Customer Reviews for StarTech PEXSAT34RH 4 Port RAID Controller Card
StarTech PEXSAT34RH 4 Port RAID Controller Card is New at Staples
Item # : IM1RB3509
Model # : PEXSAT34RH
Startech.com® RAID control card can be connected to a computer through a PCI Express x2 slot to provide multiple internal 6Gbps connections for high-performance hard drives and Solid State Drives.
- Interface: SATA
- Data transfer rate: 6 Gbps
Price is $88.73
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16 reviews
Most helpful positive review
Posted Jan 2, 2019
Great functioning
Hi! I like the product, but I have a question. How can I disable the hot swat function under windows 10 in single disc mode? I was able to disable it in windows 7 in Device Manager, but in win 10 I can't find this function.
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Posted Mar 4, 2019
Windows 10x64 Update 1809 problem
Boot under 1809 possible, yet system significant slower than under 1803. Worst: my 4 RAID 10 HDD with the OS on it are shown as "removable drive". No proposals from MS & forums do the fix up-to-date.
neilg
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Posted Apr 7, 2023
Working OK- Windows 11 (Dell Precision T5610)
Firstly I suggest you disconnect all other SATA drives on first install as I suffered a corruption on my system boot SSD disk following installation of the card. It seems very unlikely this was an unlucky coincidence.
I've not seen a CTRL-M during any boot though did not exhaustively adjust PC BIOS settings.I have UEFI mode and secure boot so perhaps this is a factor. ...
I've not seen a CTRL-M during any boot though did not exhaustively adjust PC BIOS settings.I have UEFI mode and secure boot so perhaps this is a factor. ...
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tbone
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Posted Jul 2, 2021
finally my server recognises all drives
I had a bit of an ordeal installing this device and thought I would have to send the sata expansion card back, ALWAYS read reviews before you buy something unless you don't mind losing the cash. I found that the BIOS was registering all of the drives that were plugged in, the issue was when I booted into the OS, the drives disappeared. I looked online and loads of peopl...
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jbolivarg
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Posted Feb 5, 2021
Work Really Well
I bought this product around 3 years ago and it is working flawlessly. The HyperDuo function is wonderful and helps me to use a bigger HDD with high performance at one affordable price.
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Freek
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Posted Jul 29, 2020
Works with FreeBSD
I bought this as a replacement for a faulty SATA 2.0 controller. Works out of the box, although for some strange reason only after I booted the second time, examined the BIOS menu with ctrl-M, and figured I didn't need to change anything for JBOD mode. Overall seems good product. Only minor disadvantage is that it is only a PCIe 2.0 x2 lane, so I'm not mistaken that's m...
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jmaeshawn
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Posted Mar 7, 2020
Nothing but problems...
I purchased this card so that I could add 3 additional SATA hard disk drives to my PC, because my motherboard's 12 SATA ports are all being used. However, the card has caused me nothing but headaches. When I first installed the card, it appeared to be working fine because the hard drives all showed up during POST. It booted into Windows and the hard drives all appeared ...
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Agini
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Posted Feb 20, 2020
UEFI
I was glad to find new UEFI bios for the card, yet my external drive connected does not show anymore. When viewing in MSU Software its seems to be a problem with a SATA 3G/Bit fault in the controller. My 6G/bit drives works fine. Is there a solution to this problem.
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PCJohn
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Posted Nov 13, 2019
Card not working in PCIe x16 slot
Trying to get this card working in a Dell Optiplex 3060 box. The motherboard has 3 PCIe x1 slots and 1 x16 slot. The manual stated that it will work in an x16 slot, but after installing the card and booting, the Dell logo pops up and just sits there. It has been like this for a hour and I cannot even enter BIOS. Apparently, your documentation isn't worth the paper it's ...
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gregp6
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Posted Oct 28, 2019
Good choice for disk failure recovery.
I have bought 6 of these and used them for SuSe Linux Enterprise and OS/2 as the boot drive device using raid 1. They all have worked without any problems. The throughput is good but not as fast as not having a raid. I bought a backup controller that can replace an existing one if needed. Easy to configure (once you discover the CRTL-M to enter setup).
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mxgirl75
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Posted Jun 25, 2019
I have this card and the computer does not see it
I bought this card hoping to allow me to hook up a couple more SATA devices. The system a Win 7 64 bit does not even see the card
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1809problem
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Posted Mar 4, 2019
Windows 10x64 Update 1809 problem
Boot under 1809 possible, yet system significant slower than under 1803. Worst: my 4 RAID 10 HDD with the OS on it are shown as "removable drive". No proposals from MS & forums do the fix up-to-date.
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Barakna
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Posted Jan 2, 2019
Great functioning
Hi! I like the product, but I have a question. How can I disable the hot swat function under windows 10 in single disc mode? I was able to disable it in windows 7 in Device Manager, but in win 10 I can't find this function.
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Adam2329
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Posted Nov 1, 2018
Effective! Fast as! wonderful. Amazing for Gamers.
Hello, recently purchased. Spiceworks poster. Used this recently in a Gaming PC build, 2x 970 evo 512GB with 1x 6TB WD Blue = up to 800mbps throughput from or to NVME System drive. I had initial issues with conflicts but I eventually got the card and my system working. copied my existing HDD to it, launched some games. Games like total War: Warhammer have gone down as m...
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Nick0422
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Posted Mar 28, 2017
Simple, functional, and fast.
I had to do very little to get this working. Installed in a Linux server, booted into the card BIOS, configured the RAID and done. It presented the drive to the OS as configured, and throughput was better than I expected (first time using a StarTech controller, so I WAS apprehensive) given the list price. The small size makes for it not getting in the way inside the cas...
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Andrey74
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Posted Mar 19, 2017
Unstable work
Disks connected to the card are unstable. Speed first 450 MB / s Then drops to 100 MB / s. Mac OS 10.12.3
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DISCOTHEQUE
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Posted Mar 18, 2017
Great value
Been using it for almost two years now and it's worked consistently good. Used it to connect an internal 4TB drive and my comp case's top HDD docking station, and it does better than expected at both (allows drive hot swapping without issues). Data transfer speeds are just as expected. Totally recommended.
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keke27
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Posted Feb 9, 2017
Missing JBOD
On the Tech Specs tab it states that JBOD is supported. I bought this card solely for this purpose. It took me hours to figure out that JBOD is NOT supported. It seems to be an adequate card in general, but, for me, it was a waste of money and time.
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