Add up to 16TB of SSD Storage! Install Two 2.5-inch SATA SSDs into a PCIe Card Slot
If you need faster, high-capacity internal storage for your desktop computer or server, 2.5-inch SATA SSDs are the cost-effective choice. Sonnet’s Fusion™ Dual 2.5-inch SSD RAID PCIe card enables you to upgrade your system in a flash, mounting one or two SSDs (sold separately) with up to 16TB capacity in a single full-length PCIe card slot, with no power or data cables, adapters, or mounting trays required.
Great 2-Drive Hardware RAID 0 Performance
Install the Sonnet Fusion card into a PCIe 3.0 slot of a computer or Thunderbolt 3 expansion system and achieve great transfer speeds up to 1000 MB/s!
Still use a Mac Pro® 5,1 tower? Enjoy performance up to 800 MB/s now, and migrate the Sonnet card to the new Mac Pro (2019) to enjoy even better performance.
Disk Striping
Increases performance by interleaving data into blocks (stripes) across two or more drives simultaneously to increase speed.
Fast RAID 1 Performance
Looking for the safety of a simultaneous backup? RAID 1 performance of up to 560 MB/s may be obtained with any compatible computer or expansion system.
100% Redundancy
If primary drive crashes, the mirrored drive will automatically replace the primary drive.
Hardware RAID Controller Onboard
A high performance RAID controller manages the SSDs you install, supporting Fast (RAID 0), Safe (RAID 1), Volume (Span) and, particularly important to pro audio users, JBOD (Just a Bunch of Disks) configurations, so you can choose the mode that best suits your needs:
- Fast - Choose RAID 0 for the best performance.
- Safe - Choose RAID 1 for a mirrored backup of your data.
- Volume - Choose Span to create a single large volume bridging both drives.
- JBOD - Choose JBOD (Just a Bunch of Disks) to work with twice as many audio tracks.
Regardless the mode you select, changing the configuration is easy – with no software to install or jumper blocks to move around, a turn of a switch and the press of a button is all it takes.
Fast USB Speed and Plenty of Power for Bus-powered Devices
Sonnet’s Fusion Dual 2.5-inch SSD RAID card also includes a SuperSpeed USB-C (USB 3.2 Gen 2) port that supports data transfers of up to 1000 MB/s, and provides up to 15W of power to support bus-powered devices—you can connect a fast external drive without installing another card.
Thunderbolt Port? Connect Two SSDs Through One Cable
Got a Thunderbolt connection, but no PCIe card slot? Fusion Dual 2.5-inch SSD RAID card provides full performance and is ideal for use in a Sonnet Thunderbolt expansion systems. The combo enables you to add two SSDs plus a USB-C port to any Mac (M1, M2, M1 Pro, M1 Max, M1 Ultra, Intel), Windows, and Linux computer with Thunderbolt ports.
Sonnet Technologies Fusion Dual 2.5-inch SSD RAID PCIe Card Specifications |
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Mac Compatibility |
Mac Pro 7,1 (2019)
Mac Pro 5,1 (Mid 2010 & Mid 2012) macOS 10.12.6+(2) macOS Ventura Compatible |
Windows Compatibility |
Windows computer with available full-length, full-height PCIe slot (PCIe 3.0 slot is preferred)
Windows 11 and 10 Windows Server 2019 and 2016 (64-bit editions) |
Linux Compatibility | Linux computer with PCIe slots Linux Kernel 5.4.0+ Ubuntu 20.04.1+ |
Thunderbolt Compatibility | Mac (M1, M2, M1 Pro, M1 Max, M1 Ultra, and Intel®) computer via a Thunderbolt PCIe card expansion system with available full-length PCIe slot Windows computer via a Thunderbolt PCIe card expansion system with available full-length PCIe slot Linux computer via a Thunderbolt PCIe card expansion system with available full-length PCIe slot |
Hardware |
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Form Factor |
Full-height, full-length PCIe card
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Bus Interface | PCI Express 3.0 x2 |
Internal Connectors | Two SATA for 2.5-inch SSDs |
External Connector | One USB-C port (10Gbps USB 3.2 Gen 2) |
SSDs Supported | SATA 6 Gb/s |
Boot Support | No |
Supported Drive Configurations | RAID 0 RAID 1 Span JBOD |
S.M.A.R.T. Status Data Reporting Support | No |
USB-C Port Specifications |
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Peripherals Supported |
Industry standard USB 3.2 Gen 1, 2 & 2x2; USB 3.1 Gen 1 & 2; USB 3.0, 2.0, and 1.1
Thunderbolt 3-only peripherals are NOT supported |
Bus-powered Peripherals Supported | HD, SSD, SSD RAID 3.0A advertised using USB CC (Channel Configuration) Up to 15W for operation or charging |
Cables Supported | USB-C 10Gbps USB-C 5Gbps Thunderbolt 3 40Gbps (0.5- and 0.7-meter only) Thunderbolt 3 20Gbps |
USB Chipset | ASMedia 3142 ASMedia 1352R |
USB Standard | Complies with OHCI (Open Host Controller Interface), EHCI (Enhanced Host Controller Interface), and xHCI (eXtensible Host Controller Interface) standards |
UASP | USB attached SCSI protocol supported under macOS 10.12+, Windows 10 |
Number of Devices Supported | Up to 31 |
Hot Plug | Supports hot-pluggable and hot swappable device connection |
Boot Support | No computers support booting at this time |
Compliance | RoHS 3 (Directive 2015/863) IEC62368-1 and IEC62368-2 Safety |
- Fusion Dual 2.5-inch SSD RAID PCIe Card
- Drive mounting screws
- 2-years Limited Manufacturer's Warranty