Which type of PCIe to USB adapter for file recovery of an Imac 27 late 2013?

[ChristopheL69]

Hello,

I deconnected the PCIe SSD drive of my Imac 2027 late 2013 because the Imac didn't start up anymore.

I want to buy an adapter to connect it through USB on a Macbook to (try to) recover the files on it.

Can someone tell me which specifications the PCI-port needs so I can be sure the SSD drive will not be damaged while using the adapter?

I added a picture.

Or does someone has a suggestion for a suitable adapter? It's just for "one time use", for recovering files from SSD drive?

Thank you in advance.

Kind regards,

Christophe

 

[Bigwaff]

I deconnected the PCIe SSD drive of my Imac 2027 late 2013 because the Imac didn't start up anymore.

Do you happen to know whether your iMac had a Fusion Drive? Fusion Drive is a SSD+HDD combo system. If so, your SSD will not have a valid file system on it and you won't be able to mount it via USB.

 

[ChristopheL69]

It''s not a fusion drive, just the SSD drive (cfr. the attached picture).

I've been searching on Google but I don't seem to find an adapter for which the showed pictures of the supported ports seem to have the same pin arrangement.

 

[Bigwaff]

I've been searching on Google but I don't seem to find an adapter for which the showed pictures of the supported ports seem to have the same pin arrangement.

Acasis 20Gbps Apple SSD Enclosure for Mac(2013-2017|12+16 PIN)

【High Speed】USB 3.2 supports data transmission speeds of up to 10Gbps for steady and efficient data transfer. Backward compatible with USB 3.1 and USB 3.0 at respective speed limits.At up to 1000MB/s, Data copy and transferring will be done in in no time. 【Plug and Play】No additional driver is...

www.acasis.com

 

[ChristopheL69]

Acasis 20Gbps Apple SSD Enclosure for Mac(2013-2017|12+16 PIN)

【High Speed】USB 3.2 supports data transmission speeds of up to 10Gbps for steady and efficient data transfer. Backward compatible with USB 3.1 and USB 3.0 at respective speed limits.At up to 1000MB/s, Data copy and transferring will be done in in no time. 【Plug and Play】No additional driver is...

www.acasis.com

Thank you very much! I ordered it right away.

 

[ChristopheL69]

Unfortunately the SSD is not recognized when connecting it (using the ACASIS adapter) to a Macbook Air (Sonoma).

The led of the enclosure lighted up and started blinking for a while but that's it.

At some point I got a popup to give access but I don't find anything about access in the settings.

Sonoma is new to me as I was using Catalina.

I don't find the drive in Disk Utility.

On a Windows laptop I heared the sound which you hear when connecting an external device but nothing more...

Is there anything I can still try or should I assume the SSD-drive is dead?

Thank you in advance.

 

[zgagato]

if the drive is dead the only way is a company for data recovery. That is costly

 

[Bigwaff]

It could be the enclosure itself. The only way to know is to put a different SSD in the enclosure. Otherwise, exchange enclosure and try again. If same result, the SSD is most likely dead.

 

[Nguyen Duc Hieu]

Unfortunately the SSD is not recognized when connecting it (using the ACASIS adapter) to a Macbook Air (Sonoma).

The led of the enclosure lighted up and started blinking for a while but that's it.

At some point I got a popup to give access but I don't find anything about access in the settings.

Sonoma is new to me as I was using Catalina.

I don't find the drive in Disk Utility.

On a Windows laptop I heared the sound which you hear when connecting an external device but nothing more...

Is there anything I can still try or should I assume the SSD-drive is dead?

Thank you in advance.

I think you can assume your SSD is dead.
For data recovery, check Northridge Fix. He is quite busy, but if you are not in a hurry, his price is reasonable enough to try. You would need to send him both the SSD and the enclosure.