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Compatible M.2 SSD (lemmy.world)

submitted 11 months ago by RVAtom@lemmy.world to c/homeassistant@lemmy.world

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It has been a long time since I have parted out computer parts and I am not sure about checking on compatibility for some types of parts. I would like to get an M.2 drive to add to my Home Assistant Yellow, and I am thinking about this one. Crucial P3 500GB PCIe M.2 2280 SSD

Is there any reason this one wont work with the Yellow?

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[–] walden@sub.wetshaving.social 8 points 11 months ago (1 children)

https://yellow.home-assistant.io/faq/#which-ssds-are-not-supported

That's all I could find

[–] infeeeee@lemm.ee 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Wow, it's strange. I don't have a yellow but installed countless m.2 and pcie devices in countless computers, and never seen such a limitation. Ram and cpu compatibility lists are a thing on mobo websites, but pcie? Is this some ARM thing?

[–] CmdrShepard@lemmy.one 3 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

It could just be that they didn't test them to confirm that they work and don't want the headache/liability of claiming that untested drives will work. AFAIK one M.2 drive should be the same as the next provided that it's the same type (SATA vs NVME)

[–] jeansburger@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago

Yes that drive should work, as long as it's not a SATA M.2 SSD it should be compatible with the Yellow.

[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 1 points 11 months ago

Consider reaching out to crucial.

I needed to upgrade my mom's athlonX2 system when it was 7 or so, and an SSD was an easy idea. But, the nForce4 mobo didn't support any SSDs at all. It's a generational thing.

I reached out to crucial, on a whim -- and they responded. Yes, SSDs were tested on my ASUS nForce4 mobo, and fully supported. I had an upgrade that worked!

The machine lasted until win7 died the first time, years later. I've been crucial-first whenever possible, since.

Ideally if you reach out you'll have a similar response. There's not much risk of support issues, but it's good to get a human reassuring you they have your proverbial back.