- About this Item
- • Quad M.2 NVMe to PCIe 4.0 X16 Adapter: By installing 4 M.2 NVMe SSDs (Support 22110/2280/2260/2242/2
- • Hardware Platform: Support Soft RAID in Intel/AMD platform, not support Mac Pro 5.1 (Note: To set up
- • Set the PCIe Bifurcation mode of the corresponding PCIe slot in the BIOS, support X4X4X4X4 or Hyper
- • Important: Because this adapter does not support PCIe Bifurcation, it requires a motherboard that su
Product description
Model: PA41
Interface to PC PCI-Express 4.0 X16
Interface to SSD 4 x Key M
Max Bandwidth (GBbps) ~32GBbps (PCIe 4.0 X16); ~16GBbps (PCIe 3.0 X16)
Chip ASM1184E
Form Factor 2230/2242/2260/2280/22110
OS Compatibility Windows and Linux (Note: can not work with windows 7 and Mac Pro 5.1)
PCIe Bifurcation Not support
Quad M.2 PCIe SSD Host Adapter
Add 4 x M.2 PCIe (NVMe/AHCI) SSD (M-Key) onto a single PCIe X16 host adapter, so you can access 4 x M.2 PCIe SSD at the same time
Support soft RAID in windows/Linux/3rd party software
Support M.2 NVMe SSD RAID-on-CPU (VROC) in Intel Platform, but you need to purchase Intel VROC license by yourself
Support M.2 NVMe RAID in AMD Platform
Not compatible with Mac Pro 5.1
PCIE Bifurcation Setup in BIOS/UEFI
Noted: This Quad M.2 PCIe SSD Host Adapter can not splitter PCIE X16 to PCIe X4X4X4X4, so your motherboard must support PCIE Bifurcation function. Otherwise, only one M.2 PCIe SSD will be recognized. If you are not sure PCIe Bifurcation of your motherboard, please provide the model information, and we will reply within 24 hours.
Setup PCIE splitter in BIOS/UEFI into X4X4X4X4 (Compatible with Hyper M.2 X16 mode in ASUS).
If PCIE lane splitter to X8X4X4 mode, it will be only 3 x M.2 PCIE SSD.
Number of M.2 PCIE SSD may vary depending on different CPUs and motherboards.
Soft RAID in Window 10
When you find 4 separate M.2 PCIE SSD in Disk Management of Windows 10
Right click the disk volume, which you want to setup soft RAID
A pop-up window appears, click the option (Spanned/Striped/Mirrored/RAID-5)
Noted: You can setup soft RAID in Linux/Mac/3rd party software also.
PCI-Express 4.0 X16 Full Speed
Compatible with PCIe 4.0/3.0/2.0 motherboards, and install into PCI-Express X16 lane.
To reach PCIe 4.0 speed, make sure your CPU and motherboard and PCIe SSDs are all PCIe 4.0 enabled.
To reach PCIe X16 full bandwidth, setup 4 x M.2 PCIe SSD into RAID 0 mode.
M.2 SSDs Installation
M.2 SSD head tilted at 30 degree angle, inserted into Key M interface
The brass standoff snaps into the semi-circular position at the end of the M.2 SSD
Secure the brass standoff from the back with screw
Packaging includes
PA41
4 x M.2 Screw and Copper Stand
8cm low-profile bracket
Screws for bracket mounting to PC
Screwdriver