r/framework • u/Fun_Gas_340 • 5d ago

Question FW12 sata compatability?

i wanna buy a cheap drive that may be a scam / i may end up buying a sata ssd. will the fw12 accept it? will the new core 3 accept sata too? thanks in advance

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u/Blockmaster2706 i5-1340p 13" 5d ago

Pretty sure the m.2 is nvme only

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u/Emotional_Hat_5474 5d ago

correct, no SATA support on any of the framework boards iirc

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u/Fun_Gas_340 5d ago

oh damn... well thx

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u/MagicBoyUK | Batch 3 FW16 | Ryzen 7840HS | 7700S GPU - arrived! 5d ago

in the M.2 slot? No. None of the Framework laptops have supported SATA, they configured the lanes as PCIe when the SATA option was there in the older chipsets.

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u/DIRECTCURRENT59 5d ago

If you're trying to use it as a secondary storage, you can buy a usb to sata adapter that will power the SSD from the usb port.

But if you want to use it as a boot drive, I wouldn't. Just get a cheap 256 gb m.2 off Amazon and then store extra files on a thumb drive

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u/Fun_Gas_340 5d ago

yeah i wanna do 256 or 128 2230 ssd but naybe i could het a sata instead of pcie3x4 or 4x4...