Then, shutdown the computer fully and connect a drive or drives to the SATA port(s) on the card.Ħ. This confirms that the card is properly installed and recognised by Windows.

AFTER Windows has fully booted up check that the card appears in Device Manager and that there isn't a yellow exclamation mark beside it. Let Windows install generic drivers, then restart the computer. Plug in the card and boot up the computer. Make sure the card is fully seated / plugged into one of the very short PCI-e x1 slots (not the older, longer PCI slot).ĥ. I have used it with Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 on motherboards made by ASUS, ASRock, Intel, and ECS. This card was designed back in the Windows 7 days. So, always let Windows install drivers first and see if that works for you.ģ. Windows 'generic' drivers often work best with this card instead of the maker's 'Asmedia' drivers. There are so many different motherboards and chipsets - this card will work with most of them if you install it correctly.Ģ. Some users experience problems so here are some tips.ġ. Upgrades older SATA II systems from 280MB/s max. Support Windows Server 2012 (Uses Windows Server 2008 Driver)Īdds 2 extra SATA ports to your system at low cost.

Mac OS and Linux OS limit is 4 Hard drives.ĭrives connected, may need to be initialized. However, using Port Multiplier (example: 40037/40074), it can support 4 or More HHDs with 1 SATA port for Windows OS. SATA ports may not be seen natively by motherboard BIOS made before 2010.Įach SATA port can only support 1 HHD/SSD connected. Supports Communication Speeds of 6.0Gbps, 3.0Gbps, and 1.5Gbps Plus, this card is bootable, thus you can use it with your main SSD loaded with OS and secondary HDD with massive storage capacity.ĪSM1061 Chipset (Asmedia 1061 SATA Host Controller)Ĭompliant with PCI-Express Specification V2.0 and Backward Compatible with PCI-Express 1.xĬompliance Serial ATA AHCI Spec. The PCIe 2.0 x1 host interface provides up to 5Gbps bus speed to match the performance of your high speed drive. It complies with SATA III 6Gbps standard, and supports Native Command Queue (NCQ) to make the most of the latest HDD and SSD. The SYBA SY-PEX40039 add-on card instantly adds two extra SATA ports to any desktop with an available PCIe slot.

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