- RIITOP PCI-e NVMe Adapter allows you add M.2 NVMe SSD to your motherboard without M.2 slot
- Compatible with M.2 (M Key)SSDs (NVMe): 80x22mm, 60x22mm and 42x22mm. Such as PM961, 970EVO, 961EVO, ect., Hardware Requirement: Available 4x/8x/16x Slot on Mainboard
- RIITOP PCIe M.2 NVMe Adapter Designed with LED Indicator, Easy to Know Power and Data Transfer Status. The vented design on immersion gold PCB enhance heat dissipation of SSD. low-profile and full-profile slot brackets included
- Support Windows XP/7/8/10 /Linux, NO driver required. ( NOTE: Please visit the SSD's brand website and install the NVMe SSD's driver for Windows/Linux OS if no drives appear in the Device/Disk Management )
- Note: This M2 SSD adapter can Only Support M.2 PCI-e Based M Key Nvme SSD, DO NOT support PCI-e M Key AHCI SSD, SATA based B+M key or B Key SSD
Note:
1. Not compatible with a 'B' key M. 2 PCIe x2 SSD or 'B' key M. 2 SATA SSD.
2. Need mainboard with a freedom PCI-e x4 or above slot (PCIe v 3.0 will be faster in transfering).
3. Mac Pro 2009, 2010 and 2012 models support PCIe-AHCI SSD only, Win7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 are NOT compatible with NVME SSD.
4. If you wish to boot off using M. 2 SSD, your motherboard needs to support it. Due to BIOS limitations, not all motherboards support booting off M. 2 SSD so please consult your motherboard manual or vendor for more details on how to enable this function.
5. M. 2 PCIe-NVMe mode SSD requires the use of Intel 9 series (Z97 H97 Z170 X99) or higher version chipset motherboard with Windows 8 or higher version operating system.
6. If add in PCI-e 2.0 slot, the transfer speed will be 16Gbps, please note that!
Supports M-Key M.2 (PCIe Channel) NVMe SSDs 22x80mm, 22x60mm, 22x42mm.
Available PCIe 4.0, 3.0 or 2.0 x4, x8, or x16 slot.
Important notice:
NOT support PCIe x1 slot, please note!
Immersion gold PCB with Heat Dissipation Vents, it will enhance heat dissipation of SSD.
- Prepare: YOUR ssd, adapter card, screwdres and screws (come with adapter card).
- Fix your nvme ssd onto the adpater card as the pictures shown.
- Install adapter card on to your mainboard as the pictures shown.
1x NVMe PCIe Adapter Card(SSD in pictures is not including).
1x Low-profile Bracket.
1x Screwdriver.
Mounting Screws.
Pros: I combined this with a WD Black M.2 to use in the empty X16 slot of my MSI Z68 motherboard, only to find out that the board was too old to natively support an M.2 drive. But I found a post on Anandtech that outlines a way to use a USB drive with a bootloader called Clover to allow you to use M.2 drives in motherboards that don't natively support them (even legacy non UEFI boards). It looks as though I'll be able to patch the motherboard's BIOS to include support for an M.2 drive, and dispense with the USB drive. But for now it is working fine that way. Measured with Crystaldisk, I'm getting 808/682 - this compared to a few month old Lite On SSD that gets 526/506.
Cons: For the price, there is no con if it works.