Framework Desktop Boot SSD in Wifi Slot

[mglee72]

Hey all,

Has anyone successfully booted linux from an NVMe ssd on the wifi slot via an adapter? If so, did you have any clearance issues from the adapter + default enclosure?

Would love to learn other creative ways y’all succeeded to boot from the non-2280 slots (e.g. storage expansion card, pcie slot, …).

Thanks!!

[Lukew4lker]

Yes, this works fine. I get something like 1500MBs. I used an adapter for an A+E key slot.
I did this so I could put the m.2 slots in raid0 with mdadm. YMMV depending on case, etc. See the dGPU thread.

[mglee72]

Thanks @Lukew4lker for the vote of confidence!

Per my experience for the future readers:

• I could not fit the whole 2280 sized adapter (Amazon.com: Wireless for M.2 A/E for Key Slot to for M for Key WiFi Bluetooth-Compatible Adapter for NVMe PCI for Express M.2 Nvme Ssd Adapter Card M2 Key A-E to M2 NVME Converter Card to, 1 Piece : Electronics) + ssd (sn850x) into the default framework desktop case.
• However, I could fit a 2230 sized ssd with the aforementioned adapter (after snapping following the perforation).

I can also verify that it works, even as a boot drive, after enabling wifi/bt in the bios.