SSD7101A-1, 4x dedicated 32Gbps M.2 Ports to PCIe 3.0 x16, RAID Controller
The SSD7101A-1 is the industry’s fastest NVMe M.2 RAID Controller. Designed for high-end desktop & workstation platforms, with support for Windows, Linux and macOS operating systems, it is capable of delivering sustained transfer performance over 13,000 MB/s; 8x faster than onboard NVMe solutions, and up to 44x faster than conventional SATA SSD’s! The SSD7101A-1 RAID Controller’s unique hardware architecture provides dedicated PCIe 3.0 x4 (32Gb/s) bus bandwidth for each M.2 SSD, and unlocks the true performance potential of NVMe based storage configurations.
- Supports up to 4 off-the-shelf M.2 NVMe SSD’s
- RAID 0, 1, 5, 1/0
- Dual SSD7101A-1 Configurations deliver up to 25,000 MB/s
- Supports Windows, Linux and macOS Systems
- Dedicated PCIe 3.0 x16 bus bandwidth
- Dedicated PCIe 3.0 x4 bandwidth for each NVMe M.2 SSD
Bus Interface | PCI-Express 3.0 x16 |
Number of Channel / Port | 4x 2280 M.2 NVMe Ports (Dedicated PCIe 3.0 x4 per M.2 Port) |
Data Transfer Rates | 8GT/ 8Gbps per lane |
Number of Devices | Up to 4x M.2 NVMe SSD’s (Qualified: Samsung 960 EVO & PRO SSD) |
Form Factor | Full-Height |
Dimensions | 8.39” (L) x 5.00” (H) x 0.85” (D) |
Weight | 0.77 lbs. |
Operating System Support | Windows 10, Windows Server 2012 R2 or later
Linux Kernel 3.3 or later macOS 10.13 or later |
Cooling Fan | Aluminum casing with single 50 x 50mm cooling fan |
Storage Mode | Data Storage only (non-bootable) |
RAID Mode Support | Single, RAID 0, 1, 5*, 1/0* (Mac support available in July 2018) |
RAID Management Suites | Browser-Based management tool
CLI (Command Line Interface- scriptable configuration tool) API package |
SMTP Email Alert Notification | Yes |
Alarm Buzzer | Yes |
Storage Health Inspector | Yes |
NVMe SMART status | Yes |
Redundant RAID Configurations | Yes |
Single-RAID and Multi-RAID Arrays per Controller | Yes |
Cross-Sync RAID Solution over multi-SSD7101A-1 Controllers | Yes |
Work Temp | +5°C ~ + 55°C |
Storage Temp | -20°C ~ +80°C |
Relative Humidity | 5% ~ 60% non condensing |
Operating Voltage | PCI-e: 12V, 3.3V |
Power | Typical: 8W |
MTBF (Mean Time Before Failure) | 920,585 Hours |
Certification / Approval | CE, FCC, RoHS, REACH, WEEE |