This Addonics 2.5" mSATA Flash drive turns a regular mSATA SSD into a 2,5" SSD. The drive frame and the connector mimic the exact size and connector location of a 2.5" SATA hard drive. So once the mSATA SSD is mounted inside this 2.5" mSATA Flash drive, it can be used just like a standard 2.5" SATA hard drive. 

mSATA memory card installation illustration		completed 2.5" mSATA Flash drive

note: mSATA card in the diagram is for illustration purpose and is not part of the 2.5" mSATA Flash drive product

Once the mSATA SSD is coverted into the 2.5" mSATA Flash drive, it can also be used as a 2.5" removable hard drive or a 3.5" hard drive with the optional 2.5" to 3.5" drive adapter (also called Snap-In 25, model: AE25SN35SA)

Mounting of the 2.5" mSATA Flash drive into  the removable tray of the Snap-In 25	Loading the removable tray into the Snap-in 25, which  can be used just like a 3.5" SATA hard drive	The snap-In 25 can be mounted into a 3.5" drive bay of a Destop system

• Build your own 2.5" SATA SSD with mSATA SSD of your choice
• Replace 2.5" hard drive with low power and shock resistant mSATA SSD
• Direct Notebook hard drive replacement
• Use as a 3.5" hard drive by using optional 2.5" to 3.5" drive adapter (model: AE25SN35SA)
• mSATA flash Card can be the primary bootable device containing the OS and applications.
• OS independent. No software driver required