doesn't support NVMe and I see almost now "well known" brands that seem to have any none NVMe M.2 rives that would work here. If nothing else having a list of tested brands/models would save me from the wasted hours trying to find something that's supported on my own. They make the product so obviously they should know best.

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          • kiokoman
            kiokoman LAYER 8 last edited by kiokoman

            NVMe is PCI express,it is not supported as specified from netgate, you need M.2 SATA
            https://www.amazon.com/s?k=m.2+sata+2242&crid=32OGP80LEL7FQ&sprefix=m.2+sata+2242%2Caps%2C492&ref=nb_sb_ss_i_1_13
            afaik kingspec and transcend are well known brand for this format

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            • J
              johnsoga last edited by

              Thank You that was very helpful almost bought a Samsung evo 860 instead. Don't think it would've fit.

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              • stephenw10
                stephenw10 Netgate Administrator last edited by

                Yeah I'm not aware of any compatibility issues with m.2 cards in the SG-5100 as long as you realise that NVMe is not SATA.

                Steve

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