Sonnet M.2 4X4 PCIE Card (Silent)

Description

• High-Performance PCIe Interface – PCI Express 3.0 x16 host bus interface plus x16 PCIe bridge; four lanes of PCIe 3.0 bandwidth devoted to each installed SSD.
• Superior Performance – Achieve sustained RAID 0 speeds up to 11,700 MB/s.
• RAID Support – Supports macOS, Windows, and Linux RAID 0, 1, and 5 (macOS RAID 5 support requires SoftRAID software, sold separately).
• macOS Boot Support – Supports booting from a single (non-RAIDed) attached SSD.
• No Thermal Throttling – Custom cooling solution enables installed SSDs to maintain high performance during very large file transfers.
• Optimized for Thunderbolt – Use in Sonnet Thunderbolt 3 expansion systems to connect up to four SSDs through one cable with performance up to 2750 MB/s.
• NVMe Compliant – Typically no drivers required.
• S.M.A.R.T. Operation – Supports S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology) data reporting.

 

MAC COMPATIBILITY

• Mac Pro® 5,1(6) (Mid 2010 & Mid 2012) with available full-length x16 PCIe slot.
• Mac Pro 7,1 (2019) – Use x16 PCIe slot (slot 3, 4, or 5) for full performance.
• macOS® 10.13.6+(7)
• macOS Catalina compatible.

 

WINDOWS COMPATIBILITY

• Computer with available full-length, full-height x16 PCIe slot (PCIe bifurcation not required)
• Windows 10 (64-bit Edition Version 1809 or greater)

 

LINUX COMPATIBILITY

• Computer with available full-length, full-height x16 PCIe slot (PCIe bifurcation not required).
• Linux Kernel 5.0+

 

THUNDERBOLT COMPATIBILITY

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

 

WARRANTY

All new Sonnet Products purchased on or after January 1, 2019, have a Two Year Limited Warranty, except as listed here. All new Sonnet Products purchased on or before December 31, 2018, have a One Year Limited Warranty, except as listed here.