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Green PCI-E expansion card with two MCIO 8i ports and 6-pin power connector

Fervit

Fervit 74Pin PCI-E 16X to MCIO 8i SFF-TA-1016 Adapter

SKU CH-CZJW-HNPE0

Converts a 74-pin PCI-E 16X slot to two MCIO 8i SFF-TA-1016 ports for SAS drives at 24 Gbps

  • Fast data transfer up to 24 Gbps via MCIO 8x connectors
  • Broad protocol support with SAS, PCIe and Ethernet compatibility
  • Signal integrity maintained through SAS 3.0/4.0 and PCIe 5.0 support
  • Dual-drive operation requires motherboard with detachable PCI-E channels
  • Stable performance powered by built-in high-power DC modules

PCI-E 16X to MCIO 8i Adapter

The Fervit adapter converts a PCI-E 16X slot into two MCIO 8i SFF-TA-1016 connectors for SSDs using MCIO 8x interfaces. It includes a 6-pin GPU power port and built-in DC modules for stable operation. The card targets builders adding high-speed storage to platforms with bifurcated PCI-E lanes.

Protocol Support and Lane Requirements

The MCIO interface handles SAS 3.0 and 4.0, PCIe Gen 3, 4 and 5, plus 25G Ethernet at 56GT/s PAM4 for up to 24 Gbps per lane. Full dual-drive operation requires a motherboard that can split the 16X slot into separate PCI-E channels; without bifurcation only one drive is recognised.

Bifurcation Dependency

This adapter will not present both SSDs on motherboards lacking PCI-E lane splitting capability. Single-drive detection is the hard limit on unsupported platforms. Buyers must verify their motherboard documentation for x8/x8 or x4/x4/x4/x4 bifurcation before purchase.

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Brand nameFervit

Questions about this item

Should I pick the 24 Gbps or 56 GT/s version for my SSD?

The adapter handles both figures at once — 24 Gbps covers SAS 3.0/4.0 traffic while 56 GT/s PAM4 is the signalling rate for PCIe Gen 5 and 25G Ethernet, so a single board supports the higher ceiling.

What does the 24 Gbps rate deliver inside my server?

It provides full SAS 3.0/4.0 bandwidth to each attached drive, letting two SSDs run at their rated throughput when the motherboard splits the PCIe 5.0 x16 link into two x8 lanes.

How does the PCIe 5.0 x16 interface limit the two MCIO 8i ports?

The x16 slot carries 5.0 speeds; the adapter divides it into two x8 MCIO 8i connections, so each port tops out at PCIe 5.0 x8 bandwidth and the board only works on motherboards that can bifurcate the slot.

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