Review on 🔌 IO CREST Internal 5 Port Non-Raid SATA III 6GB/S Controller Card for Desktop PC with SSD and HDD Support, PCIe X4, Low Profile Bracket, JMB585 Chipset - SI-PEX40139 by Aavon Dark

Name: 🔌 IO CREST Internal 5 Port Non-Raid SATA III 6GB/S Controller Card for Desktop PC with SSD and HDD Support, PCIe X4, Low Profile Bracket, JMB585 Chipset - SI-PEX40139
Item: 🔌 IO CREST Internal 5 Port Non-Raid SATA III 6GB/S Controller Card for Desktop PC with SSD and HDD Support, PCIe X4, Low Profile Bracket, JMB585 Chipset - SI-PEX40139
Rating: 2

November 01, 2022

Installation prevented Windows 7 from loading

My experience was similar to that described in Robert Kloosterkemper's review. I replaced two different working PCIe x4 NVME adapters (one is a CREST IO card) for this product to work after receiving it yesterday. I could not boot Windows 7 (on the motherboard SATA RAID controller) with this card in either slot. I've tried using Macrium Redeploy to see if I can fix the startup issues but to no avail. The Revain return process was usually efficient and I ordered another card.

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