This drive expansion card provides an ideal way to upgrade legacy motherboard platforms and your existing computer system, by adding compatibility for newer U.2 NVMe SSDs, which are designed to meet the high-performance needs of today’s data centers and enterprise-level applications. The expansion card enables IT professionals and system integrators to upgrade their computing infrastructure by installing the adapter card into the PCIe slots on desktop PCs or servers. Upgrading, rather than replacing computing infrastructure, provides a cost-effective way to enhance your system’s performance. U.2 NVMe SSDs also offer superior energy efficiency, providing an advantage to companies looking to reduce energy costs.

Companies and organizations with intensive file workloads can achieve greater productivity by upgrading their data center or enterprise-level applications with U.2 NVMe SSD capability. U.2 SSDs are up to four times faster than SATA SSDs, providing extremely fast read/write speeds, high-speed file access and transfers, and rapid boot times. U.2 NVMe SSDs are also more reliable than SATA hard drives, so less time is spent waiting for computers to boot, or applications and files to load.

Through U.2 NVMe SSD capability, the drive adapter brings enhanced productivity for numerous data-heavy applications. Office professionals, from architects and engineers to healthcare professionals, can quickly access and edit large documents, spreadsheets, or 3D models and renderings. Creative professionals, including content creators and graphic designers, can work more productively on photo editing, video production and editing of large image or audio files. The drive adapter also saves time for gaming enthusiasts, with much faster launch times and level changes.

Features

• Add four enterprise-class PCIe NVMe 2.5 in. U.2 SSD capability to your PC or server
• PCI Express 3.0 x8 lane host adapter
• Compatible with PCIe 3.0 and PCIe 2.0 motherboards
• PCI Power Management Specification Revision1.2
• Supporting transfer rate of 2.5Gb(250MB/s),5Gb(500MB/s),and 8Gb(1GB/s)per lane
• PCI Express interface: x8 lane with bus bandwidth up to 64Gb/s
• Supports NVM Express(NVMe)
• Support for 4-Port x4 lane SFF8643 NVMe SSD device or PCI-E expansion device
• Each port with Maximum transmit speeds up to 32Gb/s
• Automatic detection of lane configuration on boot-up
• All ports support hot-plug, surprise remove
• ECRC and Poison bit support
• Support operating system: Linux kernel3.17 or above, MAC OSX, Vmware, FreeBSD,Win7,Win Server2008,Win8,Win8.1,Win Server2012,Win10,Win Server2016 32or 64bit
• Comes with full-profile bracket (installed) and low-profile bracket
• OS independent with no drivers required, for a fast, hassle-free setup

Applications

• Upgrade your data center or enterprise-level applications with U.2 NVMe SSD capability
• Utilize the advanced performance of a PCIe NVMe 2.5 in. SSD for intensive data workloads - ideal for numerous professionals from architects to medical professionals
• Work with large files more efficiently for audio/video production and editing

Specifications

• Chipset: PLX8724
• Bus Type: PCIe 3.0 x8
• Bus Bandwidth: 64Gb/s
• Connector Type: SFF8643
• Device Supported: 4 x NVMe SSD device(U.2 SSD, or PCIe NVMe SSD) or 4 x PCIe Expansion device
• Product Size: 68*156mm
• Product Weight: 85g
• OS Compatibility: Windows7/server2008/8/8.1/server2012/10/server2016, Linux3.16 or above, MAC OSX, Vmware, FreeBSD
• Environmental
  • Operating Temperature: 5°C to 50°C (41°F to 122°F)
  • Storage Temperature: -25°C to 70°C (-13°F to 158°F)
  • Humidity: 15% ~ 90%

Package Contents

• 1 x PCIe x8 PEX8724 4-Port SFF8643 Adapter
• 1 x Quick Start Guide
• 1 x Low Profile Bracket