Sonnet Fusion SSD M.2 2×4 PCIe Card

Sonnet Fusion SSD M.2 2×4 PCIe Card

High-speed data transfers

If you need to add internal storage to your computer and high-speed data transfers are critical to your work,
you shouldn't think about 2.5-inch SATA SSDs: you need an NVMe SSD-based upgrade. Today's NVMe PCIe SSDs offer tremendous performance.
2.5-inch SATA SSDs can easily outperform them. With Sonnet's M.2 2×4 PCIe card, you can mount two M.2 NVMe PCIe SSDs on a single x16 card slot.
This will give you a completely new way of working!

With the Sonnet M.2 2×4 PCIe card installed in your Mac Pro® tower; Windows® PC desktop or server; or Thunderbolt to PCIe card expansion system with an
available x16 PCIe slot. You can use it for instant data storage or as a high-performance work disk. Mac® users can even install macOS® on an SSD,
to create an incredibly fast boot drive. (2) However you use this KArte, the performance is impressive.

Key features:
– Adds ultra-fast SSDs to your system: mount four M.2 SSDs (sold separately) in the x16 PCIe slot of your Mac Pro, desktop PC, or Thunderbolt expansion chassis.
– High-performance PCIe interface: PCI Express 3.0 x16 host bus interface for high-performance applications
– Superior performance: Simultaneous data transfer at speeds up to 12,000 MB/s
– Great way to add up to 8TB of M.2 SSD storage to computers with Thunderbolt: Perfect for use in Sonnet's Echo ™ Express III-D, Echo Express III-R, xMac ™ Mini Server, xMac Pro Server and Thunderbolt expansion systems
– RAID support: Supports macOS and Windows RAID functions.
– RAID level: 0, 1, or 5
– MacOS boot support: Supports booting from JBOD disks (non-RAID)
– NVMe compatible SSDs: Usually no drivers are required(4)
– SMART Support: Supports S.M.A.R.T. data reporting
– Rugged Construction: Aluminum enclosure withstands heavy use
– Thunderbolt certified for Mac & Windows!

General Compatibility

Mac Pro 5.1 (Mid 2010 & Mid 2012) with full length x16 PCIe slot available
Mac Pro 7.1 (2019) – Use x16 PCIe slot (slot 3, 4, or 5) for full-length performance
PC desktop or server with available full-length and full-height x16 PCIe slot (PCIe 3.0 slot is preferred)

OS Compatibility

macOS 10.13.6+
macOS Big Sur compatible
Windows 10 (64-bit edition version 1809 or greater)

Thunderbolt Compatibility

Mac computers with Thunderbolt 3 or Thunderbolt 2 ports via a Thunderbolt 3 or 2-to-PCIe card expansion system with an
available full-length x16 PCIe slot.
Windows computers with Thunderbolt 3 ports via a Thunderbolt 3-to-PCIe card expansion system with available full-length x16 PCIe slot

Supported SSDs

Single-sided M.2 2280 NVMe PCIe SSDs
Samsung 970 EVO and 970 EVO Plus
below you will find a compatibility list from Sonnet

Warranty: 2 years
Notes:
You can install fewer than four SSDs now and add more later without reformatting the existing ones.
Only M.2 SSDs with a length of 2280 (80mm – the most common length) and with storage components on the top only are supported. M.2 SSDs,
that are longer or shorter than 80 mm do not fit. M.2 SSDs with components on both sides will not fit.
SSDs connected to the Sonnet card appear to macOS as external drives. Booting from an external SSD in macOS 10.14.6+ requires
enabling external booting in the security settings, which can be set in a command-R (recovery system).

Sonnet M.2 2×4 Low-profile PCIe Card (Two M.2 NVMe SSD slots • Add your own SSDs up to 16TB)