{"product_id":"m2-2x2","title":"M.2 2x2 Card","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eM.2 Card for the ODROID-H4 and ODROID H3 Series. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center; \"\u003eAfter the commercial success of the NetCard 2.5 GbE for the ODROID-H series, we looked into how we could provide new add-on cards to extend further the versatility of your ODROID-H3 or ODROID-H4.\u003cbr\u003eThe M.2 2×2 card, provides two M.2 PCIe Gen 3 x2 lanes connectors, from the PCIe Gen 3 x4 lanes of the mainboard. \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center; \"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center; \"\u003eIt allows you to use two M.2 devices: any combination of NVMe drives, Network adapters, WiFi adapters, 5G adapters, etc that leverage the bandwidth of PCIe Gen 3 x2 lanes.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center; \"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center; \"\u003eBecause the PCIe Gen 3 configuration (bifurcation) is embedded in Intel microcode that is merged into the BIOS bin file at build time, you need to flash a different version of the BIOS to use one of these two new cards.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center; \"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center; \"\u003eThe M.2 2×2 card requires a new BIOS that provides a 2×2 bifurcation. You also find this BIOS on the Wiki pages for the H3 and H4.\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4 style=\"text-align: center; \"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);\"\u003eImportant Note: Make sure to select the right BIOS, for the H4 or for the H3.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: center; \"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center; \"\u003eLike the NetCard 2.5 GbE, these two new cards are installed under the mainboard, they slide into the mainboard M.2 connector and then are screwed to fix them solidly.\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center; \"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eThanks to this integration, these two new cards are compatible with all the ODROID-H3 and ODROID-H4 series. Note however that if you use tall M.2 devices, you may have to select a case that provides enough bottom vertical space.\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: center; \"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center; \"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eM.2 2×2 Card (Compatible with ODROID-H3 and H4 series) \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eYou can install two 2280 size M.2 PCIe devices, and each slot has two lanes of PCIe 3.0 (2 x 8GT\/s)\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/www.odroid.co.uk\/image\/catalog\/H4%20M2%20x%202%20Card\/Pics\/1.jpg\" style=\"width: auto ;max-width: 100% ;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch3\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: inherit; font-family: inherit;\"\u003eMultiple M.2 SSDs can be installed using the JBOD (Just Bunch of Disks) concept. Since it only uses two PCIe lanes per slot, you can still access files at up to 1600~1800MB\/s, albeit at half the original PCIe speed.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/www.odroid.co.uk\/image\/catalog\/H4%20M2%20x%202%20Card\/Pics\/3.jpg\" style=\"width: auto ;max-width: 100% ;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch3\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: inherit; font-family: inherit;\"\u003eOr you can install PCIe devices such as WiFi, Ethernet, 4G\/5G modem, AI accelerator TPU\/NPU, etc. in M.2 form factor. For example, you can also use a Google Coral Dual Edge TPU and NVMe simultaneously, which each use two PCIe lanes.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch3 style='text-align: center; font-family: \"Open Sans\", sans-serif; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);'\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/www.odroid.co.uk\/image\/catalog\/H4%20M2%20x%202%20Card\/Pics\/4.jpg\" style=\"width: auto ;max-width: 100% ;\"\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch3\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: inherit; font-family: inherit;\"\u003eAs stated earlier, you have to flash another ESF BIOS for 2 bifurcated x2 lanes, since the default BIOS provides non-bifurcated 1 x4 lanes.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eTypical Use Cases\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThese two new M.2 cards are intended for any ODROID-H4 or ODROIR-H3 who want to split off the PCIe Gen 3 x4 lanes for use with two x2 lanes or four x1 lane devices, at the expense of the max theoretical speed provided to each device.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eUse Cases\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch3\u003eYou want as much SSD space as possible:\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eThe M.2 2×2 card with 2 x 4TB NVMe SSD provides 8TB of SSD space.\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eThe M.2 4×1 card with 4 x 4TB NVMe SSD provides 16TB of SSD space.\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch3\u003e \u003cbr\u003eWhile keeping an SSD at PCIe Gen 3 x2 or x1 speed, you want to use one of several extra network adapters, a PCI WiFi adapter, a 5G adapter, a PCIe AI adapter, etc.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIf your goal is to use an M.2 NVMe SSD at maximum speed (4 x 8GT\/sec), keep using the PCIe Gen 3 x4 lanes fully dedicated to the NVMe SSD.\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch1\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eProduct Compatibility\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ctable class=\"table table-bordered\"\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003ch3 style='font-family: \"Open Sans\", sans-serif; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);'\u003eH2 Series\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003ch3 style='font-family: \"Open Sans\", sans-serif; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);'\u003e H3 Series\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003ch3 style='font-family: \"Open Sans\", sans-serif; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);'\u003eH4 Series\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003ch3 style='font-family: \"Open Sans\", sans-serif; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);'\u003eNetCard v1 (2.5GbE)\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003ch3 style='font-family: \"Open Sans\", sans-serif; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);'\u003eYes\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003ch3 style='font-family: \"Open Sans\", sans-serif; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);'\u003eYes\u003cspan style=\"white-space: pre;\"\u003e\t \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003ch3 style='font-family: \"Open Sans\", sans-serif; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);'\u003eYes\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003ch3 style='font-family: \"Open Sans\", sans-serif; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);'\u003eNetCard v2 (2.5GbE)\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003ch3 style='font-family: \"Open Sans\", sans-serif; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);'\u003eYes\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003ch3 style='font-family: \"Open Sans\", sans-serif; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);'\u003eYes\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003ch3 style='font-family: \"Open Sans\", sans-serif; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);'\u003eYes\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003ch3 style='font-family: \"Open Sans\", sans-serif; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);'\u003eM.2 2×2 Card\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003ch3 style='font-family: \"Open Sans\", sans-serif; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);'\u003eNo (1\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003ch3 style='font-family: \"Open Sans\", sans-serif; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);'\u003eYes\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003ch3 style='font-family: \"Open Sans\", sans-serif; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);'\u003eYes\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003ch3 style='font-family: \"Open Sans\", sans-serif; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);'\u003eM.2 4×1 card\u003cspan style=\"white-space: pre;\"\u003e\t \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003ch3 style='font-family: \"Open Sans\", sans-serif; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);'\u003eMaybe (2)\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003ch3 style='font-family: \"Open Sans\", sans-serif; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);'\u003eMaybe (2)\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003ch3 style='font-family: \"Open Sans\", sans-serif; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);'\u003eYes\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: 21px;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003e(1) The H2 CPU (Celeron J4115) does not support the 2×2 PCIe bifurcation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e(2) The M.2 4×1 card has a larger footprint and does not physically fit under the H2 or H3 boards. Therefore, the card cannot be fixed directly to the board like with a H4. HOWEVER, if you can find an M.2 male\/female extension cable plus perform some additional DIY for mounting the card in your box or case, you can use the M.2 4×1 card with the H2 or H3.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eWIKI : https:\/\/wiki.odroid.com\/accessory\/add-on_boards\/m.2_cards\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Odroid Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59468133990748,"sku":"77814","price":15.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1062\/8225\/4684\/files\/06_d620e7d4-d0c4-4a64-8ccf-292834dc2192.jpg?v=1791813737","url":"https:\/\/www.odroid.co.uk\/products\/m2-2x2","provider":"Odroid","version":"1.0","type":"link"}