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Green PCB card with large silver heatsink, two red SATA ports, PCIe x1 gold edge connector

weastlinks

weastlinks SATA PCIe x1 2-Port Adapter ASM1061

SKU CH-1JP7-ME28Y

Adds two SATA 3.0 ports through a PCIe x1 slot using an ASM1061 controller

  • Changer TypeSATA
  • Adds two SATA 3.0 ports via PCIe x1 slot
  • ASM1061 controller delivers 6.0 Gbps transfer speeds
  • Large heatsink keeps card cool during sustained use
  • Hot-swap support lets you change drives without shutdown
  • Works with Windows 10/8/7/Vista/XP/2003/2008 and Linux

Two-port SATA 3.0 adapter

The weastlinks adapter adds two SATA 3.0 ports through a single PCIe x1 slot using the ASM1061 controller. It suits owners of motherboards with limited native SATA connectors who want to attach additional hard drives or SSDs. The card fits any PCIe x1, x2, x4, x8 or x16 slot and works with Windows and Linux systems.

Low-profile cooling and standard bus power

A large heatsink covers the controller to maintain safe temperatures during continuous operation without adding fan noise. The card draws power solely from the PCIe slot and complies with the PCI-Express v2.0 specification while remaining backward compatible with v1.0. SATA link speeds of 6.0, 3.0 and 1.5 Gbps are supported automatically.

AHCI and NCQ support for drive management

The bundled driver enables AHCI 1.0 and IDE modes along with native command queuing for improved multi-threaded performance. Hot-swap capability lets you exchange drives without shutting down the system. FIS-based port multiplier support allows further expansion behind a single port when a compatible multiplier is used.

Highlights

  • Adds two SATA 3.0 ports via PCIe x1 slot
  • ASM1061 controller delivers 6.0 Gbps transfer speeds
  • Large heatsink keeps card cool during sustained use
  • Hot-swap support lets you change drives without shutdown
  • Works with Windows 10/8/7/Vista/XP/2003/2008 and Linux

Specifications

Changer TypeSATA

Questions about this item

How do I install the weastlinks SATA PCIe x1 2-Port Adapter ASM1061 and what step do people often miss?

Insert the card into any PCI-Express x1 slot (also fits x2, x4, x8, x16). The step often missed is ensuring the system drive on the motherboard is already set to AHCI mode; otherwise the adapter cannot boot the OS.

What maintenance or replacement will the weastlinks SATA PCIe x1 2-Port Adapter ASM1061 need later?

The card has a large heat sink for long-term safe operation and no moving parts, so no scheduled maintenance is required; replacement would only be needed if the ASM1061 controller or a SATA port fails.

What limit shows up first on the weastlinks SATA PCIe x1 2-Port Adapter ASM1061 under sustained use?

The PCI-Express v2.0 x1 link caps total throughput at roughly 5 Gbps, so both SATA 6.0 Gbps ports cannot run at full speed simultaneously during heavy sustained transfers.

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