StarTech.com QUAD-M2-PCIE-CARD-B · Drive adapter

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QUAD-M2-PCIE-CARD-B

Manufacturer designation

Quad M.2 PCIe Adapter Card, PCIe x16 to Quad NVMe or AHCI M.2 SSDs, PCI Express 4.0, 7.8GBps/Drive, Bifurcation Required, Windows/Linux Compatible - 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). Earlier OS versions do not feature native NVMe support.; Consult the documentation that came with the; Computer/Motherboard for details regarding how to enable and; configure PCIe Bifurcation.

System and cable requirements

For multiple drives to be detected by the host system, bifurcation; support is required on the computer/motherboard.

Colour

Red

Product length

5.0 in [12.8 cm]

Product width

11.4 in [29.0 cm]

Product height

0.9 in [23.0 mm]

Product weight

4.5 oz [128.0 g]

Operating temperature

-40C to 80C (-40F to 176F)

Storage temperature

-40C to 85C (-40F to 185F)

Humidity

15 ~ 90% RH

Drive interface — source field designation

PCI Express 4.0 (16 Gbps per lane)

RAID

No

Hot-swap capability — manufacturer conditions

No

MTBF — not warranty duration

4,353,192 hrs

Interface

M.2 PCIe

Bus type

PCI Express

Number of drives

4

Drive size

22 mm - M.2 NVMe

Compatible drive types

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

Drive installation

Fixed

Supported drive dimensions — source designation

2242; 2260; 2280; 22110

LED Indicators

4 - Header pins, for drive activity

Host Connector 1 (Quantity)

1

Host Connector 1

PCI Express x16

Connector 1 (Quantity)

4

Connector 1

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