Review on 💻 Ableconn PEXU2-131 PCIe x4 Host Adapter Card with SFF-8643 Mini-SAS HD 36Pin Connector for U.2 PCIe-NVMe SSD - Compatible with Intel 750 2.5-inch U.2 SFF SSD by Kyle Mack

I bought a Samsung 983 DCT SSD for my Dell T320 server. I wasn't thinking of a non-SATA interface, so without the right cables I couldn't get it to work when I got it. I tried several mini SAS cables but they didn't work. Couldn't find a SAS-PCIe NVME cable either. I finally found this little $26 PCIe adapter and $27 Mini-SAS U.2 SFF-8643-SFF-8639 cable and I was connected. I had to make sure my Dell server was set to UEFI boot mode and had to use Rufus to create a bootable USB stick to install Windows 2016 Standard, but once that was done the OS installed great and the server is running fast now. 3400MB/s read and 1320MB/s write. Compare that to my WD Blue SSD at 529MB/s read and 500MB/s write. I haven't had a single crash, but of course that's only the first day. We'll launch this server next week and see how it performs under load.