Squid Carrier Board™ Family
PCI Express Gen 3 Carrier Board for two M.2 or NGSFF (NF1) PCIe SSD modules
PCI Express Gen 3 Carrier Board for two M.2 or
NGSFF (NF1) PCIe SSD modules
Overview:
- Unique half-height(2U) half-length PCI Express Carrier board for two M.2 or NGSFF(NF1) PCIe SSD modules
- Compatible with any motherboard; doesn’t require motherboard bifurcation
- Easy “Plug & Play installation, no drivers needed
- Supports up to two any type M.2 or NGSFF (NF1) PCIe SSD modules (M-key)
(xx30, xx42, xx60, xx80 and xx110 mm length; up to 32 mm wide) - Standard one-slot-wide PCI express board (US Pat. 9,996,494)
- x8 or x4 PCI express Gen 3 (8.0 Gbps) upstream connection to the motherboard
- x4 PCI Express Gen 3 (8.0 Gbps) connection to each of two M.2 circuit
- Real-time performance and temperature monitoring via USB connection
- Easy removable Cooling Fan; Fan speed control
- Compliant with PCIe Specification 3.0 and M.2 Specification 1.1
- Open concept; Effective heat dissipation; Easy SSD modules installation
- Dimension:
– 145 x 67 mm (without fan);
– 180 x 67.00 mm (with fan)
- RoHS-compliant
This Squid PCIe Carrier board can support up to two M.2 or NGSFF (NF1) PCIe SSD (solid state drive) modules, with M-key. Supported module dimensions are 2230, 2242, 2260,2280 or 22110 in length, and a width of up to 32 mm. SSD modules of any capacity may be used, from any vendor, and in any combination.
The open-concept design of our Squid Carrier Board family has the following main advantages:
- Easy SSD module installation/replacement. When fewer than six modules are installed, users can easily add additional modules or replace existing ones with better alternatives, as desired (faster ones or with higher capacity).
- When the carrier board is installed in a computer chassis with powerful cooling fans (e.g., PC servers, Mac Pro 2019), the cooling fan that the carrier board comes with can easily be disconnected and removed, in order to:
- Minimize noise;
- Avoid blocking the chassis fan’s airflow.
In a computer chassis where cooling airflow is poor, the carrier board fan will improve airflow to the carrier board.
The operating system recognizes each module as an individual hard disk and can combine them as a RAID.
The two-module PCI Express carrier board provides the greatest storage capacity per slot in half-height (2U) format. Today carrier board offer up to 8 TB storage capacity by using M.2 SSD modules or up to 32 TB by using NGSFF (NF1) SSD modules.
This is a one-slot-wide carrier board, as are all products in the Squid Carrier Board™ Family. It is based on our patented architecture where the carrier board is in the middle of the PCI express slot, and connects to the motherboard PCI express connector by exchangeable x8 or x4 PCI Express upstream adapters (US Pat. 9,996,494; additional patent pending).
PCI Express Carrier board is compliant with PCI Express Specification 3.0 and M.2 Specification 1.1.
Speed Test Results:
PCI Express Gen 3 Carrier Board for 6 M.2 or NGSFF (NF1) PCIe SSD modules
PCI Express Gen 3 Carrier Board for 6 M.2 or NGSFF (NF1) PCIe SSD modules
PCI Express Gen 3 Carrier Board for 6 M.2 or NGSFF (NF1) PCIe SSD modules (top)
PCI Express Gen 3 Carrier Board for 6 M.2 or NGSFF (NF1) PCIe SSD modules (bottom)
Specifications:
- Half-height half-length PCI Express Carrier board
- Compatible with any motherboard; doesn’t require motherboard bifurcation
- Easy “Plug & Play” installation, no drivers needed
- Supports up to two any type M.2 or NGSFF (NF1) PCIe SSD modules (M-key)
(2230, 2242, 2260, 2280 mm and 110 mm length; up to 32 mm wide) - Standard one-slot-wide PCI express board (US Pat. 9,996,494)
- x8 or x4 PCI express Gen (8.0 Gbps) upstream connection to the motherboard
- x4 PCI Express Gen 3 (8.0 Gbps) connection to each of two M.2 circuit
- Real-time performance and temperature monitoring via USB connection
- Easy removable Cooling Fan; Fan speed control
- Compliant with PCIe Specification 3.0 and M.2 Specification 1.1
- Open concept; Effective heat dissipation; Easy SSD modules installation
- Dimension:
– 145 x 67 mm (without fan);
– 180 x 67.00 mm (with fan)
- RoHS-compliant
Downloads:
Standard Package Includes:
- PCIe Carrier Board
- x8 (default) or x4 PCI Express upstream Adapter
- Heat Sinks for each of SSD module (2 pcs.)
Option – 10:
- Additional x4 PCI Express upstream Adapter
Option – 09:
- Real-time performance and temperature monitoring option via USB connection.
Requires SiliconLabs CP2102 bridge driver installation and one of the USB terminal cables below
- Terminal cable (for standard 5×2 USB header) SKU-043-37
- Terminal cable (for standard USB type ) SKU-043-41
Part Number:
- SKU-086-32e Squid PCIe Gen 3 Carrier Board for two M.2 or NGSFF (NF1) PCIe SSD modules
_________________(M-key) (x8 (default) or x4 PCI Express upstream Adapter) - SKU-050-05 Additional Heat Sink for SSD modules
- SKU-050-10 Additional x4 PCI Express upstream Adapter for SKU-086-32e
- SKU-050-09 Real-time performance and temperature monitoring option
