
Model: SA3824C

Model: SA3824C
| Product Type | 24-Port PCIe SATA III Expansion Card (Host Bus Adapter / HBA, non-RAID) |
|---|---|
| Controller Chipset | 4 x ASMedia ASM1166 |
| Host Interface | PCI Express 3.0 x8 (upstream, 8 GT/s per lane) |
| Compatible Slots | PCIe x16 (physical slot) |
| SATA Ports | 24 × SATA III (internal), 6 Gbps per port |
| Per-Port Bandwidth | Up to 277MB/s per port |
| 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 | 24 × 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) |





















































