Compatible with PCIe x1 and x4 slots and compliant with PCIe specifications to ensure stable data transmission across multiple storage devices. Upgrades your storage with a PCIe to 9port expansion card, delivering 6.0 Gbps transfer speeds and hot swap support for seamless drive integration. Ideal for PC builders, data center operators, and technology enthusiasts who need more drive connections for HDDs, SSDs, and arrays. The card's housing design and straightforward installation simplify upgrading systems without sacrificing performance or reliability. Form factor and fit: designed to work with standard PCIe slots in desktop systems; housing supports easy mounting within typical chassis. Practical applications: Build a home or small office storage server with expanded drive capacity for backups, media libraries, and RAID arrays. Expand a workstation for video editing or dataintensive workloads that require multiple drives and fast data access. Increase storage capacity in a compact data center or server chassis to accommodate additional HDDs and SSDs. Performance and reliability notes: Supports hot swap for convenient drive replacement and maintenance. Delivers 6.0 Gbps transfer speeds while maintaining system reliability and data integrity.