KALEA-INFORMATIQUE RETIMER CXL Card PCIe 5.0 to 2 Port MCIO 8i (x8) Adapter for NVMe M2 M3 U2 U3 SSD or PCIe Attached Plates

Built-in Retimer function: A card with Retimer function incorporates a chip that regenerates and stabilizes the signal. It is more complex, but indispensable for long links, NVMe backplanes or modern high-speed configurations, greatly improving compatibility and reliability

PCIe bifurcation requirements: It requires a PCIe bifurcation compatible motherboard, CPU and BIOS to split a PCIe x16 link into two x8 links or four x4 links for NVMe SSDs. Without this support, the card will only work in PCIe x8

Universal driverless compatibility: The adapter does not require a driver for operation or communication with connected NVMe drives or risers. Compatible with Windows, Mac, Linux, DOS and other operating systems

High Speed Performance with CXL 2.0: High performance retimer with adaptive EQ compensating up to 36dB of signal loss. Silicon Innovation XRET5032 Controller The card also supports CXL 2.0 alternate mode, allowing memory sharing between devices to improve overall performance

Full technical specifications: PCIe 5.0 x16 interface (32 GT/s), direct connection to PCIe NVMe SSDs via MCIO 8i to 2× SFF-8639 cable. Two integrated MCIO 8i connectors, 8 PCIe lines per port. Supported bifurcation modes: 4× PCIe x4, 2× PCIe x8 Comes with standard and low-profile bracket

Physical and Energy Characteristics: Recommended operating temperature of 5 to 55 °C. Low power consumption with min/max 4.95W/12.5W. Compact size of 170.5mm x 68.9mm and weighs only 185g