
Model: SA3116C

Does it support OS boot?
No
How to Locate and Set SATA Mode to AHCI in BIOS or UEFI?
Enter BIOS / UEFI --- Advanced Mode --- SATA Mode: AHCI. (Note: set AHCI first then install Windows. If Windows has already been installed under IDE/RAID/VMD mode, directly switching SATA mode to AHCI in BIOS will trigger blue screen crash.
Model: SA3116C
| Product Type | 16-Port PCIe SATA III Expansion Card (Host Bus Adapter / HBA, non-RAID) |
|---|---|
| Controller Chipset | ASMedia ASM1064 |
| Host Interface | PCI Express 3.0 x1 (upstream, 8 GT/s per lane) |
| Compatible Slots | PCIe x1 / x4 / x8 / x16 (physical slot) |
| SATA Ports | 16 × SATA III (internal), 6 Gbps per port |
| Per-Port Bandwidth | Ports 1–15: up to 41.5MB/s each; Port 16: up to 207.5MB/s each |
| RAID Support | Hardware RAID: Not supported · Software RAID only (unRAID, TrueNAS / ZFS, Proxmox, Windows Storage Spaces) |
| OS Boot Support | Not support |
| SATA Controller Mode | AHCI (must be set in BIOS / UEFI before first install) |
| LED Indicators | 16 × built-in LEDs — steady light = normal operation; flashing = data read/write activity |
| Operating Systems | Windows (except Windows XP), macOS, Linux, NAS systems |
| Driver Requirement | None — Plug and Play, no driver installation required |
| Compatible Devices | SATA SSD / HDD (up to 16 drives), desktop PC, NAS enclosure |
| Typical Applications | NAS builds, home server, software RAID storage pool, media library, backup target, OS boot drive |
| Brackets Included | Regular-profile bracket (for desktop PCs) |

Does it support OS boot?
No
How to Locate and Set SATA Mode to AHCI in BIOS or UEFI?
Enter BIOS / UEFI --- Advanced Mode --- SATA Mode: AHCI. (Note: set AHCI first then install Windows. If Windows has already been installed under IDE/RAID/VMD mode, directly switching SATA mode to AHCI in BIOS will trigger blue screen crash.





















































