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Phoenix Blade PCIe SSD User Manual 

Specification 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 

GENERAL

 

Model Name

 

G.SKILL Phoenix Blade 

Model Number 

FM-PCx8G2R4-480G 

Interface

 

PCI Express 2.0 x8 

NAND Flash

 

MLC 

NAND Controller

 

LSI SF-2281 x 4 

User Capacity

 

480GB 

Applications

 

Gaming, Multimedia 

Power Requirement

 

Standard PCIe 12V and 3.3V 

Data Encryption

 

AES-128 

OS Bootable

 

Yes 

TRIM

 

SCSI UNMAP, IOCTL 

RELIABILITY

 

ECC

 

BCH, up to 55 bits per sector 

Flash Failure 
Recovery

 

RAID-5-like data protection 
from Flash page/block failures 

Write Endurance

 

>1536 TiB 

MTBF

 

1,000,000 hours 

Health Monitoring

 

S.M.A.R.T. 

PERFORMANCE

 

Max Read Speed

 

2000 MB/s (IOMETER) 

Max Write Speed

 

2000 MB/s (IOMETER) 

Sequential Read

 

1900 MB/s (CrystalDiskMark) 

Sequential Write

 

1050 MB/s (CrystalDiskMark) 

4k Random Read

 

Up to 90,000 (IOMETER) 

4K Random Write

 

Up to 245,000(IOMETER) 

4KB Latency

 

Up to 65μs(read)/50μs(write)

 

ENVIRONMENTAL

 

Power Consumption

 

Idle: 8W 
Max Read Workload: 15W 
Max Write Workload: 18W 

Operating Temp.

 

0

°

C ~ 55

°

Storage Temperature

 

-40

°

C ~ 75

°

Airflow Requirement

 

300 Linear Feet/Minute 

Certifications

 

CE, RoHS, FCC, WHQL 

PHYSICAL

 

Form Factor

 

Half Height 

Dimensions (mm)

 

170 x 70 x 21 

Weight

 

275g  

COMPATIBILITY

 

PCI Express

 

PCI Express Base Specification 
Revision 2.0; PCI Express CEM 
Specification Revision 2.0; PCIe 
x8 or x16 slot 

Operating Systems

 

Windows 7, 8, 8.1 

SERVICE & SUPPORT

 

Warranty

 

3 Years Limited 

Support

 

techsupport@gskill.com 
ustech@gskillusa.com 
eurotech@gskill.com 

Summary of Contents for Phoenix Blade FM-PCx8G2R4-480G

Page 1: ...Phoenix Blade PCIe SSD User Manual ...

Page 2: ...R Max Write Speed 2000 MB s IOMETER Sequential Read 1900 MB s CrystalDiskMark Sequential Write 1050 MB s CrystalDiskMark 4k Random Read Up to 90 000 IOMETER 4K Random Write Up to 245 000 IOMETER 4KB Latency Up to 65μs read 50μs write ENVIRONMENTAL Power Consumption Idle 8W Max Read Workload 15W Max Write Workload 18W Operating Temp 0 C 55 C Storage Temperature 40 C 75 C Airflow Requirement 300 Lin...

Page 3: ...your system 1 Remove the Phoenix Blade PCIe SSD from the packaging 2 Locate a PCIe x8 slot on your motherboard 3 Firmly insert the Phoenix Blade PCIe SSD connector into a PCIe 2 0 x8 slot on your motherboard 4 Install PCIe SSD driver Refer to the next page for driver installation instructions ...

Page 4: ... Installing as Storage Drive 1 Install PhoenixBladeDriverSetup exe driver from disc 2 Follow on screen instructions and complete installation 3 Restart system when prompted B Installing as Operating System Drive 1 Insert Windows installation CD DVD into disc drive 2 When prompted to install third party SCSI or RAID driver press the F6 key then press S for Specified Additional Device 3 Insert drive...

Page 5: ... PCIe SSD is installed in a PCIe 1 0 x8 or a PCIe 2 0 3 0 x4 slot then the SSD will not able to perform at its fullest potential 3 I cloned my system drive to the Phoenix Blade PCIe SSD and now the system won t detect the PCIe SSD or boot from the PCIe SSD Please install the PCIe SSD driver on the source system drive prior to cloning the drives to the Phoenix Blade PCIe SSD By doing so the clone s...

Page 6: ...s have been altered defaced or removed G SKILL warranty also does not cover any product with damage that result from accident misuse neglect abnormal mechanical or environmental conditions natural disasters unauthorized disassembly or modifications improper installation or assembly removal or reassembly of heat spreader improper packaging or handling insufficient or excessive electrical supply G S...

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