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Sonnet M.2 4x4 PCIe Card (Silent)

Sonnet M.2 4x4 PCIe Card (Silent)

SKU: SON-FUS-SSD-4X4-E3S
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  • Details
  • Features
  • Specifications
  • What's Included
Install up to Four M.2 NVMe SSDs into a PCIe Card Slot

Ultra-speed Data Transfers
If you need to add internal storage to your computer and ultra high-speed data transfers are critical to your work, you need an NVMe SSD-based upgrade. Individually, M.2 NVMe PCIe SSDs offer tremendous performance, but Sonnet’s M.2 4x4 PCIe Card enables you to mount up to four of them(1) into a single x16 card slot and combine their performance. No matter how you use it, this card can transform the way you work.

Mac Pro RAID 0 Performance
Install the M.2 4x4 PCIe card with your SSDs into your 2019 Mac Pro to achieve superior storage performance. If you’re one of the many still using 2010 or 2012 Mac Pro, install the Sonnet card plus SSDs to obtain performance you never thought possible.

Full Performance Design – Sonnet Advantages
Sonnet’s M.2 4x4 PCIe Card is a full-height, full-length PCIe 3.0 card with a 16-lane (x16) interface, designed to support full performance from four SSDs. Unlike “similar” adapter cards, Sonnet's M.2 4x4 card features:
  • x16 PCIe Bridge - Devotes four lanes of PCIe 3.0 bandwidth to every SSD you install (instead of limiting the x4 bandwidth to two SSDs at a time)
  • Self-contained - Card doesn’t require a specific motherboard to operate or specific SSDs to support RAID features
  • Universal Compatibility - Mac, Windows, and Linux compatible
  • M.2 PCIe SSD Support - Works with a wide variety of M.2 NVMe PCIe SSDs
Silent and Cool Running - No Slowdowns. No Thermal Throttling
SSDs heat up significantly when performing very large file transfers. This presents a problem for most competing cards, as they provide inadequate cooling for this task and allow installed SSDs to activate their built-in thermal throttling protection feature—thermal throttling drastically cuts SSDs’ performance while allowing them to cool. Sonnet designed the M.2 4x4 PCIe Card with a silent cooling solution to prevent thermal throttling, enabling SSDs to maintain their high performance at all times.

Thunderbolt Port? Connect Four SSDs Through One Cable
Got a Thunderbolt connection, but no PCIe card slot? Sonnet’s M.2 4x4 PCIe Card is ideal for use in one of our Thunderbolt 3 expansion systems that accept full-length PCIe cards. The combo enables you to add up to four SSDs to any Mac computer with Thunderbolt 2 or Thunderbolt 3 ports, or Windows or Linux computer with Thunderbolt 3 ports.

Simple and S.M.A.R.T
Integrating a Sonnet M.2 4x4 PCIe Card into your system is easy—NVMe compliance ensures the necessary drivers(4) are installed automatically. The M.2 4x4 uses the operating systems’ built-in drive formatting utilities to format the SSDs. SSD health monitoring is supported through S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology) data reporting, too.
  • Four M.2 NVMe SSD Slots On a PCIe 3.0 x16 Card for Mac and Windows (Silent)
  • Add up to 8TB Ultra-fast Storage - Mounts up to four M.2 NVMe SSDs (sold separately) in an x16 PCIe slot.
  • 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.
COMPATIBILITY
Mac Compatibility:
  • Mac Pro 7,1 (2019) – Use x16 PCIe slot (slot 3, 4, or 5) for full performance
  • Mac Pro 5,1(1) (Mid 2010 & Mid 2012) with available full-length x16 PCIe slot
  • macOS 10.13.6+
  • macOS Ventura compatible
Windows Compatibility:
  • Windows computer with available full-length, full-height x16 PCIe slot (PCIe bifurcation not required)
  • Windows 11 and 10
Linux Compatibility:
  • Linux computer with available full-length, full-height x16 PCIe slot (PCIe bifurcation not required)
  • Linux Kernel 5.0+
Thunderbolt Compatibility:
  • Mac (M1, M2, M1 Pro, M1 Max, M1 Ultra, and Intel®) computer via a Thunderbolt PCIe card expansion system with available full-length x16 PCIe slot
  • Windows computer via a Thunderbolt PCIe card expansion system with available full-length x16 PCIe slot
  • Linux computer via a Thunderbolt PCIe card expansion system with available full-length x16 PCIe slot
HARDWARE
Part Number:
  • FUS-SSD-4X4-E3S
Warranty:
  • 2-year
Form Factor:
  • Full-length, full-height computer card
Internal Connectors:
  • Four M-keyed (NVMe) M.2 sockets
SSDs Supported:
Boot Support:
  • macOS
    • Only from a single SSD (not RAIDed)
    • Mac Pro 5,1 or Mac Pro 7,1
    • Any Thunderbolt Mac
  • Windows, Linux
    • No
RAID Support:
  • macOS, Windows, Linux
    • RAID 0, 1, or 5 (Stripe, Mirror, or Parity)
NVME Support:
  • Yes
S.M.A.R.T. Status Data Reporting Support:
  • Yes
RoHS Compliant:
  • Yes
  • Sonnet M.2 4x4 PCIe Card
  • Thermal transfer pads
  • SSD mounting screws
  • Documentation