Simplecom EC415 NVMe M.2 SSD to PCIe x4 x8 x16 RGB Expansion Card with Aluminium Heat Sink - Physical Interface: PCI Express x4 / x8 / x16 - Logical Interface: PCI Express x4 - Bandwidth: up to 7.8 Gbps (PCIe x4 on PCIe 4.0) - Module Key: M key (for NVMe M.2 only) - Supported Type M.2 SSD: 2230, 2242, 2260, 2280 - Dimension: 99 x 45 x 13mm - OS: Windows 8 and above - EC415 - 12 Months Limited Warranty

Manufacturer Warranty: 12 Months Limited Warranty

Manufacturer Contact Info: http://www.simplecom.com.au/,

EC415 is a PCI Express expansion card designed to add NVMe M.2 SSD onto existing PC motherboard.

It comes with aluminium heat sink for better heat dissipation, and unique RGB LED light for great visual effect inside chassis.  Designed for NVMe M.2 SSD only, this expansion card can fully utilise the performance of the NVMe SSD.

Features

Add extra NVMe M.2 SSD to your PC
Aluminium heat sink for better heat dissipation
Unique RGB LED light for great visual effect
Supports physical PCIe x4 x8 x16 slot
Supports logical/throughput interface up to PCIe x4
Powered by PCIe slot, no additional power required
Compatible with Windows 8 and above

Specifications

Model: EC415
Physical Interface: PCI Express x4 / x8 / x16
Logical Interface: PCI Express x4
Bandwidth: up to 7.8 Gbps (PCIe x4 on PCIe 4.0)
Module Key: M key (for NVMe M.2 only)
Number of Supported Drive: 1
Supported Type M.2 SSD: 2230, 2242, 2260, 2280
Dimension: 99 x 45 x 13mm

Package Contents

1x NVMe M.2 to PCIe Expansion Card
Heatsink with thermal pad
Standoff and screw set

Important Note

This model is for use with NVMe SSD only, SATA M.2 SSD is Not supported.
It supports physical PCIe x4 x8 x16 slot only, PCIe x1 slot is Not supported.
It supports logical/throughput interface up to PCIe x4.
NVMe M.2 SSD requires the use of Intel 9 series (Z97 H97 Z170 X99) or higher version chipset based motherboard with Windows 8 or higher operating system.
If there is a yellow exclamation mark under the Device Manager after installation, you may need to check if additional driver required from SSD manufacturer.
Older motherboard without built-in NVMe M.2 slot can’t support booting operating system from PCI Express.