[fatty5000]

Ok so I get the jist of it that I'm sure I can handle, I'm thinking of doing it with the M2 adapter way.

https://www.scan.co.uk/products/1111...-ide-ssd-drive

Thinking a drive like this ....maybe ?
https://www.ebuyer.com/836288-kingst...-suv500ms-120g

This is the adapter Jaegger recommends so thats that sorted.

Which M2 drives have people used, I'm in the UK, the lowest winter temps I see are usually -5c but thats rare to be honest. I'm thinking a drive rated to work down to 0c(can be stored down -40c) should be, whats the worst that can for those two days a year I'll have to wait for the drive to warm up in the dash, which I guessing would take about two mins, I assume it would mean a CIC reset at worst once it's warm enough. I don't even know if the interior would get down -5c.


Any thoughts/input or recommendations would be great

[brettcp]

I used this drive:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

...and this adapter:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Installed it over a year ago and haven't had any issues with it.

[fatty5000]

Thanks for the info 👍🏻

Those drives seem to be like rocking horse crap at the moment.

Hard to find in the UK

[roadkillrob]

I tried the M2 way, used a samsung 850 and that adapter and it hated cold weather like anything under 32F so gave up and did one of these https://www.amazon.com/Zheino-128gb-...9129393&sr=8-4

It has been good down to 10F no issues at all.

[eastsidaz]

Originally Posted by roadkillrob

I tried the M2 way, used a samsung 850 and that adapter and it hated cold weather like anything under 32F so gave up and did one of these https://www.amazon.com/Zheino-128gb-...9129393&sr=8-4

It has been good down to 10F no issues at all.

Nice! Since it's almost impossible to purchase an adapter here in Australia for a reasonable price going this way would make more sense.

The case of that ssd is Aluminium? I'd also image the support for the screws at the front can be switched over to it easy?

[opjose]

Originally Posted by roadkillrob

I tried the M2 way, used a samsung 850 and that adapter and it hated cold weather like anything under 32F so gave up and did one of these https://www.amazon.com/Zheino-128gb-...393&sr=8-4

It has been good down to 10F no issues at all.

I've gone with the car out side for two days in -10F with that drive and no issues.

[roadkillrob]

Originally Posted by GovernUrMental

Nice! Since it's almost impossible to purchase an adapter here in Australia for a reasonable price going this way would make more sense.

The case of that ssd is Aluminium? I'd also image the support for the screws at the front can be switched over to it easy?

Yep just bolts right in no issue.

[fatty5000]

Ok so I finally got it to work.

Took a massive amount of fannying around due to my USB to PATA adapter not playing nice when writing to the new drive, something to do with it spoofing the sector size if I got it right?

Had to dig out an old tower and go direct to the mobo with 2.5 IDE adapter I had lurking in a draw.

Need to re-size the media section now.

Working ok so far!

I'll see how it goes with the Kingston MSATA SSD and update if it falls over.

Highest SMART temp on the old 2.5 drive was 33c way under the spec of the drive. We had two morning of -2.5c this week and I left a digi thermometer in the car and it was 0c in there so I may get glitches due to that but thats a rare temp where I live.

We shall see ....