fantec 2515 NVMePCIe TR-1 PC Card User Manual
- June 4, 2024
- FANTEC
Table of Contents
fantec 2515 NVMePCIe TR-1 PC Card
Introduction
Thank you for purchasing the FANTEC NVMePCIe TR-1 PC card. The FANTEC PCIe card allows you to use an NVMe PCIe SSD internally, removably in your PC. The NVMe is mounted on a slide-in carrier and plugged into the card‘s removable frame at the back of your PC via the slot bracket. This allows you to use and change the NVMe quickly, conveniently, without tools in your PC – without opening the PC. Before you start with the installation of the card in your PC and the installation of your NVMe please read this manual carefully. For the installation you need a fine cross screwdriver. You are handling very small screws. For this, use a secure surface on which the screws cannot roll away if they slip out of your hands.
Assemble slide-in carrier
Preparing the NVMe SSD
Place the NVMe into the connector on the slide-in tray. Gently push the
NVMe into the horizontal position and check that the black screw bolt of the
slide-in tray is positioned so that it is under the mounting notch at the end
of the NVMe. Usually, the position is prepared for a 2280 NVMe. If you are
using a shorter NVMe, remove the NVMe from the tray again and carefully place
the screw bolt in the correct position. It can be removed from the prepared
position by sliding it on the slotted hole, and then slide it back into the
notch at the correct position. The bolt is loosely inserted. It is not
screwed. Be careful not to lose it.
Inserting the NVMe SSD
Insert the NVMe into the connector. Locate the screw with the wide head.
Carefully push the NVMe into the horizontal position and screw the screw into
screw bolt.
Attaching the thermal pad
Do not remove the plastic sheets from the thermal pad yet. Adjust the
length of the thermal pad to your NVMe by orienting yourself to the position
of the „chips“. If the chips of the NVMe are taped with a label, orientate
yourself by this label. All memory chips should be covered with the pad. Cut
the pad with scissors at the appropriate position. You do not need to correct
anything on the width of the pad. Remove the foil from one of the two sides of
the pad. Stick the pad onto the memory chips and the label.
Preparing the heat sink
Place the aluminum heat sink next to the slide-in tray. The side with the
two prongs is facing the front of the slide-in unit. The two prongs should
engage under the antivibration springs. Locate the positions of the two light-
colored mounting bolts in the area where the NVMe will be inserted. The two
matching holes in the heat sink are the middle two. If these two bolt
positions match the holes in the heat sink, you have the correct
orientation.
Attaching the heat sink
Remove the second protective foil from the thermal pad, slide the two
prongs of the heat sink under the anti-vibration springs and carefully press
the heat sink against the thermal pad. Screw the two long screws into the two
mounting holes.
Installation of the PCIe card in your PC
The card is delivered with a long bezel. If you need a short bezel the bezel
has to be exchanged. To do this, loosen three screws, replace the bezel and
reattach it with the three screws. Insert the insertion carrier into the card.
Shut down the PC and turn it off. Insert the card, together with the carrier,
into a suitable PCIe slot in your PC. If you insert the card without the tray,
it may happen that the bezel is positioned incorrectly and therefore the slot
cannot be inserted into the removable frame. Fix the bezel with the typical
screws of your PC. Make sure that it is firmly seated.
The adapter card in operation
Carefully press the slide-in frame into the exchange frame. Make sure that the
tray is in the correct position and that the latch is properly closed. Press
again briefly against the slide-in tray so that it locks properly into the
exchange frame. Switch on the PC. The LED on the bezel of the slide-in tray
turns blue.
You can recognize the status of the NVMe with the help of the status LED:
- Blue light NVMe active, PC is switched on
- Purple light NVMe data access
General instructions
- When inserting the carrier, make sure that it is correctly locked: press the slide-in tray completely into the removable frame.
- The installation of this adapter card requires expert knowledge in handling PC hardware. A small screwdriver is required.
- For clarification of usability and bootability please contact the manufacturer of your mainboard.
- All rights reserved. No part of this user manual may be reproduced data storage system, or distributed in any electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or other form without the written permission of the copyright owner.
- All information in this manual was complete and correct at the time of publication. However, as the product evolves, discrepancies may occur
Scope of delivery
- TR-1 PC card
- Slide-in tray
- Aluminum heat sink, incl. thermal pad
- Screws
- Low Profile slot bracket
Features
- PCIe PC adapter card for 1x PCIe NVMe SSD
- NVMe SSD removable frame
- M.2 NVMe M-key SSD
- for PCIe 3.0/4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 M-key SSD
- PCIe x4 bus slot / PCI Express x4 lane host adapter
- transfer rates max. 64Gbit/sec
- two-color status LED
- SMART support
- adapter, slot bezels and tray unit made of stainlees steel
- heat conduction plate and front panel of carrier made of aluminum
- slot carrier with antivibration springs
- NVMe form factor: 2230 to 2280
- Slot bezel form factor: “full-height“ & „low profile“.
- 155.9mm x 63mm x 12.8mm
- 115g
- Additional tray available as accessories: 2517