Compatibility

Mac Compatibility

• Mac Pro 14,8 (2023)

• x16 Slot 1 or 2 (recommended slots)
• macOS 13 - macOS 14.1+

• Mac Pro 7,1 (2019)(1)

• x16 Slot 3, 4, or 5 (recommended slots)
• macOS 10.15 - macOS 12; macOS 14.4.1+
  
• Not compatible with macOS 13

• Mac Pro 5,1 (2010 & 2012)(2)

• x16 Slot 2
• macOS 10.13 - macOS 10.14

• Thunderbolt Expansion System

• x16 Full-length (recommended slot)
• macOS 10.13 - macOS 14

• Some SSDs are not currently compatible with macOS. See M.2 NVMe SSDs Compatibility PDF.

Windows Compatibility

• Windows computer with an available full-length, full-height x16 PCIe slot (PCIe 4.0 slot preferred; PCIe bifurcation not required)
• Windows 11 and 10
• Windows Server 2022 and 2019

Linux Compatibility

• Linux computer with an available full-length, full-height x16 PCIe slot (PCIe 4.0 slot preferred; PCIe bifurcation not required)
• Linux Kernel 5.0+

Thunderbolt Expansion System Compatibility

• PCIe card installed in a Thunderbolt Expansion System with an available full-length x16 PCIe slot
• Any Mac, Windows, or Linux computer with Thunderbolt ports

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(3)

• For a list of compatible M.2 NVMe SSDs, see the following PDF

Hardware

Part Number

• FUS-SSD-8X4-E4S

Warranty

• 2-year

Form Factor

• Full-length, full-height computer card

Internal Connectors

• Eight M-keyed (NVMe) M.2 sockets
• 6-pin PCIe auxiliary power connector

SSDs Supported(3)

• Single-sided and double-sided M.2 2280 NVMe PCIe SSDs
• For a list of supported SSDs, see M.2 NVMe SSDs Compatibility PDF

Boot Support (From a Single SSD)

• macOS

• Mac Pro 5,1 or Mac Pro 7,1
• Any Thunderbolt Mac

• Windows, Linux

• Computers with UEFI BIOS

RAID Support

• macOS(4), Windows, Linux

• RAID 0 (Stripe), 1 (Mirror), 5 (Parity), or 1+0

NVME Support

• Yes

SSD Power/Activity Indicators

• Yes

S.M.A.R.T. Status Data Reporting Support

• All SSDs

RoHS Compliant

• Yes

Package Contents

• Sonnet M.2 8x4 Silent Gen4 PCIe Card
• Thermal transfer pads
• 6-pin to 6-pin auxiliary power cable for Mac Pro
• Documentation

Support Links

Support Knowledge Base

Sonnet M.2 8x4 Silent Gen4 PCIe Card Support

Product Manual