--- product_id: 1785693 title: "IOCrest SATA II 4 x PCI RAID Host Controller Card SY-PCI40010" brand: "syba" price: "€ 3.29" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 9 url: https://www.desertcart.pt/products/1785693-iocrest-sata-ii-4-x-pci-raid-host-controller-card store_origin: PT region: Portugal --- # Supports PCI v2.1 @ 66MHz for up to 264 MB/s 4 SATA II ports for versatile storage Plug & Play + Hot Plug for seamless upgrades IOCrest SATA II 4 x PCI RAID Host Controller Card SY-PCI40010 **Brand:** syba **Price:** € 3.29 **Availability:** βœ… In Stock ## Summary > πŸš€ Upgrade your legacy PC with lightning-fast SATA II power! ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** IOCrest SATA II 4 x PCI RAID Host Controller Card SY-PCI40010 by syba - **How much does it cost?** € 3.29 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.pt](https://www.desertcart.pt/products/1785693-iocrest-sata-ii-4-x-pci-raid-host-controller-card) ## Best For - syba enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted syba brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - β€’ **Effortless Plug & Play:** Experience true hot-plug support and easy installation, so you can upgrade your system without downtime or complex configs. - β€’ **Future-Proof Your Storage:** Bypass 2TB drive limits with Linux mdadm software RAID, enabling you to harness massive modern drives on legacy hardware. - β€’ **Quad SATA II Connectivity:** Expand your desktop with 4 high-speed SATA II ports, perfect for boosting storage capacity without hassle. - β€’ **Cross-Platform Compatibility:** Seamlessly supports Windows 8, Server 2012, and Linux, empowering your RAID setups with flexible OS options. - β€’ **Optimized PCI v2.1 Performance:** Leverage PCI 2.1 compatibility to unlock up to 264 MB/s throughputβ€”ideal for a single SATA II drive setup that maximizes speed. ## Overview The IOCrest SATA II 4 x PCI RAID Host Controller Card SY-PCI40010 is a 32-bit PCI card supporting up to four SATA II drives with Plug & Play and hot-plug capabilities. Optimized for PCI v2.1 buses running at 66MHz, it delivers up to 264 MB/s throughput for a single SATA II drive. Compatible with Windows 8, Server 2012, and Linux, it enables flexible RAID configurations, especially when paired with software RAID solutions like mdadm, overcoming traditional hardware limits and breathing new life into older desktop PCs. ## Description Brings new life to any old desktop PC. Connects up to 4 SATA II High speed SATA hard disk drives. Supports Windows 8 and server 2012. Review: The devil is in the details. Were these details intentionally omitted from the listing? - This is a 32-bit universal 3.3v and 5v PCI card. No information was available to determine whether this is a PCI v2.1 card. If so, we can run the card at 66MHz and enjoy a maximum of (66 * 32) /8 = 264 MB/s theoretical data rate from this card (given that our MOBO's PCI is v2.1). If the card is below PCI v2.1 then we can only run the card at 33MHz and get a max of (33 * 32) / 8 = 132 MB/s theoretical data rate. Since this is a 32-bit card you should not mix it with a 64-bit card on the same PCI bus or you will slow the entire bus to a 32-bit data width at the frequency that this card runs at. PCI is a shared bus technology. That means you could potentially limit the entire bus to only 132 MB/s in the worst case thus forcing all of your PCI cards to share a maximum data rate of only 132 MB/s. SATA II has a theoretical data rate of 300 MB/s. In practice you should connect no more than a single SATA II drive to this card due to the limitations of the underlying bus technology (PCI). The only sensible use case for this card is to run it at 66MHz (i.e., if it is PCI v2.1) and attach ONLY ONE SATA II drive to the card. That gives you theoretically only 264 MB/s as state previously. If the card is not PCI v2.1, the only sensible use case is to connect a single SATA I drive to the card. In this case the drive is actually faster than the card topping out at a max of 150MB/s theoretical data rate vs. the 132 MB/s capability of the card. The absolute best use case for the card is to go into your BIOS, disable the horrendously slow option ROM scan and run the card at 66MHz. Ensure ONLY ONE SATA II drive is connected to the card because you aren't going to get one iota of performance improvement if you connect another drive. In fact, you will get much less throughput per drive with each additional drive you attach to this card. Attach the remaining drives of your RAID array to motherboard headers and use the software raid implementation for your operating system. With a good CPU and memory, software RAID is just as fast as option ROM based RAID management. In Debian Linux, the card is recognized even without an option ROM scan so you can completely scrap the option ROM and just go with mdadm. This will bypass the 2TB/drive limit as well which gives you the freedom to use much higher capacity drives with this card. Review: Mac Users: Forget it - There's no way for me to review this product for PC/Win as I didn't try to install it on PC/Win. But the packaging and description say that this product works on Macs running OS X 10.3 and higher. That's complete hogwash. After a week of trying every SIL3124 driver available for Mac on the web, and attempting to reset the Flash memory on the card (which requires a PC, btw) with a new BIOS, I gave up. The card can be seen by your Mac System profile, but the card will not mount drives. The only good news: desertcart, as always, has a fabulous return policy, and I used it. Mac Users for the older towers have to buy a card from Sonnet Technologies (available from desertcart) which explicitly say they will run with the hardware/OS combo you are running. ## Features - Compatible with PCI specifications - Supports Plug & play and hot Plug - Compliant with SATAII Specification Revision 1.1 - Compliant with Gen2i, Gen2m SATA II electrical Specification Revision 1.0 - Backward compatible with SATA 1.0 Specification ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | ASIN | B002R0DZZ8 | | Best Sellers Rank | #298 in RAID Controllers | | Brand | Syba | | Built-In Media | SATA PCI Card | | Compatible Devices | Personal Computer | | Customer Reviews | 3.7 3.7 out of 5 stars (172) | | Global Trade Identification Number | 00102930697364 | | Hardware Interface | SATA 3.0 Gb/s | | Item Type Name | 4 Port SATA II PCI RAID Controller Card | | Item Weight | 4.8 ounces | | Manufacturer | Syba | | Model Number | SY-PCI40010 | | Operating System | Linux,Windows | | Style Name | 4 Port SATA II RAID PCI | | UPC | 132018236710 810154012398 115970714670 637282921961 168141444623 320127527090 102930697364 | | Unit Count | 4.0 Count | | Warranty Description | One year warranty | ## Product Details - **Brand:** Syba - **Compatible Devices:** Personal Computer - **Hardware Interface:** SATA 3.0 Gb/s - **Item Weight:** 4.8 ounces - **Style:** 4 Port SATA II RAID PCI ## Images ![IOCrest SATA II 4 x PCI RAID Host Controller Card SY-PCI40010 - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/712e+kV0chL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The devil is in the details. Were these details intentionally omitted from the listing? *by F***E on June 25, 2021* This is a 32-bit universal 3.3v and 5v PCI card. No information was available to determine whether this is a PCI v2.1 card. If so, we can run the card at 66MHz and enjoy a maximum of (66 * 32) /8 = 264 MB/s theoretical data rate from this card (given that our MOBO's PCI is v2.1). If the card is below PCI v2.1 then we can only run the card at 33MHz and get a max of (33 * 32) / 8 = 132 MB/s theoretical data rate. Since this is a 32-bit card you should not mix it with a 64-bit card on the same PCI bus or you will slow the entire bus to a 32-bit data width at the frequency that this card runs at. PCI is a shared bus technology. That means you could potentially limit the entire bus to only 132 MB/s in the worst case thus forcing all of your PCI cards to share a maximum data rate of only 132 MB/s. SATA II has a theoretical data rate of 300 MB/s. In practice you should connect no more than a single SATA II drive to this card due to the limitations of the underlying bus technology (PCI). The only sensible use case for this card is to run it at 66MHz (i.e., if it is PCI v2.1) and attach ONLY ONE SATA II drive to the card. That gives you theoretically only 264 MB/s as state previously. If the card is not PCI v2.1, the only sensible use case is to connect a single SATA I drive to the card. In this case the drive is actually faster than the card topping out at a max of 150MB/s theoretical data rate vs. the 132 MB/s capability of the card. The absolute best use case for the card is to go into your BIOS, disable the horrendously slow option ROM scan and run the card at 66MHz. Ensure ONLY ONE SATA II drive is connected to the card because you aren't going to get one iota of performance improvement if you connect another drive. In fact, you will get much less throughput per drive with each additional drive you attach to this card. Attach the remaining drives of your RAID array to motherboard headers and use the software raid implementation for your operating system. With a good CPU and memory, software RAID is just as fast as option ROM based RAID management. In Debian Linux, the card is recognized even without an option ROM scan so you can completely scrap the option ROM and just go with mdadm. This will bypass the 2TB/drive limit as well which gives you the freedom to use much higher capacity drives with this card. ### ⭐ Mac Users: Forget it *by F***K on July 14, 2011* There's no way for me to review this product for PC/Win as I didn't try to install it on PC/Win. But the packaging and description say that this product works on Macs running OS X 10.3 and higher. That's complete hogwash. After a week of trying every SIL3124 driver available for Mac on the web, and attempting to reset the Flash memory on the card (which requires a PC, btw) with a new BIOS, I gave up. The card can be seen by your Mac System profile, but the card will not mount drives. The only good news: Amazon, as always, has a fabulous return policy, and I used it. Mac Users for the older towers have to buy a card from Sonnet Technologies (available from Amazon) which explicitly say they will run with the hardware/OS combo you are running. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Works great with my windows home server *by L***E on October 27, 2011* I got this when I needed a few more SATA ports for my drive pool on my home server, since my system board only has 6 SATA ports, and I needed 7 for the 3 TB drives I have for the data side of things. Googled for the 64 bit windows 2008 drivers, found them easily enough, downloaded and installed, and was instantly recognized, no reboot needed. Got the drivebender software to recognize the extra two 3TB drives and added them to the pool right away. Only problem I had was that despite having no RAID enabled, not being set to boot, it still interrupted my reboot cycles on my system. My system bios was set to boot only from the CD or the first SATA drive on the system board, so nowhere in the BIOS was this even showing as an option, yet it would hang as soon as the boot process enumerated the drives on it. Only way around it was to hit the key to force the boot device option during the POST, and then pick the drive that the BIOS was set to default to anyway. Then it booted fine. I tried updating the firmware on the card, since there was a newer version out there, but that made no difference either. I finally then tracked down a newer version for my Atom D525 based board, and after flashing it, now I can boot without intervention, which is handy since this home server sits headless in my basement, just a power cable and network cable attached to it. Was a pain to go down there and temporarily hook up a monitor and keyboard if i wanted to bounce it. Now that I've worked through that, it's been working just fine. I can't attest to the RAID options since I'm using a different product to pool all of my drives, but it works fine as a standard SATA controller for me. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - πŸ›’ **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** β€” Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** β€” Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - πŸ’° **No Hidden Fees** β€” All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - πŸ”„ **15-Day Free Returns** β€” Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - πŸ”’ **Secure Payments** β€” Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** β€” Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.pt/products/1785693-iocrest-sata-ii-4-x-pci-raid-host-controller-card](https://www.desertcart.pt/products/1785693-iocrest-sata-ii-4-x-pci-raid-host-controller-card) --- *Product available on Desertcart Portugal* *Store origin: PT* *Last updated: 2026-04-23*