Broad drive compatibility Compatible with SATA 6 Gbit/s, 3 Gbit/s and 1.5 Gbit/s hard drives performance guidance results when used with a SATA 3.0 data cable Standards and compatibility Compliant with Serial ATA 3.0 specifications; backward compatible with SATA 2.0 and SATA 1.0 PCI Express 2.0 compliant; backward compatible with PCI Express 1.0 Features and reliability Supports AHCI 1.0 and IDE modes Native Command Queuing (NCQ) FISbased switching for port multiplier or command switching Hot plug support Practical use scenarios Reuse or upgrade: connect older SATA drives to a newer system while maintaining compatibility across generations Storage expansion: add multiple drives through a port multiplier setup to extend available storage on a single interface Data migration and backup: migrate data from legacy AHCI or IDE drives to a newer environment with hot plug capability for convenient drive swaps Key advantages at a glance Flexible across multiple SATA generations and PCIe interfaces Supports modern AHCI performance features while remaining compatible with older standards Enables scalable storage configurations with port multiplier and hot plug support