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Rocket 1504

PCIe 4.0 x16 4-Port M.2 NVMe Switch AIC


Cost-Effective, High-Performance 4-Port PCIe Gen4 M.2 NVMe Connectivity Solution

HighPoint Rocket Series NVMe Switch AICs address the needs of solution providers and system integrators that cater to vertical marketplaces for high-speed industrial, corporate, and media applications. They were designed for professional applications that demand uncompromised storage performance, scalability and adaptability, in a compact, easy to integrate package that is universally compatible with industry standard x86-64 (Intel/AMD) and Mac platforms.

The Rocket 1504 is a cost-effective, high-performance 4-Port PCIe Gen4 NVMe connectivity solution. The four independent device ports can support off-the-shelf 2242/2460/2280/22110 M.2 SSDs of any capacity.

Key Features

  • Up to 4 NVMe SSDs

  • Fully compliant with Industry standard PCle 3.0 Slots; noBifurcation dependency or need for specific brand/model of motherboards

  • High-Performance PCIe Gen4 Switching Technology:  x16 lanes of dedicated upstream & x4 lanes of downstream bandwidth for each device channel

  • Native, in-box NVMe driver support for all major OS platforms

  • Broad Compatibility with current computing platforms: HP, Dell, Alienware, Legacy Mac Pro, 2019 Mac Pro, Apple M1 Platforms

  • Card can be used in any slot PCle 3.0 or 4.0 slot; Bifurcation or standard

  • Gen4 Hyper Cooling Solution

High-Performance PCIe Switching Architecture

The Rocket 1504 incorporates state-of-the-art PCIe switch technology to deliver class leading performance, reliability, and storage capacity. The architecture incorporates Broadcom’s 48-lane PCIe Gen4 PEX88048 switch chipset to allocate a dedicated x16 lanes of upstream, and x4 lanes of downstream bandwidth to each of the 4 NVMe device ports. This innovative, performance-focused architecture enables the AIC to fully optimize x16 lanes of PCIe 4.0 bus bandwidth and deliver up to 28GB/s of transfer speed!


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Plug & Play Installation for any OS with Native NVMe driver support

HighPoint NVMe AICs were designed with simplicity in mind. All you need is a little patience and a screwdriver; just install the M.2 SSDs and plug in the card!

Rocket 1500 Series AICs are natively supported by all major Windows and macOS operating systems, and current distributions of Linux. You won’t need to juggle a series of device drivers, install a complex software suite, or master a specialized management interface. Your NVMe SSDs will be automatically recognized, and can be prepped and mounted using the operating system’s standard tool set.



Ultra-Efficient, low-Noise Gen4 Cooling Solution

Designed to mitigate the risk of thermal throttling, the Rocket 1500 series advanced cooling system rapidly transfers waste heat away from critical NVMe and controller componentry to ensure M.2 SSDs consistently operate within their recommended temperature thresholds, even under sustained heavy I/O. Each full length anodized aluminum heat sink is equipped with ultra-durable near-silent fans, and a high-conductivity thermal pad.

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Product feature
Bus Interface
PCI-Express 4.0 x16
Number of Channel / Port
4x M.2 NVMe port (Dedicated PCIe 4.0 x4 per port)
Data Transfer Rate
16 GT/s
Number of device
4x M.2 NVMe SSD
SSD Form Factor
2242/2260/2280/22110 (supports single & double sided)
Form Factor
Full-Height
Card Dimensions
7.68"(W) x 4.37"(H) x 0.85"(D)
Card Weight
1.32 lbs.
Warranty
2 Years
Supported Operating Systems
OS
Microsoft Windows; VMware vSphere/ESXi; Red Hat Enterprise Linux; SuSE Linux; Ubuntu Linux; Citrix XenServer; CentOS Linux; Debian Linux; Oracle Enterprise Linux; Fedora; FreeBSD; macOS; (All operating systems with native NVMe driver can be supported.)
System Requirements
Mac Platforms:
• Apple Mac Pro Systems: 2012 and later • Intel & Apple M1 & Apple M2 Platform compatible • Thunderbolt™ 3 Connectivity via Thunderbolt™ Expansion chassis: RocketStor6661A
PC Platforms:
• Any PC Systems or Motherboard with an industry standard PCIe x16 physical Slot (Bifurcation is not required). Note: PCIe 4.0 is required for maximum performance. • Thunderbolt™ 3 Connectivity (requires a PC platform with a Thunderbolt 3 port) & Thunderbolt™ Expansion chassis: RocketStor6661A
Cooling System
Full-Length Anodized Aluminum Heat sink with built-in Low-Noise fan
Operating Environment
Work Temp
+5°C ~ + 55°C
Storage Temp
-20°C ~ +80°C
Operating Voltage
PCI-e: 12V, 3.3V
Power
Typical: 17.72W
MTBF (Mean Time Before Failure)
920,585 Hours
Certification / Approval
CE, FCC, RoHS, REACH, WEEE
Kit Contents
1x R1504
1x Quick Installation Guide
Specifications
Resources
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