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 Content:

1x PCI Express Expansion Card

2x Mounting Screws

1x SATA Cable

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