Sonnet Silent Gen 4 PCIe card with 4 x M.2 NVMe SSD slots up to 32GB storage - add your own SSD

• 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
• Interface: PCIe 4.0; NVME
• SSDs Supported: Single-sided and double-sided M.2 2280 NVMe PCIe SSDs PDF-1 and PDF-2
• 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(7), 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
• Package Contents:
  • Sonnet M.2 4x4 PCIe Card
  • Thermal transfer pads
  • SSD mounting screws
  • Documentation

Technical Notes

1. macOS 13 and macOS 14 do not currently support NVMe SSDs installed in a PCIe slot of the Mac Pro 7,1 (2019). Sonnet is working with Apple to resolve the issue.
   
2. See this Mac Pro installation video for instructions how to install a full-length PCIe card in the Mac Pro 5,1.
   
3. You may install any number of SSDs now and add more later without needing to reformat existing ones. This product’s performance will vary based on the type and number of SSDs used, the CPU speed, and the PCIe architecture.
   
4. Double-sided SSDs (SSDs with components on both sides) supported on FUS-SSD-4X4-E3S with serial number A01298070001890+. FUS-SSD-4X4-E3S with lower serial numbers (except serial numbers A01298060001200 to A01298060001698 inclusive) require a thermal pad modification to support double-sided SSDs.
   
5. RAID 5 support under macOS requires third-party software such as SoftRAID, sold separately

• Mac Compatibility:
  • Mac Pro 14,8 (2023)
  • macOS 13 - macOS 14
  • x16 Slot 1 or 2 (recommended slots)
  • Mac Pro 7,1 (2019)
  • macOS 10.15 - macOS 12
  • x16 Slot 3, 4, or 5 (recommended slots)
  • Mac Pro 5,1 (2010 & 2012)
  • macOS 10.13 - macOS 10.14
  • x16 Slot 2 (recommended slot)
  • Thunderbolt to PCIe Card Expansion System
  • macOS 10.13 - macOS 14
  • x16 Full-length (recommended slot)
• 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:
  • With card installed in a Thunderbolt to PCIe card expansion system with full-length x16 PCIe slot
  • Any Mac, Windows, or Linux computer with Thunderbolt
• Power Requirements:
  • When seven or eight SSDs are installed on the M.2 8x4 Silent Gen4 PCIe Card, connecting the included 6-pin PCIe auxiliary power cable between the computer’s and the card’s power connectors is required (optional when up to six SSDs installed).
• M.2 NVMe SSDs Compatibility:
  • For a list of compatible M.2 NVMe SSDs, see the following PDF - M.2 NVMe SSDs Compatibility