LTERIVER PCIE to 4-Ports Serial ATA/SATA 3.0 Host Controller Card for Windows Server, XP,7,8.0,8.1,10(32/64) Systems-4X 6Gbps Max SATA 3.0 None Raid Ports-Support AHCI and IDE Boot Up (PCE-G2S4)

It is, in general, a ready-to-use product. make use of the remedy There are a couple of minor issues:
1. Speed— it's about half the speed of regular SATA ports on the motherboard, as measured by copying and pasting the same TB of data with large and small files. However, I believe it is adequate for everyday use.
2. Keeping the computer from shutting down. When the card is connected to the motherboard, the computer CANNOT be turned off via the shutdown menu on a regular basis. To turn it off, hold down the power button for four seconds. For servers, this isn't a big deal, but for PCs, it could be a deal breaker. I believe it's due to a pcie-related problem. wake- up signal from the card, because despite the fact that all other hardware was turned off, the card's LED light was still turned on. The computer was powered on by this card after it "struggled" for a while; I believe removing the resistor to disconnect it on its PCB would be a solution, but I didn't get a chance to look for it. . . if anyone finds that clue, that would be perfect.

Adley Lang

| Sep 16, 2021

I was able to set up 4x hot swap 3 using this four port card. The gigabit connection is the rate limiting factor when transferring movies from my workstation to the OVM NAS (maxes out around 83 MB/S, which is fine for a home system). I configured Open Media Vault to use two Hitachi 3 TB drives in a mirror configuration, and when transferring movies from my workstation to the OVM NAS, the gigabit connection is the rate limiting factor (maxes out around 83 MB/S, which is fine for So it works, it does what I need it to do, it supports software RAID on my NAS, and I haven't used any of the card's other features because I only needed the extra ports. This card has a PCIE 2 interface. br>br> 0 x4 connection, with a maximum bandwidth of 2 gigabits per second, which is fine for a NAS on a gigabit LAN because the network bandwidth is half that of the card; however, if you want a full bandwidth experience in a workstation for things like video editing or content creation, you should get a PCIE 3. PCI 2 or a 0 x8 card 0 x16 in order to get a SATA controller card that can handle the SATA link's maximum speed of 6 gigabits per second.

Troy Church

| Apr 11, 2021

In my Dell 9020 mini-tower, I needed a few extra SATA III slots. There was a spare PCIe slot in the tower. When I inserted this card, the PC recognized it right away at POST. I now have the extra SATA III slots I'll need for a few SSDs. With Windows 10 or Linux, there are no drivers to install and no fuss. br>However, I have two complaints: br>I'm looking for SATA cables that have a 90-degree connector. The fact that I had to wait was my fault; what bothered me, and was neither my fault nor Amazon's, was the fact that the card's box had been smashed during shipping, and the header had been bent quite badly. This was easily fixed with pliers, and since the card appeared to be in good condition, I decided to take a chance and hope everything worked out. Everything worked fine in the end, and disconnecting and reconnecting the computer's cabling took longer than installing the card. br>From what I can tell, this is a good product worth the money.

Jolene Poole

| Jun 02, 2021

ROM to my system, which did not have any SATA ports; as well as the ability to grow in the future Giving 2- I gave it four stars because it was simple to install and didn't require any drivers on Windows 10, but I've had far too many problems to recommend it even as mediocre. For more information, see the section below. THE BENEFITS: br>br>THE BENEFITS: br>br>THE BENEFITS It's simple to set up and Windows 10 recognizes the card without the need to install any drivers. THE BAD: br>br> The card had a significant negative impact on my system boot time, which increased by at least four times after installation. It seemed to take closer to 6 minutes most of the time. It takes eight times as long to install the card as it does to install it without it. Installing the card essentially caused a system that previously booted quickly to now boot very slowly. Furthermore, the read speeds from my DVD-ROM drive were extremely fast. When connected to this card, ROM (which I had in a previous system) appeared to be noticeably slower than before. br>br>THE UGLY: Once installed, the card interfered with or otherwise impacted my motherboard's current SATA controller, causing one of my current hard drives to stop being recognized. With the card installed, I lost access to all of my personal files and data, as this was my data drive. br>br>THE KEY THING TO KEEP IN MIND: I might keep experimenting with different connection options to see if I can get everything to work, but for now, I'm leaning toward returning this card if I can and looking for something from a brand I'm familiar with. But, because my experience seemed to differ from that of many other reviewers, I wanted to share it.

Royal Cochran

| Mar 08, 2021

This add-on card adds four additional SATA ports and is very useful. Because it has a PCIe 3. 0 interface, I'm docking one star. The maximum data bandwidth is 1 GB/s when using a 0 x1 interface. Adding two SATA 3 SSD drives can saturate this link at full transfer speed, reducing the maximum performance of all drives. Four SATA 3 SSD drives would theoretically be limited to a total of 250 MB/s. Unless you're doing some extremely heavy data reads and writes, this shouldn't be an issue most of the time.

Kimberly Drake

| Sep 03, 2021

I wasn't aware of this and could only get one of the two drives to appear in Windows at a time. After much trial and error, I discovered that using these two ports allowed both devices to be seen at the same time.

Selena Kelley

| Apr 27, 2021

That was the end of the conversation. Windows 10 didn't recognize it (it didn't appear in Device Manager). Setup is explained in the instructions. exe, but there is no accompanying CD with Setup. exe. There is no driver or setup program available on the LTERIVER website. In fact, the product is not even listed on their website. br>br>After spending an hour on it with no results, I had no choice but to return it. It is strongly advised against using it.

Matias Arias

| Dec 07, 2021