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IO CREST Internal 5 Port Non-RAID SATA III 6GB/s M.2 B+M Key Adapter Card: Boost Desktop PC Storage Performance with SSD and HDD Support, Powered by JMB585 Chipset Review

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Details

BrandIO CREST
Hardware InterfaceSATA 6.0 Gb/s, PCI
Item Dimensions LxWxH3.25 x 1 x 0.25 inches
Style5 Port M.2 B+M Key
Item Weight0.3 Pounds

Description of IO CREST Internal 5 Port Non-RAID SATA III 6GB/s M.2 B+M Key Adapter Card: Boost Desktop PC Storage Performance with SSD and HDD Support, Powered by JMB585 Chipset

Connect five SATA drives to a M.2 B+M key Connection, providing up to 1700 MB/s Speed. Plug and play supported, No additional software installation or setting required. Can support port Multiplier that is not in a RAID configuration. Compatible with SATA hard drives & Solid state drives and computer systems with SATA controllers. 2-Lane M.2 PCI-Express 3.0 interface (B & M Key). complies with PCI Express base Specification Revision 3.1a.

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Revainrating 3 out of 5

Single item with defects

To be honest, this article (as of the end of 2021) is still unique. Logically, nvme m.2 slots are *only* x4 PCIe slots, so the conversion to x4 SATA controller could be done without these products but with lots of crappy adapters. However, only with one controller and 5 SATA slots per m.2 is a brilliant move that I hope will become more popular. The device works great on Linux based servers where NAS capacity can be tripled by using all nvme slots on the server board. Given the accolades, the…

Pros
  • Cool
Cons
  • Little things

Revainrating 4 out of 5

REALLY bright LEDs and a bit finicky

It may be my imagination but I have a feeling this thing has been messing with my built in ethernet. For the first two boots after installation, Windows didn't recognize that my ethernet was connected. Maybe it was just a coincidence and it has since been resolved, but it was odd. And then it has an EXTREMELY bright blue LED for each of the 2 ports (I have an m2 with 2 ports). Which really spoils the look of my entire assembly. I'm sure I can figure out how to stick it on or something, but how…

Pros
  • Price
Cons
  • Quality

I have no other M.2 devices, the concept is perfect. However, I wish for others who plan to use it on a PC with an AMD Ryzen processor (mine is a Ryzen 3 3200G, so I can't say if it matches the problem for others) that this will cause problems with the Computer stuttering, especially immediately after turning on the computer or waking up from sleep mode. I struggled with this for months and tried dozens of times to find the correct drivers as it appeared to be a driver issue. However, the…

Pros
  • High marks for support and durability from testers
Cons
  • Almost everything is fine