Simplecom EC415B NVMe M.2 SSD to PCIe x4 x8 x16 Expansion Card with Aluminium Heat Sink Black EC415B is a PCI Express expansion card designed to add NVMe M.2 SSD onto existing PC motherboard. It comes with aluminium heatsink for effective heat dissipation and silicone thermal pad for improved thermal conductivity. Designed for NVMe M.2 SSD only, this expansion card can fully utilize the performance of the NVMe SSD. Features Add extra NVMe M.2 slot to your PC Aluminium heat sink for effective heat dissipation Silicone thermal pad for improved thermal conductivity Supports physical PCIe x4 x8 x16 slot Supports logical/throughput interface up to PCIe x4 Powered by PCIe slot, no additional power required Compatible with Windows 8 and above Specifications Model: EC415B Color: Black Physical Interface: PCI Express x4 / x8 / x16 Logical Interface: PCI Express x4 Bandwidth: up to 7.8 Gbps (PCIe x4 on PCIe 4.0) Module Key: M key (for NVMe M.2 only) Number of Supported Drive: 1 Supported Type M.2 SSD: 2230, 2242, 2260, 2280 Dimension: 99 x 45 x 13mm Package Contents 1x NVMe M.2 to PCIe Expansion Card Heatsink with thermal pad Standoff and screw set Important Note This model is for use with NVMe SSD only, SATA M.2 SSD is Not supported It supports physical PCIe x4 x8 x16 slot only, PCIe x1 slot is Not supported It supports logical/throughput interface up to PCIe x4 NVMe M.2 SSD requires the use of Intel 9 series (Z97 H97 Z170 X99) or higher version chipset based motherboard with Windows 8 or higher operating system If there is a yellow exclamation mark under the Device Manager after installation, you may need to check if additional driver required from SSD manufacturer Legacy motherboard without built-in NVMe M.2 slot can’t support booting operating system from PCI Express