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Review on πŸ’» BEYIMEI PCIE SATA Card - 16 Ports, 6 Gbit/s SATA 3.0 PCIe Card, SATA Controller Expansion Card, System Bootable, Compatible with All PCIe Slots (JMB575 + ASM1064) by Jeff Jackson

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Good product if you don't use RAID and just want a basic SATA controller for more ports

Pros: - Small size with low profile bracket included - Based on a common Marvel chip - PCI-E x1 (unlike other brands with PCI-E x4)- 6 SATA III 6Gb/s ports- *No RAID and configuration support, which eliminates accidental data loss.- 6 SATA cables are included with purchase and a power supply connector splitter, although a splitter for only 4 disks - I bought 2 and they work smoothly in a system by attaching 10 disks (I put 5 disks on each card). Cons: - The power connector splitter included in the kit is designed for 4 drives, not 6. It would be better if two 3-port splitters were included instead. *For me, the lack of RAID support is a positive. The SATA controllers I replaced with these had a knob on the back that could be rotated to set RAID modes or simply act as an expander. I didn't like this as I always do manual backups and never use RAID and it always bothered me that I accidentally turn the dial to RAID mode and lose all my data. So if, like me, you're looking for a simple solution to expand your motherboard's SATA ports, you'll be very happy with this card. Remember to install the supplied driver (Marvell 9215).

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  • confused