
Model: SA3034C

Will this card work as a boot drive?
Yes - connect the OS drive to Port 1 and set AHCI first. Most UEFI boards boot fine; some older Legacy BIOS boards may not.
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.
Does it support hardware RAID?
No. Use software arrays: Windows Storage Spaces, ZFS, mdadm, unRAID, TrueNAS or Proxmox.
The LEDs on the card stay lit / blink - is that an error?
No - it is normal. Steady light means the port is working; flashing light means data is being read or written.
Model: SA3034C
| Product Type | 4-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 | 4 × SATA III (internal), 6 Gbps per port |
| Per-Port Bandwidth | Up to 207.5 MB/s max per port |
| RAID Support | Hardware RAID: Not supported · Software RAID only (unRAID, TrueNAS / ZFS, Proxmox, Windows Storage Spaces) |
| OS Boot Support | Yes — boot from Port 1 (Windows, macOS, or Linux system drive) |
| SATA Controller Mode | AHCI (must be set in BIOS / UEFI before first install) |
| LED Indicators | 4 × 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 4 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) + low-profile bracket (for 2U servers) |

Will this card work as a boot drive?
Yes - connect the OS drive to Port 1 and set AHCI first. Most UEFI boards boot fine; some older Legacy BIOS boards may not.
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.
Does it support hardware RAID?
No. Use software arrays: Windows Storage Spaces, ZFS, mdadm, unRAID, TrueNAS or Proxmox.
The LEDs on the card stay lit / blink - is that an error?
No - it is normal. Steady light means the port is working; flashing light means data is being read or written.




















































