Please note that these boards' PCI-e x1 slots are the old PCI-e rev.1.0 and are, therefore, only half the speed of PCI-e rev.2. They mentioned motherboards such as Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3R and ASUS P6T. Some reviewers mentioned disappointing speeds of around 210MB/s or less. And, it plugs into an x4 slot or bigger because motherboards don't actually have x2 slots, OK? This point has been made clear before but some users still buy the card then complain of the speed limitation. That means it has 2 lanes of bandwidth and can go faster. If you want faster speed, consider using a card rated as "x2" or higher. This card has a single "lane" of bandwidth so your SSD maximum Sequential Read speed will top out somewhere around 380MB/s to 410MB/s depending on the motherboard. Failure to do this may cause Windows to not boot up, and may even corrupt the Master Boot Record (MBR).ħ. Then select Save and Exit in the BIOS menu (or hit F10 key). In the BIOS go to the BOOT tab or screen and make sure your boot drive is selected as the 1st drive or Primary drive. Check your motherboard user manual if in doubt. Usually, this is done by pressing the either F2 key or DELETE key. If you are connecting a boot drive (a drive that has your operating system on it) you MUST go into the BIOS (or UEFI) IMMEDIATELY when you power on the computer. Then, shutdown the computer fully and connect a drive or drives to the SATA port(s) on the card.Ħ. This confirms that the card is properly installed and recognised by Windows. AFTER Windows has fully booted up check that the card appears in Device Manager and that there isn't a yellow exclamation mark beside it.
Let Windows install generic drivers, then restart the computer. Plug in the card and boot up the computer. Make sure the card is fully seated / plugged into one of the very short PCI-e x1 slots (not the older, longer PCI slot).ĥ. I have used it with Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 on motherboards made by ASUS, ASRock, Intel, and ECS. This card was designed back in the Windows 7 days.
So, always let Windows install drivers first and see if that works for you.ģ. Windows "generic" drivers often work best with this card instead of the maker's "Asmedia" drivers. There are so many different motherboards and chipsets - this card will work with most of them if you install it correctly.Ģ. Some users experience problems so here are some tips.ġ. Upgrades older SATA II systems from 280MB/s max. Support Windows Server 2012 (Uses Windows Server 2008 Driver)Īdds 2 extra SATA ports to your system at low cost.
Mac OS and Linux OS limit is 4 Hard drives.ĭrives connected, may need to be initialized.
However, using Port Multiplier (example: 40037/40074), it can support 4 or More HHDs with 1 SATA port for Windows OS. SATA ports may not be seen natively by motherboard BIOS made before 2010.Įach SATA port can only support 1 HHD/SSD connected. Supports Communication Speeds of 6.0Gbps, 3.0Gbps, and 1.5Gbps
Plus, this card is bootable, thus you can use it with your main SSD loaded with OS and secondary HDD with massive storage capacity.ĪSM1061 Chipset (Asmedia 1061 SATA Host Controller)Ĭompliant with PCI-Express Specification V2.0 and Backward Compatible with PCI-Express 1.xĬompliance Serial ATA AHCI Spec. The PCIe 2.0 x1 host interface provides up to 5Gbps bus speed to match the performance of your high speed drive. It complies with SATA III 6Gbps standard, and supports Native Command Queue (NCQ) to make the most of the latest HDD and SSD. The SYBA SY-PEX40039 add-on card instantly adds two extra SATA ports to any desktop with an available PCIe slot.