{"product_id":"mektriqec-10-port-sata-3-0-pcie-storage-expansion-card","title":"MEKTRIQEC 10-Port SATA 3.0 PCIe Storage Expansion Card","description":"\u003cp\u003eMotherboards rarely ship with enough SATA headers for a serious storage build. Four ports, maybe six, and then you are out of room with three drives still sitting on the desk. The MEKTRIQEC expansion card answers that problem directly by adding ten SATA 3.0 ports through a single PCIe slot, each one rated for the full 6Gbps SATA III transfer ceiling and backward compatible with older SATA II and SATA I drives you may still have in rotation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe card uses a PCIe x4 Gen3 interface and drops into x4, x8, or x16 slots. That is an important distinction: an x1 slot will not work, so the available slot layout on your board determines whether this card is an option at all. MEKTRIQEC recommends a PCIe 3.0 or 4.0 slot for full-speed operation. Device support is broad, covering 2.5-inch SSDs and hard drives, 3.5-inch mechanical drives, and 5.25-inch optical drives, which makes it as useful for archival and media libraries as it is for a dense NAS build.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOperating system coverage spans Windows 10 and 8, Windows Server, Ubuntu and other Linux distributions, and NAS platforms, with plug-and-play operation that requires no manual driver installation on most systems. The package is genuinely complete: the card, ten SATA data cables, a low-profile bracket, and a user manual. Buyers stocking a compact chassis get the short bracket in the box rather than as a separate order, which is a small detail that saves a second shipment.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MEKTRIQEC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53703772995891,"sku":null,"price":68.11,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0714\/7526\/5843\/files\/41RXWRUe2SL._SL500.jpg?v=1784841342","url":"https:\/\/studio-supplies.com\/products\/mektriqec-10-port-sata-3-0-pcie-storage-expansion-card","provider":"Studio Supplies","version":"1.0","type":"link"}