Has an interesting mini driver disk. I could not understand the readme that came with it, but the drivers for Win 11 Pro were simple to install. They are all from 2012. Windows Plug+Play uses driver from Jan. 2023, but is replaced. I have not seen them removed yet. Renesas installs USB 2.0 Hub, USB 3.0 Host Controller, USB 3.0 Hub, USB 3.0 Root Hub. There is also a green power light on the nearest edge of the card.
I give it 5 stars because there was no issue with this item, but please read the 'cons' section. IMPORTANT Thank you, Newegg, for a fast delivery and a hassle-free return.
Plug and play on a Asus P8Z77 Deluxe hosting a i7-3770K . I put a Samsung EVO 970Plus 500GB on it. Atto returns 3100 / 3000 MB/s read /writte. Yes, megabytes not megabits. The Samsun specs says 3500 /3200. So for an old motherboard, it's really great.
It works as expected
I upgraded my computer to a Rysen 5 5600 and the expansion slots were not exactly like my old mother board. I needed more SATA drive ports and this gave them to me.
Great build quality, works as advertised. Great price.
- Very easy to install
Works well Works fast
It has four blue activity lights. In my well ventilated case, my Inland 1GB NVME idles at 28c and peaks at 59c running CrystalDiskMark. That’s without the heatsink. With the heatsink attached, it idles at 28c and peaks at 42c. The heatsink looks good and comes with plenty of thermal tape. The four tiny screws holding the heatsink were unnecessarily tight so be sure to press hard with the included driver to prevent stripping the screw heads.
Works great for what it is.
Simple Installation. Comes with a screwdriver and a screw. Truly Plug & Play with Windows 10 if your Motherboard already has support for NVMe. Does not even look for a driver, it just works. Great way to add fast NVMe drives.
- Very easy install - Speeds are decent - Heatsink is a good addition
With this device, you don't need a M2 slot! Even on a Gen2 PCIe mother boards you can increase the reads and writes to 1500 mbts by using this board with a fast SSD NVME, some of the Asus chipsets will even support the SSD like the Fx990 has bios support!.
Installed m.2, plugged it in the PCI slot and fires it up. Drive showed up no fuss. Windows 11.
Inexpensive and simple card to allow you to access m.2 drives by giving them a SATA connector set.
Does it's job, comes with a heatsink and thermal pad.