{"product_id":"m2-4x1","title":"Odroid M.2 4x1 Card - For Odroid H4 \u0026 H3 Series","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-weight: bold;\"\u003eM.2 4x1 Card for the ODROID-H4 Series. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: inherit; font-family: inherit;\"\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-H4.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: inherit; font-family: inherit;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: inherit; font-family: inherit;\"\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: inherit; font-family: inherit;\"\u003eThe M.2 4×1 card, provides four M.2 PCIe Gen 3 x1 lanes connectors instead. It allows you to use four M.2 devices: any combination of NVMe drives, Network adapters, WiFi adapters, 5G adapters, etc that leverage the bandwidth of PCIe Gen 3 x1 lane.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: inherit; font-family: inherit;\"\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: inherit; font-family: inherit;\"\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\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: inherit; font-family: inherit;\"\u003eThe M.2 4×1 card requires the same BIOS version as the NetCard 2.5 GbE. You will find this BIOS on the Wiki pages for the H3 and H4.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\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.\u003cspan style=\"color: inherit; font-family: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: inherit; font-family: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch3 style='font-family: \"Open Sans\", sans-serif; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);'\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: inherit; font-family: inherit;\"\u003eNote: This product is not compatible with the ODROID-H2, H3 series.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: inherit; font-family: inherit;\"\u003eThe M.2 screws are pre-installed. (4 pcs)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch3\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: inherit; font-family: inherit;\"\u003eImportant Note: Make sure to select the right BIOS, for the H4 or for the H3.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: inherit; font-family: inherit;\"\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\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: inherit; font-family: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: inherit; font-family: inherit;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-weight: bold;\"\u003eM.2 4×1 Card (Compatible with ODROID-H4 series only)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: inherit; font-family: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: inherit; font-family: inherit;\"\u003eYou can install four 2280-sized M.2 PCIe devices, and each slot has one PCIe 3.0 lane (1 x 8GT\/s)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/www.odroid.co.uk\/image\/catalog\/H4%20M2%204x1%20Card\/1.jpg\" style=\"width: auto ;max-width: 100% ;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: inherit; font-family: inherit;\"\u003eMultiple SSDs can be installed using the JBOD (Just Bunch of Disks) concept. Since it only uses one PCIe lane per slot, the original PCIe speed is reduced to a quarter, but you can still access files up to 800~900MB\/s.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/www.odroid.co.uk\/image\/catalog\/H4%20M2%204x1%20Card\/3.jpg\" style=\"width: auto ;max-width: 100% ;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: inherit; font-family: inherit;\"\u003eOr you can install PCIe devices such as WiFi, 5GbE Ethernet, 4G\/5G modem, AI accelerator TPU\/NPU, etc. in M.2 form factor.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: inherit; font-family: inherit;\"\u003eAs stated earlier, you have to flash another ESF BIOS for 4 bifurcated x1 lanes, since the default BIOS provides non-bifurcated x4 lanes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: inherit; font-family: inherit;\"\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/www.odroid.co.uk\/image\/catalog\/H4%20M2%204x1%20Card\/4.jpg\" style=\"width: auto ;max-width: 100% ;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-weight: bold;\"\u003eTypical Use Cases\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 700;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: inherit; font-family: inherit;\"\u003e\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: inherit; font-family: inherit;\"\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\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: inherit; font-family: inherit;\"\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold; color: inherit; font-family: inherit;\"\u003eUse Cases\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: inherit; font-family: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYou want as much SSD space as possible:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: inherit; font-family: inherit;\"\u003eThe M.2 2×2 card with 2 x 4TB NVMe SSD provides 8TB of SSD space.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: inherit; font-family: inherit;\"\u003eThe M.2 4×1 card with 4 x 4TB NVMe SSD provides 16TB of SSD space.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: inherit; font-family: inherit;\"\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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: inherit; font-family: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: inherit; font-family: inherit;\"\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: inherit; font-family: inherit;\"\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\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: inherit; font-family: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: inherit; font-family: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: inherit; font-family: inherit;\"\u003e\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-weight: bold;\"\u003eProduct Compatibility\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ctable class=\"table table-bordered\"\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003ch3\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eH2 Series\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eH3 Series\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eH4 Series\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 21px;\"\u003eNetCard v1 (2.5GbE)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003ch3\u003eYes\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003ch3\u003eYes\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003ch3\u003eYes\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 21px;\"\u003eNetCard v2 (2.5GbE)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003ch3\u003eYes\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003ch3\u003eYes\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003ch3\u003eYes\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 21px;\"\u003eM.2 2×2 Card\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003ch3\u003eNo (1)\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003ch3\u003eYes\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003ch3\u003eYes\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003ch3\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: 21px;\"\u003eM.2 4×1 Card\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: 21px; white-space: pre;\"\u003e\t\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003ch3\u003eNo \/ Maybe (2)\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003ch3\u003eNo \/ Maybe (2)\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003ch3\u003eYes\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: inherit; font-family: inherit;\"\u003e\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: 21px;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: inherit; font-family: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: inherit; font-family: inherit;\"\u003e(1) The H2 CPU (Celeron J4115) does not support the 2×2 PCIe bifurcation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: inherit; font-family: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: inherit; font-family: inherit;\"\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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: inherit; font-family: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: inherit; font-family: inherit;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: inherit; font-family: inherit;\"\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-weight: bold;\"\u003eWIKI : \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/wiki.odroid.com\/accessory\/add-on_boards\/m.2_cards\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps:\/\/wiki.odroid.com\/accessory\/add-on_boards\/m.2_cards\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-weight: bold;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hardkernel","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59468140577116,"sku":"77815","price":20.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.odroid.co.uk\/products\/m2-4x1","provider":"Odroid","version":"1.0","type":"link"}