M.2 NVMe to PCIe Adapter NVMe M-Key (AHCI NVMe) SSD to PCIe 3.0 x4 Adapter - Support M.2 PCIe 2280 2260 2242 Samsung PM961 960EVO SM961, PM951,sm951, 870, Intel 600P liteon T10 SSD PCIe NVMe Adapter

*NOTE* System boot from this adapter card has limited support on Windows and Linux systems in UEFI mode. Many Z97, X99 and all Z170 based and later motherboards will support it. Booting IS supported on 2006-2012 model Mac Pro (cMP) computers if you are running up to and including OSX Sierra, but only with an AHCI based SSD (You definitely cannot boot from NVMe M.2 SSD's, even on OSX High Sierra and later).

M.2 SSD to PCI-E Adapter Compatibility List: Intel PCIe NVMe SSD, Intel 760 NVME M.2, Intel 600p, Samsung XP941, Samsung SM961 (AHCI or NVMe), Samsung 960 Pro / 960 Evo, Samsung SM951 (AHCI or NVMe), Samsung 960 EVO, Samsung 961 EVO, Samsung 970 EVO, Samsung 979 EVO, Samsung EVO 870, Samsung Evo, Samsung 850 Pro, Samsung 950 Pro, Samsung 960 Pro, Samsung 970 pro, Samsung SSD Pro, Samsung SM961, Samsung PM951, MyDigitalSSD BPX, Liteon T10, Kingston HyperX Predator M.2, Plextor M6e Series M.2 SSD And other M.2 NVMe SSD.

Supports booting on 2006-2012 model cMP Mac Pro (Note, only AHCI M.2 SSD's like the Samsung XP941 or Samsung SM951 provide boot support on macOS OSX versions up to Sierra. High Sierra and later supports both AHCI and NVMe M.2 SSD's, but you still cannot boot an NVMe SSD under any version of MacOS, you can only use it is a storage device, so long as it's High Sierra or later.)

Supports M.2 NGFF type 2242, 2260, and 2280 M.2 PCIe-based SSDs (NVMe)

Supports Windows, OSX and Linux operating systems.

The adapter card is fully assembled and also includes a low profile bracket for cases that need it. A screw is included to secure the SSD to the adapter card.

Note, this adapter is designed only for 'M' key M.2 PCIe x4 SSD's (pictured below left), and is compatible with the Samsung XP941, SM951, SM961 (NVMe or AHCI), 960/970 Evo, 960/970 Pro, 970 Evo Plus and the MyDigitalSSD BPX/SBX. It will not work with a 'B' key M.2 PCIe x2 SSD or the 'B' key M.2 SATA SSD.

The adapter card is fully assembled and also includes a low profile bracket for cases that need it. A screw is included to secure the SSD to the adapter card.

You could add a Samsung 960 Pro or other M.2 NVMe(AHCI or NVMe) SSD to your desktop motherboard which does not have the specific type of M.2 NVMe PCIe x4 slot for that SSD

You could buy this m.2 nvme adapter and plugs into an open PICe 3.0 x16 (PCI-E lanes available x4, x8,x16) slot on the motherboard and mount the Samsung NVMe SSD on that nvme to pcie adapter.

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Transparent to the operating system and no driver required

This is a pass-through device that does not require power or software to complete your installation seamlessly.

Software

Windows 10/8, Windows Server 2012 R2, Linux series, Fedora, SUSE, Ubuntu, Red Hat native drivers support both PCIe-NVMe.

Note: NVMe native driver for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 is available from Microsoft Knowledge Base.

Note: Mac Pro 2009, 2010 and 2012 models support PCIe-AHCI SSD only.

System Requirements

Desktop PC with an available x4 (or larger) PCIe slot

M.2 NVME PCIe (M key) SSD (SSD not included)

Windows 10 (32-/64-bit) / 8.x (32-/64-bit) / 7 (32-/64-bit) / Server 2012 R2 / 2008 R2

Package Contents:

M.2 PCIe 2.0 or 3.0 SSD to PCIe 3.0 x4 adapter card

Standard height PCIe bracket

Low Profile PCIe bracket