Asus Pike II 3008-8i Storage Controller - Plug-in Card Pike II 3008-8I
29 gen 2019
Good performer, but comes with many problems
This card performs well but gets VERY hot. It is very difficult to unplug a cable from one of the Mini SAS connectors. This card does not show the activity of the drives connected to it on the HDD LED on my case even though I connected the HDD LED header to the RAID Card instead of the motherboard. I am glad to see Windows XP compatibility for this card.
I purchased the Samsung 950 Pro because it is the only NVMe SSD that supports legacy boot mode and Master Boot Record. I used Samsung Magician to copy over my Windows 8.1 installation to the new drive with ease. Unlike the newer NVMe SSDs, the 950 Pro shows up as an IDE drive in the BIOS when in Legacy Mode. The drive performs very well but gets hot under heavy workloads.
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Inateck USB 3.0 Mini 2-Port PCI-E Express Card Cord-free Power Supply Adapter
22 feb 2019
Works well once you get around the driver problems
This USB Controller uses the Fresco Logic chipset which has issues with the drivers that are included with Windows 8 and later. My computer blue screened anytime I was trying to access an external hard drive connected to this card with the Microsoft drivers. I was able to fix this by using the drivers that came on the CD but it reduced performance. You should install the drivers from the CD or the manufacturer's website even if your computer is running Windows 8 or later.