Plug and play design with no driver required for easy installation and use Enables connection of U.2 hard drives inside a server, supporting efficient data transmission and storage expansion PCIe to SFF8611 and SFF8612 expansion card, allowing a PCIe slot to be converted to SFF8611 SFF8612 interfaces Compatible with PCIe slots and supports PCIe interfaces, providing flexibility to adapt to different server configurations and expansion needs Use case: upgrading a data center server by adding U.2 NVMe drives through the PCIe slot to expand storage capacity without a dedicated backplane Use case: configuring a virtualization host or performance workstation to accelerate storage performance by connecting U.2 drives via the SFF8611/8612 interfaces Use case: retrofitting existing servers in a mixed environment to support U.2 drives for faster temporary caches or scratch storage while retaining PCIe compatibility Key considerations: straightforward installation, maintains PCIe compatibility, supports standard PCIe interfaces, suitable for server and enterprise environments requiring flexible storage expansion