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StarTech.com SATA PCIe Card - 4 Port PCIe SATA Expansion Card - 6Gbps - Low/Full Profile - Stacked SATA Connectors - ASM1164 Non-Raid - PCI Express to SATA Converter (4P6G-PCIE-SATA-CARD)

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  • HIGH-PERFORMANCE: Add four SATA III 6Gbps ports to your desktop computer or server using a PCIe x4 slot to connect SATA drives (HDD/SSD); 4-Port SATA PCIe card features 4x SATA connections for connecting drives using SATA cables (sold separately)
  • ASM1164 CONTROLLER: This PCI Express SATA 3 6Gbps card features single-chip architecture adding four SATA (serial ATA) 6Gbps ports via a single x4 PCIe slot, for combined total bandwidth up to 16Gbps; Supports Port Multiplier & NCQ (Native Command Queue)
  • COMPATIBILITY: Supports PCIe 3.0, SATA 3.2 & AHCI 1.4 Specs, and previous gens at lower performance; Windows (7+), macOS (10.10+), Linux (2.6.32+); Improved motherboard compatibility with no built-in RAID; Supports ATA & ATAPI (HDD, SSD, Optical Disc)
  • EASY INSTALL: Expansion card w/ plug-and-play setup in full or low-profile PCI-e slot (full-profile bracket installed, low-profile incl); Supports storage management systems such as Storage Spaces (Microsoft) , RAID Assistant (macOS), mdraid/mdadm (Linux)
  • THE IT PRO’S CHOICE: Designed and built for IT Professionals, this 4 port PCIe SATA expansion card is backed for 2-years, including free lifetime 24/5 multi-lingual technical assistance

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4 Port PCIe SATA Expansion Card - 6Gbps

ASM1164 to Deliver 4-Port SATA 6Gbps Performance

Featuring the ASM1164 controller, this SATA card enables the connection of four high-performance SATA 6Gbps drives with a combined total throughput of up to 16Gbps.

The SATA drives are connected via four individual SATA ports located on the card (SATA cables sold separately).

4 Port PCIe SATA Expansion Card - 6Gbps

Wide Compatibility

The controller card is widely supported across all popular operating system platforms including Windows (7, 8, 10), macOS (10.10 and above) and Linux (2.6.32 and above).

The card also supports port multiplier, giving you the ability to connect multiple drives to a single SATA port (additional hardware required, sold separately).

To further improve motherboard compatibility the card does not have a built-in RAID controller, but fully supports the use of software RAID. Plus, with support for PCIe 3.0 and SATA III Specifications this card ensures backward compatibility with previous generations (SATA I/II, PCIe 1/2) at lower performance.

4 Port PCIe SATA Expansion Card - 6Gbps

Hassle-Free Installation

The SATA controller card features plug-and-play installation and can be installed in a full-profile or low-profile computer systems with the full-profile bracket preinstalled, and an interchangeable low-profile (half-height) bracket included.

The card also supports storage software data management systems such as Storage Spaces (Microsoft) , RAID Assistant (MacOS) and mdraid/mdadm (Linux), for hassle-free setup, partitioning and software RAID array building.

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Product Description

This 4-port SATA III (6Gbps) controller enables you to add four SATA 6Gbps Hard Drives (HDDs) or Solid State Drives (SSDs) to your computer system or server via an available PCIe x4 card slot. The card supports SATA III and PCI-Express 3.0 Specifications. ASM1164 to Deliver 4-Port SATA 6Gbps Performance Featuring the ASM1164 controller, this SATA card enables the connection of four high-performance SATA 6Gbps drives with a combined total throughput of up to 16Gbps. The SATA drives are connected via four individual SATA ports located on the card (SATA cables sold separately). Wide Compatibility The controller card is widely supported across all popular operating system platforms including Windows (7, 8, 10), macOS (10.10 and above) and Linux (2.6.32 and above). The card also supports port multiplier, giving you the ability to connect multiple drives to a single SATA port (additional hardware required, sold separately). To further improve motherboard compatibility the card does not have a built-in RAID controller, but fully supports the use of software RAID. Plus, with support for PCIe 3.0 and SATA III Specifications this card ensures backward compatibility with previous generations (SATA I/II, PCIe 1/2) at lower performance. Hassle-Free Installation The SATA controller card features plug-and-play installation and can be installed in a full-profile or low-profile computer systems with the full-profile bracket preinstalled, and an interchangeable low-profile (half-height) bracket included. The card also supports storage software data management systems such as Storage Spaces (Microsoft) , RAID Assistant (MacOS) and mdraid/mdadm (Linux), for hassle-free setup, partitioning and software RAID array building. 4P6G-PCIE-SATA-CARD is backed by a StarTech.com 2-year warranty and free lifetime 24/5 North American based, multi-lingual support. Manufacturer: StarTech.com. Manufact

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3.9 out of 5 stars
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Customers like the performance of the card. For example, they say it works well with their MSI motherboard and system running Windows 10. They appreciate the value for money. That said, some complain about the bootability and compatibility issues. Opinions are mixed on speed, ease of configuration, and ports.

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49 customers mention36 positive13 negative

Customers like the performance of the SATA 4 Port card. They mention that it works well, it works perfectly on all of the OSs, and it has decent performance. Some say that it's a solid performer and works quickly.

"...Works like a charm and gives us peace of mind that beside regular backups the data is being protected with a redundant drive." Read more

"...line manual for better ease of use, but otherwise this is a nice little SATA 4 Port card (only used for 1 week so far)...." Read more

"...i have a triple boot windows 7/10/11 pc and it works perfectly on all of the OSs, even windows 7, without having to find drivers. highly recommended!" Read more

"...SATA cards with typical SATA cabling (non-SAS) and both were totally unreliable, not detecting drives on some ports, CRC errors on detected ports,..." Read more

6 customers mention6 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the value of the card. They say it's good for the price and a low cost RAID controller that works and is easy to set up.

"Pros:- low cost RAID controller that works / easy to set upCons-..." Read more

"...Decent performance and reasonable cost." Read more

"...Worth the price since it was hassle free. Also it plays nice with UEFI motherboards a problem I was having with the other cards." Read more

"Expensive, but still working great after 2 years of use in my server...." Read more

12 customers mention8 positive4 negative

Customers are mixed about the speed of the card. Some mention that it works well and improves disk performance, while others say that only one gets the advertised speed and the other drives drop to half speed.

"...Ports run at drive speed as expected, no glitches.Cons:• Not bootable, UEFI does not see connected drive EFI partitions...." Read more

"Poor performance with fast SSD...." Read more

"...not getting full generation 3 speeds with this adapter, they're considerably faster and there's an unexpected bonus...." Read more

"...Very Fast. Just wish there was a way to cache a Raid 1 mirror volume on the SSD using hyperDuo...." Read more

11 customers mention7 positive4 negative

Customers are mixed about the ease of configuration. Some mention it's easy to configure, hassle free, and the instructions are not lengthy. The configuration tool is powerful and easy to set up, while others say the instructions take careful reading and are not intuitive. They also say the support documentation is poor and the tech support is not helpful. Some customers also mention that the product does not have complete AHCI implementation and is not compatible with modern motherboards.

"Pros:- low cost RAID controller that works / easy to set upCons-..." Read more

"...recently bought one of these for my home server, It was very painless to install and set up as I explained in my review and install of it found in..." Read more

"...The Startech instructions are not intuitive and take careful reading of instructions. But, the instructions are not lengthy...." Read more

"...Worth the price since it was hassle free. Also it plays nice with UEFI motherboards a problem I was having with the other cards." Read more

5 customers mention3 positive2 negative

Customers are mixed about the ports. Some mention that it supports SATA port multiplier for additional ports, and runs at drive speed as expected. It adds 8 ports, JBOD. It supports SMART. However, some customers say that the ports are totally unreliable, not detecting drives on some ports, CRC errors on detected ports, or that the port is not labeled on the card.

"Lets me hook up 4 more Sata drives, faster through put than my old card and also handles 4 TB drives (my old one stopped at 2TB)." Read more

"Good for adding more SATA drives in your desktop..." Read more

"...SATA cabling (non-SAS) and both were totally unreliable, not detecting drives on some ports, CRC errors on detected ports, caused drive data..." Read more

"...Supports SATA port multiplier for additional ports.• Ports run at drive speed as expected, no glitches.Cons:•..." Read more

8 customers mention0 positive8 negative

Customers are dissatisfied with the compatibility of the card. They mention that it is not compatible with modern motherboards, and will not support HyperDuo SSD from a Raid 1 Mirror Logical Volume. Some say that it's fine for BD/DVD drives but useless for hard drives under Linux. They also say that the card does not support 4K sector drives and links at x1, rendering it effectively useless for even a single HDD.

"useless for a 12th gen intel motherboard, not sure why windows 11/10 are listed as compatible when they straight up are not, just get a sas instead" Read more

"NOTE: This RAID card does not support 4K sector drives. Only 512/512e. Make sure you pair proper drives to it...." Read more

"It will not support HyperDuo from a Raid 1 Volume, only 1:1 with a physical drive. This is not a limitation in the card itself...." Read more

"...in a 1.0 x4 slot, it only links at x1, rendering it effectively useless for even a single HDD...." Read more

3 customers mention0 positive3 negative

Customers are dissatisfied with the bootability of the card. They mention that the UEFI does not see connected drive EFI partitions, and the computer wouldn't post at all.

"...Cons:• Not bootable, UEFI does not see connected drive EFI partitions.Notes:•..." Read more

"...setup, the moment I plugged in the drives to the card, the computer wouldn't post at all, and when I disconnect the drives from the card, the..." Read more

"...It would not boot up." Read more

3 customers mention0 positive3 negative

Customers are dissatisfied with the connectivity of the card. They mention that it disconnects, gets read errors, and goes offline. Some say that the card dies very quickly when writing data.

"...for my UnRaid server, but kept getting read errors and my drives kept going offline...." Read more

"...fine, the card just randomly dies while reading... and dies very quickly when writing data." Read more

"...this card from linux puts the drive in an unstable state and causes it to disconnect...." Read more

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Worked perfectly to add more internal drive connections for my home server system. Plug and play on Win11 with a z790 Aorus Elite AX. Currently has 8 of my drives connected via breakout cables.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great macOS-compatible JBOD card
Reviewed in the United States on July 12, 2022
Style: Non-RAIDSize: 8 PortVerified Purchase
Plugged in, plays, and off to races.

This Startech 8P6G-PCIE-SATA-CARD is modeled after LSI HBA and provides SAS-style cabling and reliable drive connections.

This is a SATA card, it does not support SAS.

Pros:
• Works natively with macOS (I'm using Monterey), no additional driver required.
• Also Windows and Linux support.
• Adds 8 ports, JBOD.
• Supports SMART.
• Includes SFF-8087 mini-SAS to SATA data cables, which will work with any SATA drive.
• Cables included are standard SATA length, 0.5 meter.
• Supports SATA port multiplier for additional ports.
• Ports run at drive speed as expected, no glitches.

Cons:
• Not bootable, UEFI does not see connected drive EFI partitions.

Notes:
• Supports any size drive per SATA spec (this question is perennial).
• Drive power cabling not included.
• I am using longer 1 meter SFF-8087 cables for a large case with no problem.
• I am using a Bewinner port multiplier, ADP6ST0-J05 SATA3 4-port Expansion Card: 1 source port, 5 drive ports, which expands by 4 ports for a total of 12 drives connected to this Startech.
• Using a port multiplier means upstream link capacity is shared with all downstream drives: plan your storage layout accordingly. I am seeing drives run at speed over (e.g., 130+ MB/s sustained) to spinning drives over the multiplier.

Final words:
• This Startech is solid going in.
• Before getting this card, I've tried two other PCIe SATA cards with typical SATA cabling (non-SAS) and both were totally unreliable, not detecting drives on some ports, CRC errors on detected ports, caused drive data corruption.
• I also tried an LSI 9207-8i which is completely reliable and bootable, but it's not batively supported by macOS, which I need.
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LGM
5.0 out of 5 stars Worked perfectly for my needs.
Reviewed in the United States on March 3, 2024
Style: RAIDSize: 2 PortVerified Purchase
Used this to create a raid 1 ssd drive mirror for a small file server we put in a small office. Works like a charm and gives us peace of mind that beside regular backups the data is being protected with a redundant drive.
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Jack Shaftoe
1.0 out of 5 stars Kept reporting read errors
Reviewed in the United States on February 9, 2024
Style: Non-RAIDSize: 8 PortVerified Purchase
Tried this for my UnRaid server, but kept getting read errors and my drives kept going offline. I tried reseating the cable a few times but the issue persisted. Eventually returned it for an LSI 9300-8i card which is working better.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Hardware RAID works Linux
Reviewed in the United States on December 27, 2023
Style: 4x SATA IIISize: 4x SATA IIIVerified Purchase
No fuss Linux RAID. Forget MDADM and MB driver software RAID junk. Install disks, install this StarTech.com 4 Port PCI Express RAID Controller, on boot setup controller config and one-and-done done. Using Ubuntu 22.04 and the OS recognized RAID drive no problem.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Startech card a good low cost
Reviewed in the United States on July 25, 2015
Style: 4x SATA IIISize: 4x SATA IIIVerified Purchase
They need to rewrite the on-line manual for better ease of use, but otherwise this is a nice little SATA 4 Port card (only used for 1 week so far). My Dell T7500 dual Xeon processor workstation now shows my WD Red 4Tb drives that otherwise were invisible or maxed at 2Tb without a multiport card. I set the multiple 4Tb drives up as RAID 1 mirrors. I decided not to trust the hyperdrive with my solid state drives, as system reliability and recover-ability is my #1 concern I am using this Startech card only for mirrored 4Tb Red data drives that I also back up externally.

The Startech instructions are not intuitive and take careful reading of instructions. But, the instructions are not lengthy.

I previously had a LSI 9640-8i card that ate expensive custom backup batteries and constantly warned about rewriting data even if the added battery backup was used and was charged, had a huge set-up requirement, had more perpetual software bugs than a rotted tree trunk, and still ended up corrupting my drives in under 2 years (faster than that if I had not used a RAID - drives still good, but data corrupted due to write-backing), so I hope for better long term results with this simple card. I am now using a error-correcting solid state 1Tb clone of my new solid state system drive for system backup this time.
My battery backup for the whole PC will provide sufficient protection against power outages that may occur when writing to the mirror drives through the Startech.
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casey
5.0 out of 5 stars plug and play!
Reviewed in the United States on January 10, 2024
Style: Non-RAIDSize: 10 PortVerified Purchase
got this to replace some other brand of pci-to-sata port card. that old card was frustrating to find drivers for if the installation disk was misplaced and the pc didn't really seem to like the card anyway. this startech one is expensive but it works great! i have a triple boot windows 7/10/11 pc and it works perfectly on all of the OSs, even windows 7, without having to find drivers. highly recommended!
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Mctalks
5.0 out of 5 stars Does what I had hoped plus a bonus!
Reviewed in the United States on January 8, 2023
Style: Non-RAIDSize: 4 PortVerified Purchase
First let me say that I've always had good luck with StarTec products and the one time I didn't, they were very helpful and quickly replaced what turned out to be a defective item. I purchased this card in hopes of giving me increased speeds on my internal drives. I have an older Dell 690 Workstation that runs on legacy bios so I was getting Sata 1st generation speeds from the motherboard. While I'm not getting full generation 3 speeds with this adapter, they're considerably faster and there's an unexpected bonus. My motherboard will only recognize drives up to 2TB so I've always been limited in the amount of storage I could install. This pcie card allows my PC to read much higher capacity drives. I've recently installed a WD Black 8TB and a HGST Ultrastar 12TB and both work beautifully at full storage capacity. Not what I purchased it for but it has definitely been a pleasant and welcome surprise. I only wish I could boot my Samsung SSD OS drive from it, but again, my PC is legacy and there's no bios setting for pcie boot. Inspite of that, I'm more than happy with this purchase.
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JohnJBroderick
2.0 out of 5 stars Doesn't work
Reviewed in the United States on March 31, 2024
Style: Non-RAIDSize: 8 PortVerified Purchase
Connect to all the drives, looks functional. But only as long as the drives are seperate, as soon as you try to create any type of array the device just falls on it face and fails.. and that's windows. It won't even show up on linux
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5.0 out of 5 stars Good, but watch for conflicts. Raid not anything special
Reviewed in Canada on June 18, 2022
Style: RAIDSize: 2 PortVerified Purchase
Good addition to add SATA 3 ports to older systems. Raid setup (0 or 1 mode) only gives marginal extra speeds with HDD. Did not test Raid with SSD. A single SSD will outperform a pair of HDD in Raid on this controller.
With HDD, controller worked just fine in plain or Raid mode. When I changed to a single SSD, got lots of hangups and "storahci" timeout errors (system hang/lockup). I researched my mobo and discovered I was sharing PCI-E interrupts with add-on PCI-E video card. I moved controller to other PCI-Ex16 slot, and all problems went away (different interrupt). Could now use SSD with this controller. Works well in fact. Since this controller has a BIOS, any drive on it can be set as bootable. I have Win10 running on the SSD on this controller.
Reason is probably the number of IOPS of HDD vs SSD (couple hundred to 1000 vs 40,000+ for SSD). Each of those IOPS probably generates an interrupt. HDD just does not flood the PCI-E bus all that much, but SSD does. Moral of story is, check your mobo PCI-E slots to see which are sharing interrupts with which other slot. If you don't have a manual to check, and if you have problems with a SSD on this controller, move it to another PCI-E slot.
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Gabriel Caballero Mesto
5.0 out of 5 stars Perfecto para mis necesidades
Reviewed in Spain on April 23, 2024
Style: RAIDSize: 2 PortVerified Purchase
Lo que más me ha gustado, ha sido la rapidez de entrega... Pedido a las 10:00 (aprox) Entregado el mismo dia a las 16:30.
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E. Rath
5.0 out of 5 stars Zuverlässig, einfach, gut
Reviewed in Germany on December 8, 2023
Style: RAIDSize: 2 PortVerified Purchase
Habe mehrere im Einsatz, CTRL-R zum Einrichten beim Booten, funktioniert sauber.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Scheda perfetta
Reviewed in Italy on October 15, 2023
Style: Non-RAIDSize: 6 PortVerified Purchase
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5.0 out of 5 stars Al fin una que funciona bien!
Reviewed in Spain on August 11, 2023
Style: 4x SATA IIISize: 4x SATA IIIVerified Purchase
Por fin he resuelto el problema de los pocos sata que traen hoy en dia las placas base nuevas. Si necesitas pinchar más de 4 discos duros está placa te soluciona el problema. Totalmente plug and play con Windows 11.
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