Compatibility: This PCIe to U. 2/SATA adapter applies to 2.5 inch U. 2 SSD and 2.5 SATA SSD/HDD up to 6TB capacity. (7 pin to 7 pin sata data cable included).
PCIe Lanes: PCIe 4.0 lanes with up to 64Gbps bandwidth, this U. 2/SATA drive to PCI Express X4 expansion card is backward compatible with PCIe 1.0 2.0 3.0, PCI Express physical interface supports PCIE X4/X8/X16 slots. By converting one PCIe X4/X8/X16 slot on the motherboard you could add 2.5 '' U. 2 or SATA drive to your desktop for storage space expansion.
(NOTE: It will not fit the PCIe x1 slot).
High Speed Transfer: The CPU, PCIe slot of motherboard and U. 2 SSD should all be PCIe 4.0 features to reach PCIe 4.0 X4 64Gbps full speed.
(Note: PCIe 4.0 is unavailable on Intel 10th Gen and AMD 3000 or earlier. ).
OS Compatibility: The PCIE to M. 2 adapter is plug-and-play, native support for Windows 11/10/8/7/Linux/macOS. New unformatted SSD requires initialization and formatting via OS tools before system detection..
NOTE: Need to connect SATA drive to motherboard via included 7 pin to 7 pin SATA data cable when using with 2.5 inch SATA hard drive, otherwise it cant recognize SATA SSD.