
Works well and really like that I dont have to hook up an external SATA power source. Speeds are good and match my other USB ports on my mobo.

Used this to expand the number of drives in a smallish Ubuntu home server. Still testing, but seems flawless so far and transparent to the user - just more drives available. All I did was power down, plug it in the PCIe 3.0 slot, attach a couple drives, and power up. Drives were recognized immediately and accessible like all the others. They claim max throughput of 277MB/s but so far both drives tested at 500 MB/s+ the same as when plugged into the mobo ports. I assume the limited speed might occur if multiple drives were accessed at once. Since it's a server and I'm using this to add SSDs, i doubt I will ever notice any slow downs. Bonus: the 6 provided SATA cables have locking connectors and are of a reasonable length.


Easy to install, the Realtek RTL 2185 drivers worked for me as someone stated above.


Maybe a Necessity if You Have a USB-C on Front Panel Header because no USB 3.2 GEN1 connector on motherboard. The PCI-E 1X to USB 3.2 GEN1 5Gbps 20pin Front Panel Header allows you to connect the USB-C front panel header to your PCI-E 1X slot



My new motherboard had only 4 SATA slots, so I ran out during the initial build (with zero NVME drives). So, I can now use my two optical drives (DVD and BluRay), which I know are passe, but I like having them hooked up! Board works great, no issues.




It keeps the sdds cool and easy to install. A thick plate covers the sdds to disapate heat.

plenty of ports. works well and didn't have to install drivers. windows did all the work. well built.



Converts an available PCIe slot to a NVMe M.2 slot.


Always need space :) I have built a system that rocks .. so far 7 hard drives. 1 SSD. Will be adding bigger hard drives soon like 26bTB either 5 to 10 of them will be fine.
