What is it?

Note: This board used to have USB functionality as well. Unfortunately, the USB pins, which used to be present on most if not all mSATA slots in past motherboard designs, do not seem to be present on modern platforms. Therefore as of 02/04/2016 this board is sold as mSATA to SATA only. A separate listing has been made for a miniPCIe to USB board

A board that simply breaks out the SATA signals that exist on every mSATA slot to a standard SATA port. Allows you to for instance connect an internal USB stick to servers with an mSATA port, or connect an extra hard drive to small (ITX, NUC) motherboards that otherwise have only a limited number of SATA ports available.

The board can be configured as:

• Vertical SATA port (default)
• Right angle SATA. For cramped spaces - the SATA cable is flush with the PCB with this variant.

The board fits both full and half size mSATA slots. You can break off half of the board if you need to fit it in a half-sized slot.

Screws are NOT included. These should always be included with your motherboard and are different for different vendors.

Why did you make it?

A couple of years ago I needed to connect a 2.5" SSD to a motherboard which already had all the SATA ports filled. At the same time, a fellow forum member on Tweakers.net (the largest Dutch tech site) needed the same thing. I decided to build a board to fill this need. More people were interested, so I sold the boards I had left via my blog. If you know Dutch, you can read more about it here: http://ssj3gohan.tweakblogs.net/blog/8109/%28uitverkocht%29-msata-groter-dan-sata-adapterbord.html

What makes it special?

It's relatively cheap compared to the competition, and available worldwide. It