World’s first U.2 carrier shuttle for 3.5-inch drive bays that combines up to four NVMe M.2 SSDs into a swappable, RAID-ready storage solution.

Innovation Meets Versatility
- Configurable: choose from preconfigured solutions or add your own NVMe M.2 2280 SSDs
- RAID-Ready: RAID 0, 1, 4, 5, or 1+0 (10) gives you speed, protection, or the best of both attributes
- Broad Compatibility: use with OWC Mercury Helios 3S equipped with U.2 NVMe Interchange System, OWC ThunderBay Flex 8, and OWC Flex 1U4, as well as any computer with NVMe U.2 support and an available 3.5-inch drive bay
- Easy swaps: move between OWC U.2 devices, as well as PCs, enclosures, and servers
- Media workflows: dramatically lowers production-to-lab shipping larger, heavier drives
- Secure: key lock for data security compliance

Boldly Goes Where No Drive Has Gone Before
The OWC U2 Shuttle is everything you've wanted in a multiple blade SSD but couldn't get until now. It is the world's first U.2 carrier shuttle for 3.5-inch drive bays that combines four NVMe M.2 SSDs. Built for OWC storage and PCIe expansion solutions, this innovative carrier shuttle can also be used with U.2 port-equipped PCs and servers.

More RAID Options
With four NVMe SSDs, the OWC U2 Shuttle gives you more RAID options than a dual drive enclosure or adapter card. Now you can harness the power of RAID 0, 1, 4, 5 or 1+0 (10) via your choice of RAID utilities — including SoftRAID, the easiest to use, most fully featured software RAID package available. This powerful and intuitive software offers maximum volume capacity, optimum drive performance, data protection, or a combination of attributes. Ideal for anyone who needs to safely store and backup massive amounts of data, such as video editors, audio producers, photographers and graphic designers.

Ideal for Media Production
Imagine... no more tedious and time-consuming drive enclosure disassembly. No more costly fees to ship an entire enclosure just to get a day’s shoot to post-production. By utilizing a U.2 port equipped OWC solution or a PC with an available 3.5-inch drive bay on both ends, you can simply ship the shuttle to the post lab where it swaps in quickly and economically. Compact and lightweight for easy travel!

NVMe Server Ready
When your resource-heavy server application has to complete thousands of operations per second, the OWC U2 Shuttle preconfigured with OWC Aura Ultra III Pro SSDs, has the chops to keep up. This little number’s high-performance, Triple-Level Cell (TLC) 3D NAND with SLC caching and its Phison E12 controller with 7% over-provisioning ensure fast and smooth access to large volumes of data. From running double checks on data and correcting errors, to ensuring the uniform use of its flash media, Aura Ultra III equipped U2 Shuttles are optimized for the best and longest working life.

A Complete Swap and Share Ecosystem
When you need to move data outside or beyond the local network, U2 Shuttle helps you go with the flow. Thanks to the OWC U.2 ecosystem, moving and sharing data with U2 Shuttle is fast and easy. Swap out and ship a project from field to post in video production workflows. Move backup data to an offline colocation for backup workflows. The combination of U2 Shuttle and the OWC U.2 ecosystem opens a new dimension to data transfer possibilities.

Includes
(1) OWC U2 Shuttle NVMe M.2 to U.2 Carrier Shuttle
(2) Security Keys
(1) Quick Start Guide for OWC U2 Shuttle
(1) Assembly Manual & User Guide for OWC U2 Shuttle
1 Year OWC Limited Warranty

Detailed Specs
Drive Bays:
4 bays supporting: M.2 drives
Supports NVMe M.2 SSDs with 2280 form factor and "M Key" connector type. Single- and double-sided SSDs are supported.
NVMe SSDs with a heatsink will not fit and are not supported.
Plug and Play: Yes
Boot Support: Independent volumes bootable in macOS
RAID Support: Yes
Form Factor: 3.5-inch U.2 (SFF-8639)
Drive Interface: PCIe 3.0 x4, NVMe 1.3
RAID Capable: Yes
RAID Levels Supported:
RAID 0
RAID 1
RAID 4
RAID 5
RAID 10
JBOD
RAID Features: Software RAID
Data Rate:
Max theoretical PCIe bandwidth: 3940 MB/s (varies by SSD and host device)
Max theoretical bandwidth inside a Thunderbolt 3 enclosure: 2750 MB/s
Chipset / Controller: Asmedia ASM2812X
MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures): Varies depending on drive mechanism installed
Mac OS Compatibility: Varies by host device
PC OS Compatibility: Varies by host device
Other Requirements: Requires a compatible NVMe U.2 host enclosure, such as OWC ThunderBay Flex 8 (top 4 bays only, top-left recommended), OWC Flex 1U4, OWC Mercury Helios 3S with U.2 NVMe Interchange System, or OWC Mercury Pro U.2 Dual. Only supports drive capacities of up to 4TB per drive.
External Power Adapter: No
Power Supply: Bus-powered
Housing Color: Black
Housing Material: Aluminum
Color: Black
Dimensions: Height: 2.3 cm (0.9 in) , Length: 14.6 cm (5.7 in) , Width: 10.2 cm (4.0 in)
Weight: 416.0 g (0.92 lbs)
Certifications: BSMI, CE, FCC, RCM, VCCI
Country of Origin: Taiwan
TAA Compliance: Yes
Ambient Temperature: Operating: 41°F to 95°F (5°C to 35°C), Non-Operating: -4°F to 140°F (-20°C to 60°C)
Altitude: Operating: -304.8 m to 3,048.0 m (-1,000 ft to 10,000 ft), Non-Operating: -304.8 m to 12,192.0 m (-1,000 ft to 40,000 ft)
Humidity: Operating: 8% to 90% non-condensing, Non-Operating: 5% to 95% non-condensing
Idle (Typical): 0.0 bels
Seek (Typical): 0.0 bels

1. NVMe SSDs with a heatsink will not fit and are not supported.