FebSmart PCIE to 4-Ports SATA 3.0 6Gbps Max Speed Expansion Card for PCs, Servers, NAS-Plug and Play on Windows, MAC OS, Linux System-ASMedia ASM1064 Non-Raid PCIE 3.0 SATA Controller (FS-S4-Pro)
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Yes, provided that each card is on its own bus.
As long as the PCIe slots are available, it will work. The only issue (which, based on your description, I don't believe is a problem) is if you have other devices hogging your PCIe lanes. If you plug this in, your computer may "downgrade" your other devices on the bus to make room for it. If you plug this in and have two 16x graphics cards, you may end up with one 16x, one 8x, and this card pulling down 1x. It's possible that adding the extra 1x device will degrade the performance of your other devices. However, if your computer is only equipped with a graphics card and no other peripherals. This is fine and will have no negative consequences.
It does not, in fact. However, the card's manual claims that Windows 10, 8, 7, Vista, and XP don't require any drivers. On Windows 10 and Windows 7, mine works fine without the need for drivers.
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I'm running Windows on a Crosshair Hero VIII X570 board, and despite the fact that the card is recognized by the BIOS, it isn't recognized by Windows. Furthermore, the system boots to a blue screen with a Page Fault Error whenever a drive is plugged in. Again, it doesn't matter which PCIe slot you're using. I eventually got it to boot with a drive plugged in, but Windows didn't recognize the drive. I checked the drive in an onboard SATA connector to ensure it wasn't faulty, and it wasn't. It works fine, but the card is either missing the necessary drivers or is dead. br>br>I'm afraid I can't check if drivers would help because the manufacturer's website only says "no driver needed for Windows" when you search for drivers. This is most likely due to Windows' ability to download and install drivers for newly installed hardware from the internet. However, when the card isn't recognized by Windows at all, it's much more difficult. I tried installing the ASMedia ASM1064 SATA controller drivers, but they not only didn't fix my problem, but they also disabled all of my RGB lights in my system until I uninstalled them (despite the fact that there were no options to customize the install, it decided to ALSO install drivers for Patriot RGB RAM and for some m. 2 RGB drives (or something similar; AuraSync is incompatible with these). This card will, without a doubt, be returned.
I would have given a solid 5 stars if not for the useless cables provided; it seems a little crazy to include short cables when it's obvious that longer ones will be required to reach the card at the back of the motherboard.
Two in the x1 slot on my ASRock B550M Pro4 board. During read/write operations or parity rebuild, I didn't notice any slowdown in the array. I only have one 4TB drive connected to it right now, but I intend to add more later. If your x1 slot is truly PCIe 3, there should be no slowdown with four magnetic drives connected. If you're concerned about case lighting, there's also a blue flashing LED on the board. I don't because, as you are well aware, I have a life.
So far, this product has met my expectations. br>br>I'm using this because my motherboard only has three SATA ports, which is less than I expected. That one had me skimming the fine print. I have two hard drives and a disc reader connected to my computer. The first HDD is essentially a file storage facility, while the second is an old 2013 2TB drive from my previous computer. br>br>So far, I haven't noticed any bottlenecks with this card, and the old HDD is still performing as well as it ever was. I'm not doing anything too intensive with the new HDD, and I'm not doing it all at once, so it's doing fine. br>br>It was plug and play for Windows 10 and Kubuntu, with no issues with firmware or drives failing to appear.
This was purchased as part of a NAS build. With the card installed, Windows 7 and 8 failed to boot. br>In addition, the bracket is slightly misaligned when the card is seated in the pci slot, making it impossible to fasten it.
My RockPro64, which runs Armbian, works flawlessly out of the box. I've got three drives connected to it and they're all working fine.
Because the SATA ports are hot pluggable, you won't have to reboot if you deploy drives as you can afford them. The four SATA cables that come with it are excellent, and there is an HDD activity LED. In my opinion, this is a fantastic product. br>br>This product does not require a driver and works flawlessly in my TrueNAS system. A desktop OS was not used in the testing.
Before beginning the installation, I installed all of the necessary drivers. I inserted the card, connected all of the drives, and turned it on. After booting up, I configured the raid setup in Windows, and everything has worked flawlessly since then.
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