KALEA-INFORMATIQUE CXL RETIMER Card PCIe 5.0 to 2-Port MCIO 8i (x8) Adapter for NVMe M2, M3, U2, U3 SSDs or Add-on Cards

Integrated Retimer Function: A card with a Retimer function incorporates a chip that regenerates and stabilizes the signal. It is more complex but essential for long links, NVMe backplanes, or modern high-speed configurations, significantly improving compatibility and reliability PCIe Splitting Requirements: It requires a motherboard, CPU, and BIOS compatible with PCIe splitting to split a PCIe x16 link into two x8 links or four x4 links for NVMe SSDs. Without this support, the card will operate only in PCIe x8 mode Universal driverless compatibility: The adapter requires no drivers 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 equalization compensating for up to 36 dB of signal loss. Silicon Innovation XRET5032 controller. The card also supports CXL 2.0 Alternate Mode, enabling memory sharing between devices to improve overall performance Full technical specifications: PCIe 5.0 x16 interface (32 GT/s), direct connection to NVMe PCIe SSDs via an MCIO 8i to 2× SFF-8639 cable. Two integrated MCIO 8i connectors, 8 PCIe lanes per port. Supported split modes: 4× PCIe x4, 2× PCIe x8. Comes with standard and low-profile brackets