Xiwai PCI Express 4X Expansion Card to Dual SFF-8643 8 Ports SATA Adapter

PCI Express 4X Expansion Card to Dual SFF-8643 8 Ports SATA Adapter PCI-E 4.0 to MiniSAS Dual SFF-8643 Serial Connectors Extension 8 Ports 6Gbps SATA Disk Drive Backplane With 8cm 12cm BracketThis expansion card adds two SFF-8643 connectors through a PCIe 4.0 x4 slot, providing up to eight SATA 3.0 channels when used with 8643-to-SATA breakout cables. It is intended for systems that have an available PCIe x4 slot but limited onboard SATA ports, and can be used to connect multiple SATA SSDs or 3.5 -inch hard drives in storage servers or workstations. The package includes both a standard 12 cm bracket and an 8 cm low-profile bracket.

Please note that the 8643-to-SATA breakout cables are not included and must be purchased separately. This adapter works with SATA drives only; it does not support SAS drives. The two SFF-8643 ports support SATA 3.0 transfer rates of 6.0 Gbps, 3.0 Gbps, and 1.5 Gbps. A SATA SSD can be connected as a system drive. The card supports power management functions. Hot-plug capability may vary depending on the operating system and drive configuration. The card uses a standard high-speed controller chip with an onboard heatsink to help keep chipset temperatures lower during operation.

It supports error reporting, recovery, and correction, as well as partial and sleep power management states. It is compatible with Gen1, Gen2, and Gen3 link rates, and supports Native Command Queuing (NCQ) to help maintain drive performance and stability under load. It works with SATA mechanical hard drives, SATA SSDs, and optical drives. No additional driver installation or software setup is required. The adapter is compatible with Windows, Windows Server, macOS, Linux, and various NAS operating systems.
Input interface: PCI Express x4, PCIe
4.0O utput interface: dual SFF-8643 SATA 3.0 connectors