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‎09-02-2016 01:56 AM

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Product: HP ENVY 750-115no
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit)

I would like to expand with one or two SATA ports to connect additional harddrives.

 

Tested one PCI controller card but it was not discovered at boot, nor by operating system. Have checked that the PCI slot is activated in BIOS-settings.

 

Question:

Which controller card will work? Any suggestions? Could I order one from HP?

 

 

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‎09-02-2016 10:25 AM

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If you just need a data drive, use an external USB 3.0 to Sata drive enclosure. 

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‎09-02-2016 10:25 AM

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If you just need a data drive, use an external USB 3.0 to Sata drive enclosure. 

This system is feedback driven thru Solution and Kudo flags. It's the only means of knowing if you have been served. Please click Accept as Solution, if your problem is solved. To say THANK YOU, press the "thumbs up symbol" to render a KUDO. You can render both Solution and KUDO..

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Printer -- HP OfficeJet Pro 8620 Legal
Custom Asus Z97D, I7-4790k, 16GB RAM, WIN10 Pro 64bit, ZOTAC GTX1080 AMP Extreme 3 fan 8GB RAM, 500GB SSD, Asus PB287 4k monitor, Rosewill Blackhawk case and 750W OCZ PSU.
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‎09-05-2016 01:40 AM

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Thanks Dean, I will look into that!

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‎09-05-2016 01:45 AM

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I accidently  clicked solution batch on my own post, not sure how to remove it... Please look at the response from Dean for the solution.

 

 

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‎09-05-2016 01:35 PM

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Thank you for the reply. Glad I solved it for you.

This system is feedback driven thru Solution and Kudo flags. It's the only means of knowing if you have been served. Please click Accept as Solution, if your problem is solved. To say THANK YOU, press the "thumbs up symbol" to render a KUDO. You can render both Solution and KUDO..

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‎10-09-2017 11:02 AM

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The motherboard of my ProDesk 405 G2 MT 64bit Win 10 also only has the two SATA ports mentioned in this older query.  I bought a SATA III 2-port card thinking I would now have 4 SATA ports available, one for the extra HDD.

 

The card was recognized right away, but adding the card has disabled the two ports on the motherboard.  I don't want an external HDD so have disconnected the DVD device.

 

I can't find anything in Win 10 to let me discover the board's capabilities or features.  Perhaps the MB only recognizes SATA II.  Any idea why I don't have 4 ports?  SN MXL43933RC.   Thanks for any help.

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