PCIe 8-Port SATA Controller Card (6 Gbps, Compatible with Windows, MAC, Linux) with 8 SATA Cables and Low Profile Bracket

Why did you pick this product vs others?:I upgraded my old PC to increase the number of SATA ports. This worked great for that and continues to serve. Plugged in as simple as any PC component, was instantly recognized by the OS, and all I did was ensure I installed the latest drivers. Good price for the number of ports, and works as expected.

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!

very easy to install worked on install!

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 neeed extra SATA ports, this PCI to SATA converter did the trickl, works well, no need to load drivers, windows 11 assigned drivers and it works great.

Windows 10 Home.Product seemed to work with an SSD connected, the SSD was found and functional, however with this card installed, my PC would not stay shut down. Yes, you read that right. I select Shut Down from the windows menu, and it would power down completely, all lights/fans were off, but suddenly about 1-2 seconds later, the PC would boot back up. Not the same as a restart, as the PC would actually stay off for about 1-2 seconds, then just power back up, keyboard and mouse were not touched, I have a video of this behavior. A restart does not stay off for that long.I spent hours trying to figure out if a user input device had power on functionality, to no avail, when the 1st thing I should have actually done was test the newly installed hardware... yep, with this card installed, my PC won't stay off, take the card out, and shut down works normally. Even tried installing the drivers on the CD, which ended up making things worse, after doing that the device would was not visible in the device manager anymore. Had to do a full system restore to a couple days previous for the card to be recognized again.Literally wasted several hours on a Saturday on this thing. At least it was raining, wasn't able to do much else anyway. Long press on the power button seemed to bypass this odd behavior, but that's not something I'm going to do each time I want to turn my PC off.

Easy transaction and quick service too. Works as it should. What more can you ask for, right?

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.