Compatibility

Mac Compatibility

• Mac Pro 14,8 (2023)
• macOS 15+; compatible with macOS 27
• Some SSDs are not compatible with macOS; see M.2 NVMe SSDs Compatibility PDF

Windows Compatibility

• Windows computer with an available x8 PCIe slot
• Windows 11 25H2+
• Windows Server 2025

Linux Compatibility

• Linux computer with an available x8 PCIe slot
• Supported Linux kernel, 6.6 or later

Thunderbolt Expansion System Compatibility

• Thunderbolt expansion system with an available x8 PCIe slot

M.2 NVMe SSDs Compatibility(1)

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

Hardware

Part Number

• G10E-USBC-M2-E

Warranty

• 2-year

Form Factor

• Full-height, half-length+ (7.25 in.), x8 PCIe card

Bus Interface

• PCI Express 3.0 x8

M.2 SSD Sockets Specifications

• Internal Connectors

• Two M-keyed (NVMe) M.2 slots

• SSDs Supported(1)

• M.2 2280 NVMe PCIe SSDs

• macOS Boot Support

• Only from a single SSD (not RAIDed)
• Any Thunderbolt Mac

• Windows/Linux Boot Support

• No

• RAID Support

• macOS, Windows, Linux
• RAID 0 or 1

• NVMe Support

• Yes

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

• Yes

10Gb Ethernet Port Specifications

• External Connectors

• One RJ45 port

• 10GbE Controller

• Marvell AQC113S

• Network Support

• 10GBASE-T (100 meters using Cat 6A cabling; 55 meters using Cat 6 cabling)
• 5GBASE-T, 2.5GBASE-T, 1000BASE-T (100 meters using Cat5e [or better] cabling)

• Packets

• Maximum packet size: 16352 bytes (jumbo frames); 9000 bytes under macOS

• Data Rates Supported

• 10 Gbps, 5 Gbps, 2.5 Gbps, 1 Gbps

• Advanced Features

• Flow control support
• MSI (Message Signaled Interrupts)
• RSS (Receive-Side Scaling)
• Interrupt coalescing
• Multicast filtering
• Energy-Efficient Ethernet (IEEE 802.3az)
• 64-bit address support for systems using more than 4GB of physical memory
• Wake-on-LAN support

• Stateless Offloads

• TCP, UDP, and IPv4 checksum offloading
• TSO (TCP Segmentation Offload, AKA Large Send Offload)
• LRO (Large Receive Offload)
• RSS (Receiver Side Scaling)

USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 Ports Specifications

• Peripherals Supported

• Industry standard USB 3 and 2
• Thunderbolt-only peripherals are NOT supported

• Bus-Powered Peripherals Supported

• 7.5W (5V @ 1.5A) per port advertised using USB-C Charging

• Cables Supported

• USB-C (10 Gbps)
• USB4
• Thunderbolt 5
• Thunderbolt 4
• Thunderbolt 3 (<1 meter)

• USB 3 Chipset

• ASMedia 3142

• USB Standard

• Complies with OHCI (Open Host Controller Interface), EHCI (Enhanced Host Controller Interface), and xHCI (eXtensible Host Controller Interface) standards

• UASP

• USB Attached SCSI protocol supported

• Hot Plug

• Supports hot-pluggable and hot swappable device connection

• Boot Support

• Booting not supported via devices attached to USB-C ports

Operating Temperatures

• 0ºC to 35ºC (32ºF to 95ºF)

Package Contents

• McFiver PCIe Card
• Documentation

Support Links

Support Knowledge Base

McFiver PCIe Card Support

Product Documentation