U.2 SFF-8639 to NVMe Ruler 1U GEN-Z EDSFF Short SSD E1.S Carrier Adapter Upgrade.

Product specifications:

1.Thus an EDSFF E1.S SSD becomes an U.2 SSD, which can be used in IoT, data center and server area.

2.This card expands the PC by one EDSFF E1.S interface. It can be connected e.g. to the DC P4511 Series EDSFF NVMe SSD.

3.The converter can be installed into your system internally through the U.2 interface.

4.Compliant with PCI Express 4.0/3.0.

5.This converter enables the connection of a GEN-Z SSD in E1.S.

6.Supports Win XP, Vista 32/64, Win 7, Win 8, Win10, Win11 or Linux and so on.

Product Overview:

This product is a professional storage adapter card that focuses on converting EDSFF E1. S interface to U. 2 (SFF-8639) interface, aiming to provide users with a convenient and efficient storage expansion solution. With its support for GEN-Z SSDs in EDSFF E1. S slots and the adaptability of the U.2 (SFF-8639) output port to NVME protocol SSDs, it can build a communication bridge between devices with different interface requirements. It is widely used in data centers, high-performance servers, and professional fields with high requirements for storage performance and compatibility, helping users fully leverage the performance advantages of storage devices and meet diverse data storage and processing needs.

Product features:

1.Accurate adaptation to EDSFF E1. S slots: The EDSFF E1. S slots of the product are designed and manufactured strictly in accordance with the corresponding industry standards, and can be perfectly compatible with GEN-Z SSDs. The slot adopts high-precision mold processing technology to ensure that the dimensional accuracy and shape tolerance are controlled within a very small range. It achieves a tight and stable physical connection with the gold finger of GEN-Z SSD, ensuring reliable electrical connection and avoiding problems such as poor contact and unstable signal transmission. Its contact points are made of high-quality metal materials and undergo fine surface treatment, possessing excellent conductivity and oxidation resistance, laying a solid foundation for stable data transmission and ensuring that GEN-Z SSD can operate stably after insertion, fully leveraging its high-performance storage characteristics.

2.Efficient U.2 (SFF-8639) output port: The output port adopts the U.2 (SFF-8639) standard design, which has wide compatibility and excellent data transmission capabilities in modern storage applications. It can accurately adapt to SSDs that support NVME protocol, providing them with high-speed and stable data transmission channels. By optimizing the pin layout and electrical characteristics to comply with the U.2 (SFF-8639) signal transmission specification, signal interference can be effectively reduced, fast and accurate data exchange can be achieved, and performance requirements can be met when processing massive data, such as large-scale data read and write in data centers, complex application data exchange in high-performance servers, etc., ensuring efficient operation of storage systems and avoiding transmission bottlenecks.

3.Stable and reliable structure and circuit design: The overall adapter card is made of high-quality materials and has a sturdy and durable physical structure. The outer shell is made of engineering plastic or metal materials that are anti-static, heat-resistant, and have good mechanical strength (depending on the specific design), which can effectively protect the internal circuit from external factors such as static electricity and collisions, and ensure stability in different working environments. The internal circuit board adopts the design concept of multi-layer PCB, with rigorous and reasonable wiring. By using high-quality electronic components and advanced signal shielding and conditioning technology, the stability of signal transmission is enhanced, the impact of electromagnetic interference on data transmission is reduced, and the integrity and accuracy of data transmission between GEN-Z SSD and target devices are guaranteed, extending the service life of the product and providing strong support for long-term stable storage services.

Product Slot and Interface Introduction:

EDSFF E1. S slot: As a key interface for connecting GEN-Z SSDs, it is built strictly according to the specifications of EDSFF E1. S. The layout of the internal gold finger contact points is carefully designed according to the standards of the interface, using high-quality alloy materials and special gold plating processes to ensure that the contact points have extremely low contact resistance and excellent oxidation resistance, ensuring stable electrical connections can still be maintained during long-term use. The slot is equipped with a reliable fixing structure around it, which can firmly fix the GEN-Z SSD through buckles or screws (depending on the design of the SSD), preventing the SSD from loosening or shifting due to vibration, collision, etc. during device operation, providing a solid guarantee for the stable operation and data transmission of the SSD, so that users do not have to worry about the normal use of storage devices affected by connection problems.

U. 2 (SFF-8639) output interface: This interface is a critical component for connecting the adapter card to the target device and is manufactured strictly in accordance with the U.2 (SFF-8639) standard. Its golden fingers are made of high-quality metal materials and undergo precise processing techniques to ensure dimensional accuracy and shape tolerances meet requirements, enabling precise docking with SSDs that support NVME protocols. The pin layout inside the interface is optimized according to the U.2 (SFF-8639) signal transmission specification, with reasonable allocation of power, data, and control signal lines to ensure high-speed and stable data transmission. At the same time, the interface shell has good shielding performance, made of metal material and grounded, effectively blocking external electromagnetic interference, ensuring the integrity and accuracy of data transmission, and laying a solid foundation for the efficient operation of the entire storage system.

U.2 ( SFF-8639)
Supports SATA,SAS,and PCIe x4 or two x2
PCIe data,reference clock,and side band

Transmission advantages:

The synergistic advantage of GEN-Z and NVME protocols: Due to the support of GEN-Z SSD being converted through this adapter card and connected to the U.2 (SFF-8639) interface that supports NVME protocol, the advantages of these two high-performance storage protocols can be fully utilized. The GEN-Z protocol has outstanding performance in high-speed data transmission, low latency, and efficient communication between devices, while the NVME protocol also has significant advantages in improving SSD read and write performance, optimizing instruction processing, and other aspects. The combination of the two enables extremely fast response speed and efficient data transmission in practical applications, whether it is large-scale database read and write operations, real-time processing of high-definition video streams, or data interaction in complex virtualization environments. This greatly shortens the waiting time for data read and write, improves the overall efficiency of the storage system, and meets the strict requirements of modern data intensive applications for storage performance.
High quality transmission guarantee: With the help of the U.2 (SFF-8639) output interface and optimized circuit design inside the adapter card, this product can achieve high-speed and stable data transmission. It has a high theoretical transmission rate, which is sufficient to cope with complex application scenarios such as massive data concurrent read and write in data centers and multitasking data processing in high-performance servers. At the same time, by using high-quality signal transmission lines and advanced signal conditioning technology, signal attenuation and interference are effectively reduced, ensuring the integrity and accuracy of data during transmission. Even in complex electromagnetic environments, stable and reliable data transmission can be guaranteed, avoiding system lag or data loss caused by data transmission problems, and providing users with reliable and efficient storage services.

Usage:

Inserting GEN-Z SSD: First, ensure that the device is turned off to ensure safe operation and avoid damage to the GEN-Z SSD. Find the EDSFF E1. S slot on the adapter card, carefully align the gold finger of the GEN-Z SSD with the slot, pay attention to the markings on the SSD and the corresponding features of the slot, and ensure that the direction is correct. Then, smoothly insert the GEN-Z SSD into the slot until the SSD is fully inserted and firmly secured by the slot's fixing structure, avoiding damage to the SSD or slot caused by forced insertion.

Connect the target device: After inserting the GEN-Z SSD into the slot, connect the U.2 (SFF-8639) output interface of the adapter card to the corresponding interface on the target device (such as data center servers, high-performance workstations, and other devices that support the U.2 (SFF-8639) interface). When connecting, pay attention to the correct direction of the interface. Gently insert the interface of the adapter card into the target device interface, and then press it evenly to ensure that the interface is fully inserted and tightly fitted, to prevent poor contact. For some interfaces that require additional fixation, screws or buckles should be used to firmly fix the adapter card according to the design requirements of the equipment, to ensure that it will not loosen due to vibration during equipment operation.

System identification and configuration: After completing the hardware connection, start the target device. The system will automatically recognize the connected SSD during the boot process, and users can perform operations such as recognition, partitioning, and formatting on the newly connected SSD in the disk management tool of the operating system. Depending on the operating system, the specific steps may vary, but generally speaking, in Windows systems, users can perform corresponding operations through the "Disk Management" tool; In Linux systems, command-line tools such as "fdisk" and "mkfs" can be used to partition and format hard drives. After completing these basic configurations, users can store and read data on SSDs just like using a regular hard drive, and begin to enjoy the convenience brought by the expanded large capacity and high-speed storage.

Applicable scenarios:

Data center storage expansion and optimization: In the data center environment, facing massive data storage and processing requirements, different servers and storage devices may adopt different interface standards. This adapter card can convert GEN-Z SSDs using EDSFF E1. S interface to U.2 (SFF-8639) interface, allowing them to flexibly connect to servers, storage arrays, and other devices that support this interface, achieving integration and expansion of storage devices. By fully utilizing the high-performance advantages of GEN-Z and NVME protocols, the overall storage performance of the data center is improved, data read and write speeds are accelerated, and complex operations such as multi-user concurrent access, large-scale data backup and recovery are met, thereby enhancing the operational efficiency and service quality of the data center.

High performance server upgrade: For high-performance servers, improving storage performance is often a key step in the upgrade process. When the server needs to add or replace storage devices and there is an interface mismatch, this adapter card provides an ideal solution. It can adapt advanced GEN-Z SSDs to the U.2 (SFF-8639) interface through adapter, allowing servers to leverage the advantages of these high-performance SSDs to accelerate application startup, data loading, and file transfer operations, meeting the strict requirements for storage speed and capacity in different application scenarios such as database servers, graphics processing servers, virtualization servers, etc., and improving the overall performance and responsiveness of servers.

Enterprise level storage system integration: In enterprise level storage systems, there may be multiple types of storage devices with different interface types, which brings certain complexity to the management of the system and the flow of data. This adapter card helps to integrate these storage resources by incorporating GEN-Z SSDs with EDSFF E1. S interface into a storage architecture primarily based on the U.2 (SFF-8639) interface, achieving unified management and efficient utilization. By improving the data transmission efficiency between storage devices, optimizing the storage, backup, and sharing processes of enterprise data, ensuring the secure storage and fast access of enterprise business data, and enhancing the level of enterprise information management and business operation efficiency.

Specifications:

1x U.2 to EDSFF Adapter.

1x Screw Driver.

2x M2 Sliver screw.