StarTech.com SATA Controller - Serial ATA/600 - PCI
Express 2.0 x4 - Plug-in Card - 2 SFF-8087 (36 Pin, Internal Mini-SAS) -
8 Total SATA Port(s) - 8 SATA Port(s) Internal - PC, Mac, Linux
This 8-port SATA III (6Gbps) controller enables you
to add eight 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 Gen 2 Specifications and four
SATA controllers to deliver a high-performance data storage solution.
Quad Controllers to Deliver 8-Port SATA 6Gbps Performance
Featuring
four 2-Port SATA 6Gbps controllers and a PCIe-x4 MUX, this SATA card
enables the connection of eight high-performance SATA 6Gbps drives with a
combined total throughput of up to 20Gbps. The SATA drives are
connected via two Mini-SAS ports with two included Mini-SAS to 4x-SATA
adapter cables. To ensure a secure connection, each SATA port on the
included cables features a locking connector, that will prevent the
drive from accidental disconnection when working inside your computer
case.
Wide Compatibility
The PCIe MUX that's built
into this controller card manages the downstream controllers, which
improves motherboard compatibility by ensuring the card will work with
motherboards that support bifurcation and motherboards that do not. 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 supports for PCIe Gen 2 and SATA III Specifications this card
ensures backward compatibility with previous generations (SATA I/II,
PCIe Gen 1) at lower performance.
The controller card is widely
supported across all popular operating system platforms including
Windows (XP,Vista,7,8,10), macOS (10.6.8 and above) and Linux (2.6.32
and above).
Hassle-Free Installation
The SATA
controller card features plug-and-play installation and can be installed
in full-profile and low-profile computer systems with a 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.
8P6G-PCIE-SATA-CARD is backed
by a StarTech.com 2-year warranty and free lifetime 24/5 North American
based, multi-lingual support.