PCI-E X1 to SATA 3.0 Controller Card, 4-Port SATA III 6Gbps Expansion Cards, Supports PCI-Express (1X 4X 8X 16X) Slot, Support SSD and HDD, for Windows10/7/8/XP/Vista/linux

The ACTIMED PCIe 16-Port SATA Card is an excellent solution for expanding storage on your system, especially for setups requiring multiple SATA devices.High Capacity: With 16 SATA 3.0 ports, this card is perfect for managing large-scale storage setups like RAID arrays or NAS configurations.Performance: The 6 Gbps SATA 3.0 speed is reliable, providing fast and consistent data transfer rates for connected drives.Compatibility: Works seamlessly with Windows, macOS, and Linux, making it a versatile choice for various systems.Included Cables: The package includes 16 SATA cables, saving time and money on extra purchases.Build Quality: The card feels robust, and the low-profile bracket makes it adaptable for different case sizes.Installation: Straightforward installation with clear instructions. Detected all connected drives without any issues.Overall: This SATA expansion card is a great choice for users who need to connect multiple drives while maintaining high performance. Whether for personal use or a professional setup, it delivers exceptional value and reliability. Highly recommend!

Installed in an HP Z420 Workstation running TrueNAS Scale. This old machine has 8 3GB/s ports but only 2 6GB ports. Not very good for a NAS. Put this in and moved the SATA cables over and instantly saw improved performance of the pool. As an added bonus the drives are running cooler too, didn't expect that.

I needed a 2-port SATA controller for my mini-ITX NAS case. The motherboard only has 4 SATA ports and the case holds 6 drives. There are controller chips known to work well with my NAS OS and JMB582 is one of them.It’s totally plug and play with my system.It works great in my small case and with my WD HDDs and the NAS OS.

The media could not be loaded. The card worked as expected straight out of the box. I installed a 4tb Crucial P3 NVME drive and it worked without any driver or firmware updates.My main issues with this product were asthetic, but it's nothing a little arts and crafts time can't fix. I painted the metal bracket black, blacked out the edge of the pcb with sharpie, and covered the blinking blue LED with some black foam tape (Minus 1 star for how bright and obnoxious the blue LED is).The speed is nothing to get excited about, but it's on a single PCIE lane so it's to be expected. It's still faster than a SATA SSD.Overall, a decent product for a fair price.

I should have done more research, this card has a terrible reputation online. It worked for a brief period, but then failed in such a way that the computer will no longer post with it installed. Appears to be junk.

Working Great. Easy install. If your using a Full size tower may need longer sata cables. Everything is working just fine and its just a plug and play.

This is a great adapter for Gen 3 NVME drives. It works flawlessly and the integrated heat sink keeps the NVME temperature 10C lower than my motherboards secondary M.2 slot heat sink.However please note that it does not work for Gen 4 NVME drives. There are some conflicting answers about this, so I want to be clear as to its limitations.The test hardware I used was an ASUS TUF Gaming X570 Plus motherboard. alternating two Sabrent 1TB Rocket Gen 3 NVME drives, and one Sabrent 1TB Rocket Gen 4 NVME drive, through the secondary motherboard M.2 slot and then then the ACTIMED adapter. The test software I used was CrystalDiskMark 8 and ATTO Disk Benchmark 4.01.0f1 on Windows 10 with all the latest updates.The Gen 3 drive performance was the same in the motherboard M.2 slot and the adapter, but the Gen 4 drive was corrupted during the CrystalDiskMark 8 test. It passed ATTO, but that's because ATTO is very straightforward and doesn't send complex commands at full speed.However CrystalDiskMark 8 really thrashes a disk, and sends a variety of complex commands at full speed, and not only did it stop working after the first read, but Windows Event Viewer recorded countless disk paging errors and warned of data loss when using the ACTIMED adapter.As a final verification I went into my BIOS and limited the ACTIMED adapter slot to PCIe 3.0 speeds, and the Rocket Gen 4 drive then worked flawlessly.So if you have a Gen 3 drive you can't do better than the ACTIMED NVME PCIe 3.0 X4 Adapter. However if you have a Gen 4 drive you will have to find something else, or limit the adapter slot to PCIe 3.0 speeds.

No issues in the new NAS server!