Using Usb/Firewire/Esata Enclosures; Connecting Sata Drives Using A Usb-To-Sata Adapter; Connecting Pcie/Mpcie/M.2 (Ahci/Nvme) Drives; Understanding Mini Pcie, Msata, And M.2 Ssds - Logicube SuperSonix-NG User Manual

2.2.3 Using USB/FireWire/eSATA enclosures

When using USB, FireWire, and/or eSATA enclosures, it is highly recommended
to leave the drive inside the enclosure. USB enclosures typically have an on-
board controller that may be necessary to read the drive properly. Taking the
drive out of the enclosure could cause any device (including computers) not to
read the drive contents properly.

2.2.4 Connecting SATA Drives using a USB-to-SATA adapter

Logicube has qualified a USB 3.0 to SATA adapter for use with the SuperSonix-
NG. This adapter provides the capability to connect SATA drives to the USB 3.0
ports on the SuperSonix-NG and uses a USB 3.0 to SATA converter between the
Adapter or USB 3.0 enclosure, and the SuperSonix-NG, allowing the device to be
detected properly.

2.2.5 Connecting PCIe/mPCIe/M.2 (AHCI/NVMe) Drives

Mini PCIe, and M.2 (AHCI or NVMe) drives can be connected using the optional
PCIe Kit or M.2 adapters. Standard PCIe drives can be connected directly to the
PCIe ports. PCIe ports are available on the SuperSonix-NG PCIe version only.
SuperSonix-NG-P – The PCIe version of the SuperSonix-NG supports the
following M.2, mPCIe, and PCIe drives:

M.2 SATA (with the optional PCIe kit part# F-ADP-T-PCIE-KT)

M.2 PCIe AHCI (with the optional PCIe kit part# F-ADP-T-PCIE-KT)

M.2 PCIe NVMe (with the optional PCIe kit part# F-ADP-T-PCIE-KT)

mPCIe (with the optional PCIe kit part# F-ADP-T-PCIE-KT)

PCIe (standard PCIe drives can be connected directly to the PCIe port)
SuperSonix-NG – The non-PCIe version of the SuperSonix-NG supports the
following M.2 and mPCIe drives:

M.2 SATA (with the optional adapter part# F-ADP-M.2-SATA)

M.2 PCIe AHCI (with the optional adapter part# F-ADP-M.2-USB)
Logicube SuperSonix-NG™ User's Manual
2.2.5.1 Understanding mini PCIe, mSATA, and
M.2 SSDs
mSATA and Mini PCIe (mPCIe) – These SSDs have similar
connectors. The mSATA SSD is Serial-ATA based, while the Mini
PCIe is PCIe based. These two types of SSDs are not
interchangeable.
M.2 Solid State Drives (SSDs) come with one of two types of
physical layers (PHY) and three types of controllers:
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