Comment on Is this an accurate diagram?

mihnt@lemmy.ca ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• over_clox@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Did you not notice the staggered pinout on the diagram? That looks like it’s literally designed to be a short circuit no matter what the manual says.

  I’ve literally dealt with staggered pin short circuits twice in my life, one from equipment damage, and another from piss poor engineering.

  Either way it’ll totally fry the power supply, if not more…

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  • ruk_n_rul@monyet.cc ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I thought the staggered contacts engage with similarly staggered pins on the other side of the card?? 🤔

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    • infeeeee@lemm.ee ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      You are right. That other user has no idea what they write about, as they confessed in another comment.

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    • over_clox@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I’m not hands on familiar with these standards, so I’m not entirely sure. But when I see a diagram showing 4 pins on one side and 3 pins on the other, but the card going into it only shows one side, then it raises immediate red flags of incomplete information.

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      • potentiallynotfelix@lemdro.id ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        No worries, my card has 4 on one side and 3 on the other, so I don’t believe that will be an issue. I thought that you were more concerned about the slight difference in the pin’s location from top to bottom of the slot diagram.

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• potentiallynotfelix@lemdro.id ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Thanks! Can you elaborate on what would cause it to not be supported? I know the wifi card I’m replacing is an e-key, and I’m using a laptop so I likely won’t find any information. Also, if you would happen to know what brands I should look out for that have good linux compatibility if I want to buy a newer one?

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  • over_clox@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Be very wary of the staggered pins in the diagram. I don’t trust the diagram.

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    • potentiallynotfelix@lemdro.id ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Thank you for your input! I can’t tell if the diagram was made poorly or if M.2 does use staggered pins.

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      • over_clox@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        I’m not entirely sure myself with current tech, but when we got our first external adapter for SSD drives for MacBooks, the connector was made so sloppy that you’d literally have to manually make sure it was aligned properly in the slot.

        There was like half a millimeter of slop in the slot where if you inserted it incorrectly, everything would lose its magic smoke…

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