nvme expansion cards

[Mason64]

Hey

I am looking for an expansion card to allow another 2 nvme drives i have sitting around doing nothing.

I bought a cheap one from eBay and didn't realise that it needed bifurcation function support that I don't think my motherboard has after a bit of a google search ( i have a Msi B450 Tomahawk Max )

Could anyone recommend any types of card that would do what i need please?

Thanks

 

[Armageus]

To use more than 1x M.2 per slot, you'd need a card that has a PLX or similar chip to split the PCI-E lanes (Rather than using bifurcation to split them) e.g.

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x AXAGON PCEM2-ND PCIe Adapter For Two M.2 SSDs with Software Raid (SKU: CC-00E-AX) = £119.99

Total: £127.98 (includes delivery: £7.99)​

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There's some information here:

Multi-NVMe (m.2, u.2) adapters that do not require bifurcation

Just wanted to share some information with the wonderful folks on STH forums. I stumbled on this about nine months ago by accident digging in aliexpress. There are adapters being sold by two Chinese domestic market companies that allow multiple NVMe drives on the same slot without requiring...

forums.servethehome.com

 

[Mason64]

thanks for the help @Armageus