About this Document About this Document Purpose This document describes hardware installation, features, specification and operation of the Squid PCI Express Gen 3 Carrier Board™ for two M.2/NGSFF(NF1) SSD modules from AMFELTEC Corporation. Feedback AMFELTEC Corp. makes every effort to ensure that the information contained in this document is accurate and complete at time of release.
General Description General Description Introduction Squid PCI Express family is a series of PCI Express Carrier Boards designed for storage expansion of any desktop computer or embedded appliance. Squid family expands a motherboard’s PCI Express with multiple full/half size MiniPCI Express or multiple M.2/NGSFF(NF1) PCI Express SSD modules.
Features Features Features • Easy ‘Plug and Play” installation. No drivers needed. Transparent to the operation system. • Compatible to any motherboard. • Supports up to two M.2 or NGSFF(NF1) PCI Express SSD modules (M-key) • Supports any modules with 30, 42, 60, 80 mm and 110 mm length, and up to 32 mm in width.
Installation Carrier board installation Following steps provide the exact sequence that needs to be followed in order to properly install the Amfeltec PCIe Carrier Board: o Turn OFF computer before installation. o Remove the chassis cover from the computer. o Locate an unused PCI express slot and remove the corresponding slot cover from computer chassis.
Hardware Description LEDs Ref. Name Color Usage Des. RESET Global PCI Express RESET signal from motherboard UPSTREAM GREEN Upstream PCI Express Link status. LINK1 GREEN Status of the downstream x4 PCIe Link to U28 LINK2 GREEN Status of the downstream x4 PCIe Link to U26 Table 1: PCI Express Carrier Board for M.2/NGSFF(NF1) SSD modules LEDs Connectors Ref.
Appendix A: Appendix A: Cables Figure 6: SKU-043-37 USB terminal cable (optional) Figure 7: SKU-043-41 USB terminal cable (optional) Both SKU-043-37 and SKU-043-41 Terminal cables is using to support Real-time performance equires Silicon and temperature monitoring option via USB connection. This monitoring option r Labs CP2102 bridge driver installation https://www.silabs.com/products/development-tools/software/usb-to-uart-bridge-vcp-drivers Squid PCIe Gen 3 Carrier Board™...
AMFELTEC Corporation does not warrant that the operation of the hardware, software or firmware products will be uninterrupted or error free. AMFELTEC products are not intended to be used as critical components in life support systems, aircraft, military systems or other systems whose failure to perform can reasonably be expected to cause significant injury to humans.
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