SSD6540 by HighPoint - NVMe | Turbo RAID | 4x 2.5" U.2 NVMe SSD Bays

Supports up to four 2.5" U.2 NVME drives in a RAID 0, 1 or 10 configuration. Includes a PCIe 3.0 x16 controller card and cables to connect to the tower. Supports Windows, Linux and macOS platforms.
SKU: NVM-SSD6540
Manufacturer part number: SSD6540
$1,085.99

The SSD6540 is the industry’s first external NVMe storage solution to deliver uncompromised end-to-end PCIe Gen 3.0 x16 transfer bandwidth. Each of the 4 drive bays features dedicated PCIe 3.0 x4 bus bandwidth to ensure each U.2 SSD operates at peak performance. The SSD6540 is offered as a complete, stand-alone solution, and includes a compact 4-Bay NVMe U.2 enclosure, PCIe 3.0 x16 controller card with external SFF-8644 connectors, two SFF- 8644 8x data cables, and all necessary fastening and power accessories. Any PC platform with a free, dedicated PCIe 3.0 x16 slot can now experience the true performance capabilities of NVMe technology.

Unlike onboard DMI 3.0 based NVMe solutions, which are forced to share a single PCIe 3.0 x4 lane with the motherboard’s SATA and USB ports, the SSD6540 features dedicated PCIe 3.0 x16 bus bandwidth.

This unique architecture allocated PCIe 3.0 x4 bandwidth for each bay, which enables each U.2 SSD to interface directly with the platform’s CPU.

Feature Specifications

 
Bus Interface
16-lane, PCI Express 3.0 Compliant
Bus Speed
128Gbps
Data Transfer Rates
8GT / 8Gbps per lane
Number of Devices
4
Form factor
2.5“ U.2
Capacity
Unlimited
Storage Mode
Data storage (Non-Bootable):Windows,Linux,Mac
Platform Support
SSD / motherboard compatibility list
Operating System

Windows 11, 10; Windows Server 2022, 2019, 2016; Microsoft Hyper-V; Only supports 64 bit operating system.

 

RHEL/Debian/Ubuntu/Fedora/Proxmox/Rocky Linux(Linux kernel 3.10 and later)

Only supports 64 bit operating system.

 
macOS 10.13 ~ macOS ventura 13.x

ARM Platform Support (NVIDIA model)

Yes(Linux)

Secure Boot(PC platforms)
Windows: Support Secure Boot enable and disable
 
Linux:Support Secure Boot disable
Storage Health Inspector NVMe SSD SMART and TBW status
Yes
TRIM Support

Legacy/RAID0/RAID1/RAID10

For RAID5 support, please contact Sales Support ([email protected])

Cross-Sync RAID Solution Across Controllers
Yes(Windows,Linux,Mac)
Alarm Buzzer
Buzzer beeping when failed drive or array occurs
Power Supply
250W PSU Low Noise
 
AC INPUT: 100-240 V 50/60Hz
Cooling
Aluminum casing with integrated cooling fan
Material
Brushed aluminum housing
Dimensions
5.79"(W) x 10.24"(H) x 7.68" (D)
Weight
13.34 lbs. (6.05kg)
Warranty
2 Years

Storage Management

 
RAID Level support
RAID 0, 1, and 1/0
 
Note: RAID 1/0 is the equivalent of RAID 10
Web based SSD Storage Manager
Yes
Disk media scan and repair

Yes

Device Error Recovery support
Yes

Monitoring and Management Suite

 
LED
Device: Present, Active
 
Enclosure: Power, Warning, Fail
LCD
LCD Panel support on front panel
 
Show enclosure temperature
 
Show fan speed
 
Smart fan or manual fan speed control
 
Enable/Disable LCD backlight
Management Suites
Browser-Based management tool
 
CLI(Command Line Interface- scriptable configuration tool)
 
API package
SMTP Email Alert Notification
Yes
Alarm Buzzer
Mutable alarm buzzer for Enclosure error or over temperature (over 50℃) occurs

Advanced RAID features

 
Flash ROM for Upgradeable UEFI
No
Bootable RAID Array
No
Multiple RAID Partitions supported
Yes
Online Array Roaming
Yes
RAID Quick Initialization for fast array setup
Yes
Global Hot Spare Disk support
Yes

Operating Environment

 
Temperature
(operating) +5°C ~ +55°C (non-operating) – 20°C ~ +80°C"
Relative Humidity
5% ~ 60% (Non-condensing)
Operating Voltage
PCI-e: 12V, 3.3V

PCIe Power

Typical: 7.43W

MTBF (Mean Time Before Failure)
920,585 Hours
Certification / Approval
CE FCC RoHS REACH WEEE

Kit Content

1x PCIe 3.0 x16 RAID Controller
 
1x 4-Bay U.2 SSD Enclosure
 
2x SFF-8644 8X cable (1 meter)
 
1x Quick Installation Guide
 

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