Do m.2 22110 SSDs truly exist? Can't find one.

Posted by R3DD3Y@reddit | buildapc | View on Reddit | 18 comments

TL;DR Cannot find any 22110 m.2 SSD. Do they exist? Has anyone ever seen one?

Hello. I've been looking for an m.2 SSD that's 110mm long the entire day, and I could not find one for the life of me. Recently I overlooked my Motherboard while cleaning out my PC in advance to install a new sata SSD, and I saw what I thought is a 2nd m.2 SSD slot. Checked the manual and I was right. Here's where my problem comes in. Its an 22110 slot, and I have looked above and beyond to find one, and I could not find a single 22110 SSD. I think 2280 SSDs should fit in the 22110 slot since they have the same width, but I am a bit paranoid that it would dangle because it wouldn't reach the screw hole. So what I want to ask is if anyone knows of any reputable manufacturer 22110 m.2 SSDs, or if there is any sort of band-aid fix if need be for me to get a 2280 SSD instead. Any suggestion, help or recommendation is greatly appreciated. It may be just that because of where I live (Romania if it's of any importance) that some components just aren't available. Thanks. Sorry if the flair is the incorrect one, as I didn't know if this flair or the Build Upgrade flair would fit better.

Edit 1: Should've mentioned this here I don't know how I had it slip past, the Motherboard i have is a Gigabyte Z590M, rev 1.0, and OH MY GOD THEY ARE REAL. I cannot believe it. I couldn't find any because as BmanUltima mentioned, they are usually enterprise drives, so I literally couldn't find any for sale in Romania, unless buying in bulk probably. I actually ran into this issue before when I was considering buying a steam deck too, since the SSD on it is upgradeable, the SSD form factor needed for it isn't available for sale in Romania (Well i did find one, but for an insanely high price.)

Edit 2: Welp, i was extremely clumsy when checking, but its fine in the end, my motherboard has standoff positions for 2280 SSDs so its fine either way. Thanks a bunch for all of the help! (Not only that, but TIL that there really do exist 22110 SSDs but are pretty much impossible to get in my country)

Also ahead of time, I didn't mention it at first, but my motherboard has 2 slots, a 2280 slot that is currently in use, and the 22110 slot, I'm only interested in the 22110 slot and that's it, don't really need recommendations telling me to use the 2280 slot since welp, I'm already using it.

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kaje@reddit

What mobo do you have? Most of them have a moveable standoff for M.2 slots, with a spot to screw it into for 2280 drives.

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R3DD3Y@reddit (OP)

Edited my post to mention the motherboard. Gigabyte Z590 rev 1.0. Doubt the standoff screw can be moved at a quick glance, I'll read the manual a bit more. Incase I truly can't move the screw, what options would I have left say I go for a 2280 SSD. Bluetack?

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kaje@reddit

I highly doubt the standoff can't be moved. From a quick glance, I can see the holes that the standoff can be moved to for different length drives.

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deleted_by_reddit@reddit

in my b450 aorus elite v2 it CANT be moved, Its fucking soldered, like why tf? why would they do that? i tried without the standoff and it isn't recognised i fucking hate gigabyte, should have NEVER bought a gigabyte product

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kingofredlions45@reddit

That's how I feel about my msi board but i wanted to tell you that you could just buy some double sided tape and use that to hold the ssd down if you ant move the standoff. It might not go down as much as you like due to the standoff being in the way but you could still get it down enough to where it wont ever pop out on its own. I know people who have just NEVER used the standoff for their nvme. Silly if you have the option but if you don't have the option its an awesome way to install an nvme.

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Br4d1c4l@reddit

About a year ago I came across some 1TB Samsung M.2s for $50 each. That was to good a deal not to get a couple to put in Raid 0 and run just my games off.

I wasn't aware 22110s were rare until I started looking for a PCI adapter. 2280 was the max all were made to mount.

So I did what you suggest... Except I used clear packing tape, but double sided would have been less obvious.

Main_Schedule9853@reddit

https://ebay.us/m/RIsGCv

StrangePassage15@reddit

This legit?

SeolA-J0331@reddit

I'm currently looking for a Solidigm P4511. I need that 22110 form factor for a Linux boot drive to run ROCm

marsalans@reddit

Yeah, i have

I found one Samsung PM983 drives

BmanUltima@reddit

You can usually move the standoff to support a variety of sized SSDs. What model of motherboard do you have?

And yes, M.2 22110 SSDs do exist, most are enterprise drives.

https://pcpartpicker.com/products/internal-hard-drive/#f=122110

ZBalling@reddit

Are any of those cool to buy? Like optane...

If you can get a deal on surplus, maybe.

Viking_VillaWolf@reddit

Thank you very much. Had this same question since Im moving into the ps space from console and im learning.

Ebay had some used 960GB Samsung 22110 M.2s for $50 apiece not to long ago. I expected them to have more use than they did. Since they're enterprise grade they should still have plenty of life left in them. Since they are only used when I rarely play a game.

I realized trying to find any adapter that supports 110 is impossible. Motherboards accept 22110, but the PCI adapter and external enclosures I have seen do not. I had to tape them to my dual M.2 PCI card. I guess they aren't used much outside of data centers.

Chordejas@reddit

my rog strix b760a gaming has slot, but they dont seem afordable 700 dlls for 4gb doesnt seem reasonble at all to me

, would a 2280 m2 will work on a 22110? anybody knows?

Slickleq@reddit

There's probably a 90% chance it will work. If you're worried you can go to a store to test one of the 2280 drives.