Review on 🔌 Syba 4-Port USB 3.0 & 2-Port SATA III PCIe 2.0 x1 Card with VLI/ASMedia Chipset - SD-PEX50064 by Tony Meyer

I liked how easy it was to install on an older AM2+ AS-Rock A770DE+ motherboard with 64-bit Windows 7. The card comes with a full-height bracket for standard ATX cases, but there's also a low-profile mount in the box. I can now run higher SATA/USB 3 speeds with a system that originally only supported SATA/USB2 speeds. Just make sure you have a x4 or x8 slot to plug this thing in. This doesn't work in a tiny 1x slot (at least not at full speed/features). In my case, I used a full 8x graphics card slot (this card only takes up half of an 8x slot, but you can certainly put this card in one of those slots). You will also need some power with a 4 pin connector. (floppy drive style) from a power source. So if your PC doesn't have a free port of this type, get the adapters you need. On my mainboard, the BIOS on the card was recognized correctly right away. allows booting from devices connected to this card. I'm also happy to report that this card does not conflict in any way with the second SATA 3 boot card I installed in the x1 slot on this motherboard. To get the most out of this board, you MUST install a driver. Software that comes with the kit. Please read the installation instructions that came with the card as there are drivers on the CD for various chipsets sold by Syba and you need to ensure you are installing the correct drivers and in the correct order. Following the instructions I found that after a quick reboot I had two more fully functional AHCI (hot-pluggable) SATA3 ports and two USB3 ports. To be honest, I don't know if this card performs the best compared to other cards or motherboard chips. sets, but I know it's significantly faster than the SATA/USB 2 built into my motherboard, so this was a useful, inexpensive, and hassle-free upgrade. Note. Many motherboards require you to enable AHCI in the BIOS. before an operating system can use it. I'm not sure if the Syba drivers enable AHCI on Windows if it's not already configured, but I think it does it for you if AHCI is enabled in your system's BIOS. In my case, I've done this before with previously installed devices. While SATA drives generally work well in IDE mode, AHCI is recommended for speed, reliability, and convenience (hot-swappable when properly ejected via your operating system). The process for enabling AHCI can vary depending on the operating system and whether you're "adding" the card to an existing build or starting from scratch with a brand new one. Google is your friend if you need help here. I love this board so much (for the price) that I keep a second one on hand to help friends and neighbors send me their old stuff to see if they can compress it. another year or two of use.