Installation
Single board adapter
Image 28. Single board Oculink adapter installed in laptop
- Doesn’t require routing of cables under M.2 slot.
- Port was positioned differently in later designs, but Oculink connection can still be made by bending the board slightly.
Flexible PCB multi board adapter
Image 26. Flexible PCB multi-board Oculink adapter installed in laptop
Image 27. Flexible PCB multi-board Oculink adapter and M.2 SSD installed in laptop
- M.2 2280 SSD is removed so flexible PCB can be routed under it.
- M.2 card and Oculink port board are screwed.
- Oculink port board can be positioned to perfectly match the routed Oculink port hole in the laptop chassis.
- M.2 2280 SSD is installed ontop of the flexible PCB.
Aliexpress PCIe 4.0 adapter
Image 25. Aliexpress M.2 Oculink PCIe 4.0 silver plated extension cable
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Image 30. Aliexpress PCIe 4.0 Oculink adapter installed in laptop
- Aliexpress adapter extension is made of micro-coaxial cable.
- These can be bent to fit inside the laptop chassis and routed underneath the M.2 2280 SSD.
Oculink port
Image 29. Oculink port exposed on laptop
- Oculink port hole was created by drilling with tungsten drill bits.
- Multiple drill holes were used to create a rough opening and then sanded down into the correct shape.