StarTech.com PEX8M2E2 · Drive adapter

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PEX8M2E2

Manufacturer designation

Dual M.2 PCIe SSD Adapter Card - x8 / x16 Dual NVMe or AHCI M.2 SSD to PCI Express 3.0 - M.2 NGFF PCIe (M-Key) Compatible - Supports 2242, 2260, 2280 - JBOD - Mac & PC - TAA

Manufacturer conditions

NVMe SSDs require drivers provided by the manufacture of the; drive or may be natively provided by the OS (Windows 8 and; later - Mac OS 10.10.3 and later). Earlier OS versions do not; have native NVMe support.

Input voltage

12V DC

Output voltage

12V DC

Colour

Red

Product length

6.3 in [15.9 cm]

Product width

0.6 in [16 mm]

Product height

2.7 in [69 mm]

Product weight

3.1 oz [88 g]

Operating temperature

0C to 70C (32F to 158F)

Storage temperature

-25C to 70C (-13F to 158F)

Humidity

15% ~ 90% RH

Drive interface — source field designation

PCI Express 3.0 (8 Gbps)

RAID

No

Hot-swap capability — manufacturer conditions

No

Insertion Rating

60 cycles

MTBF — not warranty duration

3336103 hours

Interface

PCI Express x8

Bus type

PCI Express

Number of drives

2

Drive size

22m - M.2 NGFF

Compatible drive types

M.2 (PCIe, AHCI, M-Key, NGFF); M.2 NVMe

Drive installation

Fixed

Supported drive dimensions — source designation

2242; 2260; 2280

Chipset ID

ASMedia - ASM2824

Host Connector 1 (Quantity)

1

Host Connector 1

PCI Express x8

Connector 1 (Quantity)

2

Connector 1

IDC (2-Pin)

Connector 2 (Quantity)

2

Connector 2

M.2 M-Key (PCIe, AHCI / NVMe)

Documented selection limits

Match the exact host interface, peripheral/device protocol, connector, firmware, OS/driver and power requirements before ordering. Published maximum rates are interface limits, not guaranteed application throughput. No universal device or current/future OS compatibility is implied. Match SATA versus PCIe/NVMe, M.2 key/length, PCIe generation/lane width and required bifurcation. A passive adapter cannot add a missing host protocol. Multi-drive/RAID and bootability require the explicitly stated host/firmware support; storage drives are not automatically included.

Specification source: StarTech.com ↗
Checked against documentation: 16.10.2026