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Small green circuit board with M.2 edge connector and six SATA ports, six red SATA cables included

Barrow Mods

Barrow Mods M.2 M Key to 6×SATA Adapter with 6 Cables

SKU CH-R3Q7-49TDR

Connects six SATA 3.0 drives to a desktop via an M.2 M Key slot using the ASMedia ASM1166 chip and includes six cables

  • Add six drives through one M.2 slot using the ASM1166 chip
  • SATA 3.0 speed on every port with six cables included
  • Works without RAID and supports port multiplier mode
  • Plug in and go — no driver or software needed
  • Runs on Windows, Linux, BSD and VMware ESXi

M.2 M-Key to Six SATA Adapter

This new Barrow Mods adapter lets a desktop PC connect six SATA 3.0 SSDs or HDDs through a single M.2 M-key slot. Six SATA cables are included so the drives can be installed immediately. The ASMedia ASM1166 controller handles the port-multiplier function without any RAID support.

Suits storage expansion without RAID

Builders who want to add multiple SATA drives to a system that has a free M.2 M-key slot will find this a straightforward plug-and-play solution. It works with Windows 7 through 10, several Windows Server releases, and common Linux distributions such as Debian 10 and Ubuntu 20. Users who need hardware RAID arrays or hot-swap capability should look at other solutions.

ASM1166 controller with port multiplier

The onboard ASMedia ASM1166 chip provides the port-multiplier feature that lets the single M.2 lane address six SATA 3.0 devices. No driver installation is required on the supported operating systems listed by the manufacturer.

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Questions about this item

My motherboard only has an M.2 slot — does this adapter need a separate PCIe slot to work?

No, it plugs directly into an M.2 M Key slot on the motherboard and draws power from that connector.

I still use a Windows 7 machine — will the ASM1166 controller be recognised without extra drivers?

Yes, the adapter is supported on Windows 7 and the ASM1166 chip works plug-and-play with no additional software.

After installing six drives, how can I confirm every SATA 3.0 port is active?

Check Device Manager or your BIOS — all six drives should appear as individual SATA devices when the adapter is working correctly.

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