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๐Ÿ”Œ I/O Crest 2-Port eSATA III / 2-Port SATA III PCIe 2.0 x1 Non-RAID Controller Card - Asmedia ASM1601 Chipset (SD-PEX40049) Review

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Details

BrandSyba
Hardware InterfaceESATA
Item Dimensions LxWxH5.6 x 4.8 x 1.2 inches
Style2.-port ASM1061
Item Weight0.3 Pounds

Description of ๐Ÿ”Œ I/O Crest 2-Port eSATA III / 2-Port SATA III PCIe 2.0 x1 Non-RAID Controller Card - Asmedia ASM1601 Chipset (SD-PEX40049)

Based on as media ASM1061 PCI-Express 2.0 SATA 6Gbps controller. 1-Lane PCI-Express 2.0 interface supports communication speed of 2.5Gbps and 5.0Gbps. The LED Blinks for read/write activity on any one of the Hard Drive connected to the motherboard or to this Add-on card. SATA 6.0Gbps Ports (internally, Externally or their combination). Compatible with SATA-III (6Gbps), SATA-II (3Gbps), SATA-I (1.5Gbps) Hard drives and SSD's. ASMedia ASM1061 PCI-Express 2.0 SATA 6Gbps Controller. The LED Blinks for Read/Write Activity on Any One of the Hard Drive Connected to the Motherboard or to This Add-on Card. Compliant with PCI-Express 2.0 Base Specification.

Reviews

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Revainrating 4 out of 5

Just Works - I/O Port Cards

I tried very hard to find an eSATA controller that works in my environment: - XPS 8900 - Linux - 2 Addonics port multiplier hard drive enclosures based on the Sil3132 chipset - 4 drives per enclosure with individual drives ranging in capacity from 1.5TB to 5TB. which still make up a large number of eSATA adapters and are 100% based on Sil3132. - The Marvell 88SE9128 chipset based controller I tried didn't work well with the Sil3132 port multiplier: difficulty negotiating eSATA speeds, seeingโ€ฆ

Pros
  • As ASM1061 Media PCI-Express 2.0 SATA 6Gb/s Controller
Cons
  • Upgradeable

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Works great with my SSD

Great for my use case. I have a BIOSTAR Hi-Fi A85W and I've tried two different SSDs and I keep getting freezes where the HD activity indicator stays on and the system becomes unresponsive for about 30 seconds (except for the mouse). HD activity then returns to normal and the system responds again. He kept going and it was driving me crazy. So I decided to connect this card to my computer and try to connect the SSD to the SATA connectors of this card and not to the motherboard SATA connectorsโ€ฆ

Pros
  • ASMedia ASM1061 PCI-Express 2.0 SATA 6Gb/s Controller
Cons
  • Piggy Bank Price

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Worked great the first time

Worked great the first time. I changed the jumper settings to have an internal SATA connection and an external eSATA connection. Little did I know at the time of purchase that this board only lets you select two full SATA ports. But that's all I needed, so it still met my needs. You can select both internal ports, both external ports, or one internal and one external port. It took me a few minutes to figure out the jumper setup, but once I figured it out, it was easy. I think they should haveโ€ฆ

Pros
  • SATA 6.0Gbps ports (internal, external or combo)
Cons
  • Frequency

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Works great for Ubuntu LINUX

We had an old computer with Win 7 installed. We had a small power surge that messed it up the SATA controller on the motherboard and the C:HD drive. We didn't actually use the PC anymore so I decided to make it a LINUX box just to play around with when I get it working again. I installed this card in a PC and connected a blank hard disk drive (HD) and a DVD drive to this card. I put in the Ubuntu LINUX installation DVD and the computer booted up, installed Ubuntu LINUX and it's been workingโ€ฆ

Pros
  • LED flashes when reading/writing on a hard drive connected to the motherboard or this expansion card
Cons
  • I vaguely remember