A technician is purchasing a replacement solid-state drive (SSD) for an older laptop motherboard that only supports the SATA protocol through its M.2 internal connector slot. Which type of drive should the technician select to ensure full hardware and protocol compatibility?
- An M.2 SATA SSDCevap
- BAn M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD
- CA 3.5-inch SAS Hard Drive
- DA PCIe x16 Expansion Card SSD
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An M.2 SATA SSD is required because the motherboard slot specifically requires the SATA communication protocol over the M.2 physical connector.
Matching the M.2 physical form factor with the SATA protocol specification guarantees that the storage controller can communicate with the drive without bus or keying mismatches.
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M.2 Form Factor vs Protocol Compatibility