IO CREST Internal 5 Port Non-RAID SATA III 6GB/s M.2 B+M Key Adapter Card for Desktop PC Support SSD and HDD. JMB585 Chipset
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Yes - I have mine installed on a Windows computer, and I use Storage Pools to stripe 4-dimensional data. 1TB SSDs in a RAID 0 array with a total capacity of 4TB. The drives are in a RAID array, but the operating system is controlling it rather than the controller card.
I haven't tested it, but it'should' work because it uses the libata ahci module.
Although this device uses NVMe, it is also SATA compatible. Physically, there are two connectors. keyed (i. In the edge card connector, there are two slots). A "B" is the term used to describe this situation. Connector of type M Because the IO CREST is essentially an NVMe to SATA III converter, it will work with whatever M.2 interface your motherboard has. The two ports are intended for. I've had mine for about a year, and it's been flawlessly controlling four 1TB SSDs in a RAID 0 (striping) configuration throughout that time. My purchase has left me completely satisfied. It should be simple to control SATA optical drives.
I was given the number five.
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One of the negative reviews I read about this device on Amazon made me a little nervous, but my fears were quickly dispelled. I was also worried about my motherboard's M. Because it is an NVMe slot rather than a SATA slot, the 2 slot may not be compatible. That, too, vanished in an instant. It was ready to use right away. Baby, it's all about the play! br>br>I was also concerned because I had recently purchased a 6-foot by 6-foot by 6-foot by 12-foot by 12-foot by 12-foot by 12-foot by 12-foot by 12-foot by 12-foot by 12- I bought a port PCIe controller from Amazon and it worked perfectly until I tried to set up software RAID on it (via the operating system). When I wrote to one disk at a time, the controller worked fine, but when I tried to write to the RAID array, the system became clogged, and the array vanished until I rebooted it. That was a horrible ordeal. This controller, on the other hand, is crushing it with software RAID! br>br>When I write a file larger than about 100GB, it has issues. This 5-point scale is what I'm working with. In my Server 2012 iSCSI target (SAN) computer, I have a port controller. When I was attempting to move my. VHD files can be moved from one disk to another using the. VHD files of 100GB or less copied fine, but those of 400GB or more failed after about 5 minutes. minutes. I was able to work around this issue by recreating the virtual disks and then copying the contents from one disk to the other. It does a great job with a lot of small files. I'm not sure why large files fail, but thankfully, my file copying requirements never exceed 60GB, and the majority of my file activity is routine (small) stuff (Word Docs, text files, movie and music files, and so on). br>br>I would strongly advise anyone with a free NVMe M to get this controller. On their m-card, they have two slots. who requires a larger storage capacity on their board.
Avoid slots at all costs! On the surface, this add-in board appears to be a good idea, but it ended up destroying my motherboard's M. Two slots, one in which the board was installed and the other in which a Samsung 960 EVO was installed. I'm not sure if it's just not compatible with my ASrock B450 Steel Legend or if the one I got was defective, but it shouldn't be taking out M in any case. It only took up two slots, but it didn't take out my SSD! br>br>Aside from that, assuming it works, the card itself is made of a very thin and flimsy PCB that feels like it will break in half when SATA cables are inserted. For the price of the card, they should at least use a decently thick PCB.
This is running on a non-raid server with five WD Reds connected to it. R/W speeds are the same as when they were directly connected to the mobo sata port; I had no problems streaming four 4K remux streams via Plex from HDs loaded on this card, and I ran a full parity check with no r/w errors. As a result, I am overjoyed. This can even be found on the m. My board has two slots on the back, so I put it in a case with the mobo tray cut out so I can access the ports.
This was purchased to add a couple of additional SATA ports to my Unraid Server. The drives connected to this device were detected without issue by Unraid, with the exception of the PCB board, which is extremely flexible. Connecting and disconnecting SATA cables must be done with caution. It didn't come with a heatsink to put on top of the controller, so I ended up putting an extra heatsink underneath to keep it from bending so much when attaching a new cable drive. br>br>It also didn't come with a heatsink to put underneath it to keep it from bending so much when attaching a new cable drive. br>br>It also didn't come with a heatsink to put on top of the I'm not sure if one is required on the chip, but I have an extra heatsink from a Raspberry Pi that fits perfectly. br>br>David br>br>David br>br>David.
On February 21, he was purchased, and on April 29th, he passed away. br>br>It was great while it lasted, getting full speed from all five SATA drives connected to it. However, while my ZFS pool was being scrubbed (bi-directionally), The 5 drives connected to this device were disconnected on a weekly basis, as part of an automatic task. I installed a different operating system, but it couldn't see the 5 drives connected to this device, so I'm guessing it overheated to the point of no return due to the constant scrubbing load. I had hoped that because the case has three 120mm fans set to maximum speed, overheating would not be an issue. issue. br>br>Also, after rebooting after this adapter died, the active 10g port I was using is no longer reliable; however, the second 10g port is still functional. br>br>It was a cool concept with great speeds while it lasted, but it wasn't worth it for those of us who need a lot of storage.
Because two slots are just x4 pcie slots, converting to a x4 sata controller can be done without these products but with a lot of janky adapters. Having the controller and the 5 sata slots live on an m. br>However, having the controller and the 5 sata slots live on an m. I think the move to a two-form factor is brilliant, and I hope it catches on. The device works perfectly on linux-based servers, allowing for a three-fold increase in NAS capacity when all of the nvme slots on a server board are used. br>br>Despite the positive feedback, the PCB is far too thin and flimsy, as other reviewers have noted, and the sata slots are only soldered in by their data connectors, making this product extremely fragile and 'once connected, never moved. ' 'The on-board sata controller also gets very hot, which I fixed with a Raspberry Pi heatsink, but it *should* come with one included (even if it raises the price). When there are 5 sata ports, there is no reason for the product to come with 3 sata cables. Because the back of the pcb is bare and empty, I used a stick of thermal pad to keep it from flexing too much. Finally, nvme slots are x4 pcie slots; add a heatsink if possible, and use all lanes if possible, IO Crest! A future revision of this card with all x4 lanes (rather than just 2) would be a beast for a future SSD NAS. tldr tldr tldr tldr tldr tldr tldr A second revision of this product is needed, with a thicker PCB, better solder joints, a large heatsink on the controller, and full use of the x4 PCIe lanes.
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