X58 GA-Extreme MB only sata II - I need cheap fast IO card PCI-E for Sata III - SSD (Crucial M550) this isn't it? speed &amp; price point if any idea's?
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At the heart of most PCIe is a chip from Marvel. SI-PEX40057 provides four SATA III ports. Slip it into a x2 PCIe receptical on your MOBO. Fire it up, go to device Manager in windows, find the new hardware (probably have an orange question mark )put the little CD that came with the card in your CD/DVD drive, and have the "new driver" browse to your CD. Reboot, check device manager to make sure the drivers loaded properly. Plug your SSD in and your good to go. One word of caution; if your computer has a buss for SATA II, the new card won't help you. Good Luck
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From the quick search of your motherboard:Your board supports PCI-eThe card is PCI-e 3.0Generally devices are backwards comparable but you will experience slower bus speeds.I am not sure if you have 3.0 or not, but the card should work regardless.The only downfall I dislike about this specific card is it says it supports SLI, but does NOT actually have the ports.So it supports it, just cant use it? Thats silly to me.
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The card is a PCI-e 3.0, but like all PCIe 3.0 GPUs, it is compatible with a 2.0 slot on a motherboard. You just don't get the advantage of the faster speeds offered by 3.0
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It all depends on your motherboard and there are many flavors of 2.0. I get SATA 1 speeds using this board in an old dell dimension 8400 (from 2003). I'm pretty sure it is MB limited.
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I believe you can only do a software RAID 0 or 1, but this card is really NOT meant for that! It is the best way to give your ssd a sata 6.0 connection on an older motherboard. Also, you only want to connect ONE ssd to this card to get the maximum speed!
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The adaptor is compatible with PCIE 1.0 and 2.0 specifications (2.5 and 5GHz signaling, 250 and 500MB/s data rate), however the maximum data rate in the PCIE 1.0 connection will be limited at 250MB/s for a SATA III device.Note that the (supported) SATA signaling is 1.5, 3.0 and 6.0GHz (150, 300 and 600MB/s), different from PCIE data rates. Obviously the lower of the two, in any combination, will apply.
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I have a ASUS Sabertooth X58 board and a Plextor PX-256M5Pro SSD drive and I see read speeds in the 500-540 mb range and write speeds close to 500 MB range. I have the card set to ACHI and it is plugged into a PCI-E X16 slot. My motherboard has three X16 slots but only the first two run at X16 and are listed as PCI-Express 2.0. The third PCI-E slot on my motherboard runs at x4 mode. I have seen some motherboards where the second PCI-E socket does not run at the X16 mode so that may be what is causing your problem if your SSD drive is actually capable of running at 500+ MB.
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Use the Intel Raid Controller that is on your motherboard if you are going RAID 0, that's what I would do. I am using the card for an SSD which was perfect for my computer, big jump in performance. Not sure how it would work under RAID 0, seeing how I have never used it for that. Hope this helps.
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SATA III (revision 3.x) interface, formally known as SATA 6Gb/s, is a third generation SATA interface running at 6.0Gb/s. The bandwidth throughput, which is supported by the interface, is up to 600MB/s. This interface is backwards compatible with SATA 3 Gb/s interface, also known as SATA II. In other words, your motherboard will address the drive, but you won't benefit from the increased speed capability of this strong WD hard drive. One solution is to buy a Rosewill RC-227 PCI-Express 2.0 SATA III (6.0Gb/s) Controller Card. Of course, your motherboard must have a PCI-e x1 slot available. A $19 solution.. SATA III (revision 3.x) interface, formally known as SATA 6Gb/s, is a third generation SATA interface running at 6.0Gb/s. The bandwidth throughput, which is supported by the interface, is up to 600MB/s. This interface is backwards compatible with SATA 3 Gb/s interface, also known as SATA II. In other words, your motherboard will address the drive, but you won't benefit from the increased speed capability of this strong WD hard drive. One solution is to buy a Rosewill RC-227 PCI-Express 2.0 SATA III (6.0Gb/s) Controller Card. Of course, your motherboard must have a PCI-e x1 slot available. A... » Read More SATA III (revision 3.x) interface, formally known as SATA 6Gb/s, is a third generation SATA interface running at 6.0Gb/s. The bandwidth throughput, which is supported by the interface, is up to 600MB/s. This interface is backwards compatible with SATA 3 Gb/s interface, also known as SATA II. In other words, your motherboard will address the drive, but you won't benefit from the increased speed capability of this strong WD hard drive. One solution is to buy a Rosewill RC-227 PCI-Express 2.0 SATA III (6.0Gb/s) Controller Card. Of course, your motherboard must have a PCI-e x1 slot available. A $19 solution.. « Show Less
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Hi i purchased Transcend 256 GB SATA III 6Gb/s MTS400 42 mm M2. ssd but it's not compatible and not visible on ahci mode and it's very slow on compatible mode, can any one confirm that MyDigitalSSD is visible on AHCI mode and there no compatibility issue
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I have 2 of these in an Asus M5A99FX Pro motherboard, they work perfectly. This card does not need a driver, it is a standard SATA card(no raid). I'm running Windows Server 2012 on the machine. Hope this helps. BTW - I have 8 2tb disks connected.
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yes and no , there are 3 versions of this board, this one does not, a previous version of this one/less the pcie x1 and does have 3.0 support ,slot and the first version (not R2.0 <--does not support PCI-E 3.0 (2.0)It really depends on which one you have, this one below does have,,,http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131969
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1- supports sata 3 up to 6Gbps. Backward compatible to sata 2 (3Gbps) and sata1 (1.5Gbps) specification. 2- No! This is an all in one unit. I'm using 2 64GB SSD drivers and set it up in a raid . It speed up your computer 100x better. It almost instantly the changes to the next window. I like this setup and it is in a nice package.
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Hello fellow Transcend card user: First of all, I am not using my card in a RAID configuration. However, I do believe your assumption is correct. I have an ASUS MoBo and to access the installed RAID functionality of the MoBo, I have to attach the hard drives directly to a specific set of SATA III I/O ports. You may want to check your MoBo manual for such requirements. You may also want to pose this question to your Mobo manufacturer. Further, you may want to consider running your RAID configuration from a USB-3 and/or e-SATA external RAID enclosure. Hope this information can be of some help - Good luck.
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Hello fellow Transcend card user:First of all, I am not using my card in a RAID configuration. However, I do believe your assumption is correct. I have an ASUS MoBo and to access the installed RAID functionality of the MoBo, I have to attach the hard drives directly to a specific set of SATA III I/O ports. You may want to check your MoBo manual for such requirements. You may also want to pose this question to your Mobo manufacturer. Further, you may want to consider running your RAID configuration from a USB-3 and/or e-SATA external RAID enclosure. Hope this information can be of some help - Good luck. Hello fellow Transcend card user:First of all, I am not using my card in a RAID configuration. However, I do believe your assumption is correct. I have an ASUS MoBo and to access the installed RAID functionality of the MoBo, I have to attach the hard drives directly to a specific set of SATA III I/O ports. You may want to check your MoBo manual for such requirements. You may also want to pose this question to your Mobo manufacturer. Further, you may want to consider running your RAID configuration from a USB-3 and/or e-SATA external RAID enclosure. Hope this information can be of some... » Read More Hello fellow Transcend card user:First of all, I am not using my card in a RAID configuration. However, I do believe your assumption is correct. I have an ASUS MoBo and to access the installed RAID functionality of the MoBo, I have to attach the hard drives directly to a specific set of SATA III I/O ports. You may want to check your MoBo manual for such requirements. You may also want to pose this question to your Mobo manufacturer. Further, you may want to consider running your RAID configuration from a USB-3 and/or e-SATA external RAID enclosure. Hope this information can be of some help - Good luck. « Show Less
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it won't work. you need connect PCIE slot to Video card, 1x adapter to motherboard 1x,4x,8x or 16x PCIE slots (the 1x adapter fits all PCIE slots), then use USB cable to connect PCIE slot and 1x adapter. In the end, connect SATA power. Hope helpful
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Hmm... I personally don't know this either (I too would like to know -- in case anyone has tested it out). However, the product picture show the "SERIAL ATA" logo with "1.5Gb/s" below it -- making me believe it is not SATA 3Gb/s or SATA 6Gb/s. I am looking for one that supports 3Gb/s.