Mac Compatibility
- x16 Slot 1 or 2 (recommended slots)
- macOS 15+; compatible with macOS 27
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 25H2+
- Windows Server 2025
Linux Compatibility
- Linux computer with an available full-length, full-height x16 PCIe slot (PCIe 4.0 slot preferred; PCIe bifurcation not required)
- Supported Linux kernel, 6.6 or later
Thunderbolt Expansion System Compatibility
- Thunderbolt expansion system with an available full-length x16 PCIe slot
Power Requirements
- When seven or eight SSDs are installed on the Sonnet 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(2)
- For a list of compatible M.2 NVMe SSDs, see the following PDF
Part Number
Warranty
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(2)
- Single-sided and double-sided M.2 2280 NVMe PCIe SSDs
Boot Support (From a Single SSD)
RAID Support
- RAID 0 (Stripe), 1 (Mirror), 5 (Parity), or 1+0
NVME Support
SSD Power/Activity Indicators
S.M.A.R.T. Status Data Reporting Support
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
- Mac Pro 7,1 (2019) does not suppport RAID, or more than one PCIe card with SSDs.
- You may install any number of SSDs now and add more later without needing to reformat existing ones. This product’s performance will vary based on the type and number of SSDs used, the CPU speed, and the PCIe architecture.
- RAID 5 support under macOS requires third-party software such as SoftRAID, sold separately.
