Sintech M.2 (NGFF) NVME SSD to M2 A/E Key WiFi Port with 20cm Cable(M.2 Only Provide PCIe 1X Lane)

I needed my m.2 for my GPU connection, I was able to connect my NVME drive to the WIFI slot, haven't experienced any issues, works as described. I was able to boot into the system without any modifications on my Lenovo M900 Tiny PC.

I had lots of doubts as to whether this would work in a Dell OptiPlex 5060 Micro Desktop because the only literature available stated that the M.2 WLAN slot was only for WiFi and Bluetooth. I verified visually that it is an E-key slot. The description on this adapter says it will work for an E-key slot only if the SSD is NVMe. It also requires a PCIe lane in the slot, which I was not able to verify. The only M.2 SSDs I had are SATA, so I bought a cheap Samsung PM991 M.2 NVMe SSD to go with this adapter. I assembled the adapter and NVMe SSD and the UEFI recognized it on the first boot. I installed Windows 10 from USB as a test and everything worked perfectly.Now I have 2 SSDs in my Dell Micro Desktop. (3 are installable if I use the SATA port.) Now the obvious question: Why would I want this? I'm setting this PC up as a VMware ESXi host. Using all 3 native storage slots allows me to use the slowest SSD (the one using this adapter) as boot, scratch, and coredump; the SATA port for a hard drive for a local vSAN capacity tier; and the fastest M.2 SATA SSD in the M.2 SSD slot as a local vSAN caching tier, without having to disable USB Arbitrator and use slower USB storage.

Didn’t work for my model HP stream, but it isn’t the fault of the product.

I bought this to upgrade an HP Stream Model 14-cb116ds which had only 4 GB of ram, 64 GB of eMMC storage and a Celeron N4020 processor. As stated in the subject line, it worked for my application but I reduced it to 4 stars because of the lack of documentation. I purchased a Timetec 256GB SSD NVMe PCIe Gen3x4 8Gb/s M.2 2280 3D NAND High Performance SLC Cache Read/Write Speed Up to 2,000/1,600 MB/s Internal Solid State Drive for PC Laptop and Desktop to go wit h it.The description stated that it would support only 1 PCIe lane and not the 4 of the NVMe. I did not expected Read/Write speeds of 2,000/1,600 MB/s. Also, the NVMe is rated for PCIe 3.0 support but the WiFi port on this computer only supports PCIe 2.0 x 1 so I expected about 400/300 MB/s Read/Write speeds. I got average speeds of 417/344 MB/s which is about 92% of the USB 3.0 speeds of the NVMe in an external USB adapter. If the Wifi port only supports PCIe 1.0 x 1 then I would expect speeds in the 200/150 MB/s range. If the WiFi port does not support PCIe then the adapter will not work.I also upgraded the memory with aTimetec 8GB DDR4 2400MHz (DDR4-2400) PC4-19200 (PC4-2400T) Non-ECC Unbuffered 1.2V CL17 1Rx8 Single Rank 260 Pin SODIMM Laptop Notebook PC Computer Memory RAM Module Upgrade (8GB) since the Celeron N4020 can support 8GB.Generic instructions for installing.Before installing any hardware, upgrade your system's BIOS to the latest available from your computer’s manufacturer.1. Unplug computer from 110V/220V outlet.2. Follow the computer manufacturer’s instructions for opening the case.3. If the computer is a laptop, disconnect the internal battery.4. Locate the M2 A/E Key WiFi Card and/or Port.5. Confirm that it is M2 A/E Keyed.6. Remove the WiFi antennas from the card.7. Insulate the connectors on the antennas with electrical tape.8. Remove the screw holding the card in the port.9. Save the screw to hold the adapter in the port.10. Follow the computer manufacturers instructions for clearing the CMOS.11. Install the NVMe SSD in to the adapter and secure with the screw that came with the adapter.12. Insert the M2 A/E Keyed end of the adapter into the WiFi port and secure with the screw removed in step 8.13. Secure the NVMe SSD end of the adapted in a convenient place in the computed making sure that you do not short the electrical contacts on the back of the NVMe adapter and has adequate space around it for cooling.14. If the computer is a laptop, reconnect the internal battery.15. Follow the computer manufacturer’s instructions for closing the case.16. Provide power to the computer.17. Reboot the computer. This may need to be done twice to reset the CMOS.18. Using Windows Disk Manager, initialize and format the new NVMe SSD.19. Add Windows or the operating system of your choice to the newly initialized and formatted NVMe SSD

I used this Sintech NVME to M.2 A/E converter to put an M.2 NVME SSD into my daughter's HP Stream 14-ax010wm by replacing the WiFi card.The EUFI set to "Network Boot" would not boot EFI from the SSD installed in this converter, so I had to use rEFInd boot manager on a usb to boot into the EFI SSD.To make rEFInd work on the USB, you must add NVME drivers (NvmExpressDxe.efi) into the "drivers" folder of rEFInd.Once I was booted in Windows, I copied the rEFInd files from the USB to the HP Stream's built-in EMMC drive, and now the HP Stream boots to rEFInd first, which then boots to the Windows 10 SSD via EFI.Hope this is helpful.

Work but not very stable, because after a start of the system the drive is not visible and a reboot is required, but when work is fast.

Extended the life of a laptop with only 32GB eMMC storage, soldered directly to the motherboard. It's not ancient by any means. It qualifies for the Windows 11 upgrade. Windows 10 version 22H2 has become so large, it barely fits on 32GB. Once Windows starts installing updates, there's not enough room for apps, or anything else useful. After installing this device, and a 256GB drive, the Win10 installation program saw the new drive as the primary drive. Now everything runs great, with plenty of room to spare. The machine's onboard storage becomes an extra drive for data.

Upgraded an old laptop and it worked as intended.