SATA III 6Gbps PCIe x4 Gen 2 card PCIe SATA expansion card has 2x MiniSAS ports with MiniSAS to 4x SATA adapter cables 8Port SATA PCIe Card w/ PCI Express MUX and 4 SATA controllers for max 20Gbps total Windows/macOS/Linux Full/lowprofile. HighPerformance. Add eight SATA III 6Gbps ports to your desktop computer or server using a PCIe x4 Gen 2 slot to connect SATA drives HDD/SSD 8Port SATA PCIe Card features 2x MiniSAS connections with MiniSAS to 4x locking SATA adapter cables incl.Quad Controllers. This PCI Express SATA 6 card features a PCIe MUX and four 2Port SATA host controllers This architecture allows for eight total SATA serial ATA 6Gbps ports through a single x4 PCIe slot, enabling combined total throughput up to 20Gbps.Compatibility. Supports PCIe Gen 2 SATA III Specs, and previous generations at lower performance SATA I/II, PCIe Gen 1 Windows XP, macOS 10.6.8, Linux 2.6.32 Improved motherboard compatibility with no bifurcation required no builtin RAID.Easy Install. Expansion card w/ plugandplay setup in full or lowprofile PCIe slot fullprofile bracket installed, lowprofile incl Supports storage management systems such as Storage Spaces Microsoft , RAID Assistant macOS, mdraid/mdadm Linux. Advantage. IT professionals choice for over 30 years This SATA PCIe controller card converter is backed for 2years by . including free 24/5 North America based multilingual tech support.Specifications. Host Interface PCI Express 2.0 x 4. Controller Type Serial ATA/600. Maximum Data Transfer Rate 5.86 Gbit/s. Device Supported Server. SAS Connector Details 2 SFF8087 36 Pin, Internal MiniSAS. Total Number of SATA Ports 8. Number of Sata Ports Internal 8. Form Factor Plugin Card. Platform Supported PC, Mac, Linux. Environmentally Friendly Yes. Environmental Certification RoHS, WEEE. Dimension 0.6 H x 2.7 W x 5.9 L