We take cryptocurrency — so the coins you hold can buy real hardware.Pay in crypto, spend it on real hardware. Free insured shipping worldwide over $399. Plain, unbranded boxes, sent from Germany.Free insured shipping over $399. Your rate is locked for 30 minutes once checkout opens.Rate locked 30 minutes. Every item sealed, serial-checked and covered by a 24-month warranty.Sealed, 24-month warranty.

Saved items Sign in
Small rectangular adapter with gold edge connector and black circuit board

Innocard

Innocard U.3 Male SFF-TA-1001 PCIe Gen 4 to U.2 Female gender changer

SKU CH-EJ6B-94XYP

Connects a U.3 male SFF-TA-1001 PCIe Gen 4 interface to a U.2 female port with hot-plug power protection

  • Adapter typePCIe Gen4
  • U.3 male to U.2 female gender changer enables PCIe Gen 4 connectivity
  • Hot-plug power protection IC safeguards drives during insertion and removal
  • Built-in PCIe ReDriver extends 16 GT/s signals over longer cables
  • SMBus and side-band translators maintain management link integrity
  • Designed and manufactured in Taiwan for server and HPC deployments

Adapter Purpose

The Innocard gender changer converts a U.3 male SFF-TA-1001 PCIe Gen 4 interface to a U.2 female connector. It enables connection of U.2 storage devices to U.3 backplanes or controllers in servers and high-performance computing platforms.

Build Integration

The adapter includes a built-in PCIe ReDriver to extend 16GT/s differential signals and a 100MHz clock buffer for longer trace lengths. Integrated SMBus, PERST#, WAKE#, CLKREQ# and PWRDIS voltage-level translators handle side-band management. Hot-plug power protection IC safeguards the slot during drive insertion.

Sustained Operation

Compliant with PCI Express Base Specification Rev 4.0 and SFF-9402 Version 1.1, the ReDriver and clock buffer maintain signal integrity over extended cable runs. Voltage-level translators ensure stable side-band communication under continuous load in rack, microserver and tower server deployments.

How it compares

Measured against everything we stock in Other Adapters & Couplers, at today’s prices. Recalculated every night.

Price $40.99
Pricier than about 84% of the 1,761 comparable items (median $18.99).

New to this? Which coin should you pay with — what to check, what it costs to pay, and what is never asked for.

Specifications

Product
Adapter typePCIe Gen4

Questions about this item

What is the signal-speed ceiling that appears first when the adapter runs at PCIe Gen 4 continuously?

The on-board ReDriver extends PCIe Gen 4 differential pairs at 16 GT/s, so the 16 GT/s lane rate is the first sustained-use limit.

Does the adapter generate audible noise or measurable heat during all-day operation?

The unit has no fan or active cooling; it relies on passive heat dissipation from the ReDriver and clock-buffer ICs.

Which existing connector must the system already provide for this gender changer to function?

The host side requires an OCulink 4i SFF-8612 port wired to the SFF-9402 Rev 1.1 pin-out.

More in Other Adapters & Couplers

Similar items