I'm pretty sure I wouldn't have lost the cable, I didn't get one. The Pinebook came 1/13/2020 and within a few days I ordered a USB/eMMC adapter which came in a month or so. I hadn't thought I'd get an SSD, then I read up and looked around and found I could get a 1 TB Intel for $125 which sounded reasonable so I bought one and ordered the NVMe adapter from the Pine Store. Which is a board that goes between the SSD and the cable. Came in a little anti-static bag and in another little bag were 2 screws and 2 washers. No cable. My Pinebook came with no cable plugged into the CPU board for the SSD and I didn't get a 1st generation adapter.
The connector on the board looks like a reasonably standard IDC connector where you squeeze it closed and contacts pierce the insulation on a cable. Except the picture in the wiki shows flex-board cable which is copper foil on a plastic backing, not wires. The connector on the adapter I don't recognize at all.
I took the lazy/fast way out and ordered one from Amerdroid: https://ameridroid.com/collections/new/p...me-adapter
However much I whined here I was still going to have to wait for another one or a cable to ship from China. Ameridroid stocks most of this stuff in the US. And they take Paypal. They tack on their profit margin but in this case it was worth a few dollars to save a few weeks.
The connector on the board looks like a reasonably standard IDC connector where you squeeze it closed and contacts pierce the insulation on a cable. Except the picture in the wiki shows flex-board cable which is copper foil on a plastic backing, not wires. The connector on the adapter I don't recognize at all.
I took the lazy/fast way out and ordered one from Amerdroid: https://ameridroid.com/collections/new/p...me-adapter
However much I whined here I was still going to have to wait for another one or a cable to ship from China. Ameridroid stocks most of this stuff in the US. And they take Paypal. They tack on their profit margin but in this case it was worth a few dollars to save a few weeks.