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    PCIE to U.2 SFF card compatibility with Cisco C220 M4

    So quick update: As far as I can tell, the necessary connections for the use of NVME drives are not present on the Riser Card PCIE slots electronically. The Rev B riser includes 2 SFF-8087 ports which add the functionality for the U.2 NVME drives. I believe Cisco designed their Rev A riser to...
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    PCIE to U.2 SFF card compatibility with Cisco C220 M4

    I can see what I can try. I do have a 8639 adapter. Something to note, in Cisco's paperwork, they constantly mention the "Riser and Cable kit must be purchase/is needed to add this functionality". In other words...you may be right. Might be able to check continuity of cable and backplane for the...
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    PCIE to U.2 SFF card compatibility with Cisco C220 M4

    I was yes. The bios has a section specifically for checking PCIE connectivity, which yeah since they're passive cards, might not show. The server has 2 bays that have U.2 capable plugs and an accompanying SFF-8087 plug on the Backplane. I used both a USB-Boot Linux instance to check for the...
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    PCIE to U.2 SFF card compatibility with Cisco C220 M4

    Good Morning I have a few Cisco C220 M4 8-Bay servers that I am trying to get a U.2 NVME drives working on. I have been able to update the BIOS, but have had no luck with getting a 10GTek SFF 8643 PCIe card to be recognized by the machine. I am using the Rev A riser and have tried both slots...