Manual IB-PCI215M2-HSL
Hint:
A NVMe M.2 SSD as well as a SATA M.2 SSD can be mounted on the IB-PCI215M2-HSL.
The lower M.2 M-Key socket, directly on the PCIe connector, is for mounting an NVMe M.2
SSD with M-Key. The upper M.2 B-Key socket is exclusively designed for mounting SATA M.2
SSDs and can accommodate B and B+M-Key M.2 SSDs.
1.
Remove the protective plastic film from the card
2.
Remove the golden spacer and a silver pan-head screw from the screw set. Use the
screw to fix the spacer to the length you need for your M.2 SSD.
3.
Take the blue thermal pad, remove the protective film on both sides and apply it to the
plain surface of the heat sink. The thermal pad adheres independently.
4.
Place the heat sink with the blue thermal pad on your M.2 SSD. Please make sure that the
connector of the M.2 SSD remains free. Take two of the silicon bands and pull it over the
front and rear corners of the head sink with M.2 SSD.
5.
Take the grey thermal pad, remove the protective film on both sides und place it on
bottom side of the M.2 SSD. The thermal pad adheres independently.
Hint:
• Thick pad: single sided M.2 SSD
• Thin pad: M.2 SSD equipped on both sides
• If the pad is too long, you can always shorten it to the required length with scissors
before removing the protective film.
• Avoid dust and dirt between the board and the thermal pad and apply the thermal
pad immediately after removing the protective film.
The NVMe M.2 SSDs creates enough heat to
require a heat sink. Depending on the length of
the SSD, the 70 mm (2280 M.2 SSD) or 100
(22110 M.2 SSD) mm heat sink must be used.
The heat sinks can optionally be used with SATA
M.2 SSDs.