NCC10281982B Posted November 10, 2018 Posted November 10, 2018 Saw this in a facebook ad. https://m.gearbest.com/pci-cards/pp_009838867823.html The purpose seems to be to connect an m.2 ssd to a DDR2 ram slot. Weird and I don't get the point. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ir_cow Posted November 10, 2018 Posted November 10, 2018 I don't think it would work unless a chip is fooling the system into thinking its X amount of ram. isn't DDR2 still faster than a NVMe drive? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCC10281982B Posted November 10, 2018 Posted November 10, 2018 I have no idea about the speed difference. I mean why not use a pci card? huh.gif Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCC10281982B Posted November 10, 2018 Posted November 10, 2018 I have no idea about the speed difference. I mean why not use a pci card? huh.gif Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cchalogamer Posted November 10, 2018 Posted November 10, 2018 (edited) The DDR2 slot is only being used for power, the M.2 connection is the NGFF type (the kind SATA M.2 drives use) If you looks close the data traces on the board go to the SATA connection NOT the DDR side of the adapter. A quote from the product page "confirms" it with a rather poor translation: 3, the DDR2 card seat power supply mode is adopted, one end of the SATA data Cable is connected to the product, and one end is connected with the computer to supply transmission data Not something I see a need for, but I'm sure someone needs it for some strange use case. Edited November 10, 2018 by cchalogamer Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ir_cow Posted November 11, 2018 Posted November 11, 2018 ah, thanks for clearing it up. a M.2 adapter in a Dimm slot that runs SATA. Very strange. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IIxNullxII Posted November 11, 2018 Posted November 11, 2018 Some motherboads have a DIMM slot specifically for this, example would be the RIG Zenith Extreme: https://www.amazon.com/ROG-ZENITH-EXTREME-Threadripper-Motherboard/dp/B0748K1F99 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ir_cow Posted November 11, 2018 Posted November 11, 2018 Yeah but I thought those Dimm.2 slots on the Asus were pinned differently so you couldn't put memory into it on accident. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest_Jim_* Posted November 12, 2018 Posted November 12, 2018 Yeah but I thought those Dimm.2 slots on the Asus were pinned differently so you couldn't put memory into it on accident. Yup. There is a label that goes over the slot, identifying it as DIMM.2, and it would physically block a normal DIMM from being installed. At least that is the case for the Zenith Extreme. You can see it in images of the board, but if you'd like I could also grab the riser card to look at, as I do not have it installed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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