Page 4: HyperX MAX 3.0 Cont'd
HyperX MAX 3.0 Cont'd
Kingston sure didn't make it easy to get the screws off. It is one thing to hide the screws, but Kingston went one step further and put epoxy on the screw itself. This covered the screw head and made it a nice and flat surface. Once cleaned with a solvent, the epoxy wiped away and the screw was removed.
Kingston really doesn't want you to open the drive. When we opened it up, we can see the two pieces of technology that make up the MAX. To the left is the USB 3 to Serial ATA 3 adapter and to the right is the V+100 SSD that gives the speed and data storage. The V+100 is an update to the original V+. It shrinks the NAND packaging to 32nm and the controller received a firmware update. It is still very fast and performs well.
The last issue you'll face is the pink thermal pad which really sticks to the SSD. We can't stress enough how difficult it was to pry this off. It is not something you should do. It is our job to do this to see what controller we are dealing with.
If this setup looks familiar, it is the same one used in the V+100 SSD. Really, this is a V+100 SSD with a USB 3 adapter. That's it.
That pink gooey thermal pad made it tough to see anything on the NAND chips, but we're confident that these are the same types found in the V+100.
Kingston sure didn't make it easy to get the screws off. It is one thing to hide the screws, but Kingston went one step further and put epoxy on the screw itself. This covered the screw head and made it a nice and flat surface. Once cleaned with a solvent, the epoxy wiped away and the screw was removed.
Kingston really doesn't want you to open the drive. When we opened it up, we can see the two pieces of technology that make up the MAX. To the left is the USB 3 to Serial ATA 3 adapter and to the right is the V+100 SSD that gives the speed and data storage. The V+100 is an update to the original V+. It shrinks the NAND packaging to 32nm and the controller received a firmware update. It is still very fast and performs well.
The last issue you'll face is the pink thermal pad which really sticks to the SSD. We can't stress enough how difficult it was to pry this off. It is not something you should do. It is our job to do this to see what controller we are dealing with.
If this setup looks familiar, it is the same one used in the V+100 SSD. Really, this is a V+100 SSD with a USB 3 adapter. That's it.
That pink gooey thermal pad made it tough to see anything on the NAND chips, but we're confident that these are the same types found in the V+100.