Features
Squid PCIe Gen 3 Carrier Board™ for six M.2/NGSFF(NF1) SSD modules.
Hardware Manual, Revision 1.3
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Features
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Features
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Easy ‘Plug and Play” installation. No drivers needed. Transparent to the operation system.
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Compatible to any motherboard.
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Supports up to six M.2 or NGSFF(NF1) PCI Express SSD modules (M-key)
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Supports any modules with 80 mm and 110 mm length, and up to 32 mm in width.
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x4 PCIe Gen 3 (8.0 Gbps) downstream connection to each M.2 circuit.
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x16 or x8 PCIe Gen 3 (8.0 Gbps) upstream motherboard connection via exchangeable x16 or
x8 PCI Express upstream Adapter.
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Occupies space equal to standard one-slot wide PCIe board defined by PCIe Specification.
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Supports auxiliary 12V power connection.
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Easily removable cooling fans.
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Performance and temperature monitoring during operation; cooling fan speed control.
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Real-time transmission of carrier board & modules’ status to host computer via USB
connection. (optional)
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On-board Batteryless Data Logger for backup status indication (US. Pat. #10,481,660)
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Meets PCIe 3.0 and M.2 1.1 Specifications.
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Dimension:
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Without Cooling Fans - 111.15 mm x 167.65 mm (full-height, half-length PCIe board)
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With Cooling Fans - 111.15 mm x 202.65 mm.
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RoHS compliant.