Abstract: An information storage module comprises a solid-state disk (SSD) drive enclosed in a housing that has one or more airflow inlets at a proximal end and one or more airflow outlets at a distal end. A connector disposed external to the housing at the distal end thereof supports electrical and mechanical coupling via a protocol that is hot-plug compatible. A connector disposed internal to the housing supports electrical and mechanical coupling in accord with an M.2 industry standard. The SSD drive comprises a circuit board having disposed thereon information-storage circuit elements and having a form factor per the M.2 standard, including, at a distal end of the board, an M.2-compatible edge connector that is slidably disposed in the internal connector of the housing. One or more plenums supporting airflow from the inlets to the outlets are disposed with the housing in a vicinity of the memory-storage circuit elements.