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Green circuit board with six SATA ports and a PCIe x1 edge connector

SMUGDESK

SMUGDESK 6 Port PCIe x1 to SATA 3.0 Expansion Card

SKU CH-TZE7-WY4F8

Expands one PCIe x1 slot into six SATA 3.0 ports at 6Gbps for high-density drive arrays

  • Expands one PCIe x1 slot into six SATA 3.0 ports with 6Gbps transfer speed
  • Designed for Chia plotting and mining rigs with continuous heavy-load operation
  • Supports standard SATA HDDs and SSDs for large-capacity multi-disk storage arrays
  • Fits PCIe x1, x4, x8 and x16 slots for flexible installation
  • Plug-and-play compatibility with Windows and Linux systems for stable daily use

Six SATA 3.0 ports from one PCIe x1 slot

This SMUGDESK expansion card converts a single PCIe x1 slot into six independent SATA 3.0 ports, each running at 6 Gbps. It is built for users who need to attach many drives to a system with limited expansion slots, such as Chia plotting rigs or home NAS builds. The card works in any PCIe x1, x4, x8 or x16 slot and supports both Windows and Linux without extra drivers.

Low-profile bracket fits tight chassis

The board uses a compact low-profile form factor that suits mining motherboards and small desktop cases where full-height cards cannot fit. Six standard SATA connectors are arranged along the bracket edge, allowing straight cable runs to drive cages or backplanes. No external power connector is present on the card, so all attached drives must be powered from the system’s own supply.

Passive cooling runs silent under load

A large aluminium heatsink covers the controller chip, dissipating heat without a fan for completely silent operation during continuous heavy workloads. Power draw stays low because the card draws only from the PCIe slot itself, leaving the system’s power budget for the drives. Thermal performance remains stable in enclosed mining rigs or NAS enclosures with restricted airflow.

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Specifications

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Questions about this item

What bandwidth does the PCIe x1 interface limit the six SATA 3.0 ports to?

A PCIe x1 slot provides one lane of bandwidth, so the six SATA 3.0 ports share that single-lane throughput rather than each reaching the full 6 Gbps simultaneously.

What slot size and bracket height does this card require?

The card fits any PCIe x1, x4, x8 or x16 slot and uses a standard full-height bracket for typical desktop or mining-rig chassis.

How do I install the driver, and which step is often missed?

Insert the card, boot the OS, then install the vendor-supplied driver package; the step often missed is rebooting after the driver install so all six ports enumerate correctly.

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