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Green circuit board with six vertical SFF-8087 ports and a PCIe x8 gold finger edge connector

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eshinreal PCIe x8 24 Port SFF-8087 SAS 2.0 Expansion Card

SKU CH-5WZW-FWZW6

Expands to 24 SAS or SATA drives through six SFF-8087 connectors using a SAS 2008 plus SAS2X36 expander chip on a PCIe 2.0 x8 slot

  • Product typeController Card
  • Expands to 24 drives via six SFF-8087 connectors
  • PCIe 2.0 x8 host delivers four-lane bandwidth
  • SAS expander chip multiplies drives without RAID
  • Low-profile brackets included for 1U and 2U servers
  • Hot-swap support suits JBOD, media servers and backup arrays

24-Port SAS/SATA Expansion

This PCIe 2.0 x8 add-on card uses a SAS 2008 plus SAS2X36 expander to present twenty-four 6 Gbps drive ports through six SFF-8087 connectors. It is built for administrators who need dense JBOD or backup arrays in 1U and 2U servers without onboard RAID. The low-profile bracket option fits tight chassis where full-height cards cannot be installed.

Thermals and Power Profile

Passive cooling relies on server airflow; the card draws power solely from the PCIe slot with no auxiliary connector required. In typical multi-drive workloads the expander chip runs warm but stays within spec when front-to-rear cooling is maintained. No fan noise is added, making the card suitable for noise-sensitive rack rows.

Brackets and UEFI Impact

Both full-height and half-height brackets are included so the same card moves between standard and low-profile slots without extra parts. UEFI BIOS support allows the operating system to enumerate all twenty-four drives during early boot, simplifying array bring-up on modern server platforms. No driver disc or management utility is bundled.

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Specifications

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Product typeController Card

Questions about this item

How do I install the card in a 1U server and which bracket do I use?

Fit the included low-profile bracket, insert the PCIe 2.0 x8 card into an x8 or wider slot, then connect up to six SFF-8087 cables to the onboard ports.

What maintenance will the SAS expander chip require over time?

The SAS2X36 expander has no moving parts; keep server airflow clear so the chip stays within its thermal limits.

What throughput limit appears first when all 24 drives run sustained workloads?

The PCIe 2.0 x8 host link caps aggregate bandwidth at 4 Gbps per lane, so total throughput cannot exceed that ceiling.

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