Think I bought incorrect hardware Asus Prime n100 itx. Need 8 sata ports. Speed not essential

[empty-handed-topping2304]

I've built my Nas system on proxmox and use unraid virtualized just (bought the licence) with a sata card passed through. Its a 8 port sata card never knew about multipliers untill I started reading the sub forum on it.

 

The card is passed through into unraid currently with 2 disks 14tb and 12tb. When my new case comes I have another 2 disks to put into it 2x 6TB disks. It's live now for 10 days with 2 X HD's attached to this card.  Jonsbo n3

 

 

This is the sata card I can still return it.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B099Z7SYDX?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details&th=1

SATA controller: ASMedia Technology Inc. Device 1064 (rev 02) (prog-if 01 [AHCI 1.0])

Subsystem: ZyDAS Technology Corp. Device 2116

 

The motherboard I'm using is a Asus Prime n100. It only has 1 x sata port this a boot drive with a ssd in it. Have a nvme with 2TB in the nvme slot.

PCIe 3.0 x1 is capable of ~985 MB/s, or 8Gbps

 

I guess my question is when I add other drives am I going to run into issues. Or will it just be speed issues. if its data corruption or damage to my disks I'll look at changing it out. Server is on a 1GB network with a couple of devices hard wired but mostly wifi.

Used for Media streaming managing photos and home automation.

 

Ideally I want to be able to add 8 disks eventually. Problem is the pcie slot is PCIe 3.0 x1 slot. Can't find any HBA's that fit that slot and want to keep it as low powered as possible thats what led me known the sata route.

 

Other option I could do is get a 6 port sata card and 2 port sata for m key e slot.  I ordered this and will test it on Monday.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/BEYIMEI-Controller-Expansion-Non-Raid-Profile/dp/B097Y638X7/ref=sr_1_5?crid=36CMU029U7FLM&keywords=6%2Bport%2Bsata%2Basm1166&qid=1697048189&s=electronics&sprefix=6%2Bport%2Bsata%2Basm1166%2Celectronics%2C52&sr=1-5&th=1

 

 

Then one of these for 2 drives although I can't find detail on speed of them

https://www.amazon.co.uk/MZHOU-SATA3-0-Expansion-Adapter-JMB582-KEY-M-2/dp/B0B14GZX3M/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2ZL0HXF3YWJOV&keywords=m%2Bkey%2Be%2Bsata&qid=1697048232&s=electronics&sprefix=m%2Bkey%2Be%2Bsata%2Celectronics%2C52&sr=1-1&th=1

 

Another option I'm thinking of is nvme to sata 6 port and if that works with the m key e that would give me 8 drives.  The nvme I could add into a pcie adapter for the nvme.

 

If the 2 ports sata m key e doesnt work.  What would my options be.

I've seen m2 key to pcie I could add a hba that way but  I cant figure out how Id actually mount the card then.

 

[JorgeB]

On 10/13/2023 at 2:04 PM, empty-handed-topping2304 said:

This is the sata card I can still return it.

This uses SATA port multipliers, so it's not recommended, see here: