SIMPLECOM EC412 Dual M.2 B Key and M Key to PCI-E x4 and SATA 6G Expansion Card

EC412 is a PCI Express expansion card designed to add NGFF M.2 devices such as SSD onto existing PC motherboard. Dual M.2 slots support both PCI-E based M.2 device (M key, NVMe) to run via the faster PCI-E interface at up to 32Gbps, and legacy SATA based M.2 slot (B key) for connecting to a SATA III port. Features Connects one M.2 port (M key) into one PCI-E x4 interface Connects a second M.2 port (B key) into SATA 6G interface Supports two M.2 SSD simultaneously Supports PCI-E interface (M key) at up to 32Gbps Supports SATA interface (B key) at up to 6Gbps No driver installation required Specifications Interface: PCI Express X4 / SATA 6Gbps SSD Interface: M.2(NGFF) Module Key: B key (SATA-based), M key (PCI-E 4X-based, NVMe) Number of Drives: 2 Supported Type M.2 SSD: 2230, 2242, 2260 and 2280 Supported Length of M.2 SSD: 30mm, 42mm, 60mm, 80mm Important Note M key M.2 is for use with PCI-E (NVMe) SSD only, B key M.2 is for use with SATA SSD only. B key M.2 SSD requires SATA 7 pin cable connected to motherboard to function. 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. It™s recommended to update your motherboard™s driver and BIOS to the latest version before install the Expansion Card. Package Contents 1x PCI Express Expansion Card 2x Mounting Screws 1x SATA Cable