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Green PCB expansion card with eight SATA ports and two metal brackets

EN-Labs

EN-Labs 8 Port SATA Expansion Card ASM1166

SKU CH-ER4Y-F51PF

Adds eight SATA 3.0 ports through a PCIe 4x slot using the ASM1166 controller

  • Product typeSATA Expansion Card
  • Adds eight SATA 3.0 drives via a PCIe x4 slot
  • ASMedia ASM1166 chipset delivers stable 6 Gbps transfer speeds
  • Works with Windows 10, 8, Linux, Synology and Ubuntu
  • Includes full-profile and low-profile brackets for any case
  • Blue LED shows power and flashes during data activity

Add 8 SATA Ports via PCIe

This EN-Labs expansion card uses the ASMedia ASM1166 chipset to provide eight SATA 3.0 ports over a single PCIe x4 slot. It supports data transfer at 6 Gbps and includes both full-profile and low-profile brackets for different chassis. The card works with Windows 10, Windows 8, Linux, Ubuntu and Synology systems.

Suits storage expansion without RAID hardware

Builders who need to connect multiple hard disks, SSDs or optical drives will find the eight native ports useful. The blue LED indicators show power and activity status for each attached drive. Buyers who require hardware RAID acceleration should look elsewhere because this controller only supports software RAID modes.

ASM1166 chipset with software RAID only

The ASM1166 controller handles all eight SATA 3.0 links and provides the thermal stability needed for continuous operation. No driver installation is required on the listed operating systems. Confirm that your motherboard has a free PCIe x4 slot and that software RAID meets your redundancy needs before purchasing.

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Specifications

Product
Product typeSATA Expansion Card

Questions about this item

How fast does the PCIe 4x link let the ASM1166 run each SATA 3.0 port?

The card uses a PCIe 4x connection to the ASM1166 chipset, so every SATA 3.0 port can reach its 6 Gbps specification without bottleneck.

Which bracket matches my case, full-profile or low-profile?

Both a full-profile and a low-profile bracket are included, so you can mount the card in a standard tower or a slim chassis.

After slotting the card in, what driver step finishes the install?

The ASM1166 is natively supported by Windows 10, Windows 8, Linux, Synology and Ubuntu, so the drives appear automatically with no extra driver required.

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