StorageResearch pick
StarTech Dual-port SATA 6Gbps controller
PEXSAT32
Add two SATA drives to a desktop for lab archives and removable datasets.
- Interface
- PCIe x1
- Format
- Standard height + low-profile bracket
NVMe / WD BlueHARDWARE EDIT
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STORAGE / WDS200T4B0E
SN5000 2TB
A 2TB TLC drive that provides room for datasets and repeated operating-system images.
IN YOUR WORKFLOWDatasets and host images
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THE DETAILS THAT MATTER
At a glance.
- Brand
- WD Blue
- Model
- WDS200T4B0E
- Interface
- PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe
- Form factor
- M.2 2280
- Capacity
- 2 TB
- Sequential read
- Up to 5,150 MB/s
- Sequential write
- Up to 4,850 MB/s
- NAND
- 3D TLC
Direct PCIe evidence
Find the drive’s actual PCIe link.
SN5000 2TB, installed on a native PCIe path, can expose its own NVMe controller to the Linux evidence workflow. Check that path before treating a slow transfer as a failed SSD.
- Install the drive in a compatible native M.2 slot or passive PCIe carrier. Find the NVMe controller’s current PCI address on Linux.
- Import its collector JSON into the workbench. Review enumeration, driver, resource allocation, both link partners and current versus maximum PCIe values.
- Keep a known-good capture and relevant kernel logs. If configuration reads are suitable for the device, inspect a saved dump in the decoder and compare the same controller before and after the symptom.
This connection applies to a native PCIe installation. Header7F does not read NVMe SMART data, temperatures, SSD contents or benchmark results; a USB enclosure hides this direct path.