Hi, im a bit new to homelabbing, and recently bought a server - on a second hand market. The computer came with the following component, but im a bit unsure what it does exactly. It was sitting in one of the GPU slots on the Motherboard. I feel like it has something to do with adding HDDs. Could somebody please clarify this one for me? Much appreciated!
SATA controller allowing you to mount up to 8 SATA drives: https://www.amazon.com/StarTech-com-Port-SATA-PCIe-8P6G-PCIE-SATA-CARD/dp/B09FY9FBTN/ref=asc_df_B09FY9FBTN/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=615968724865&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=6203069971800255404&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9001888&hvtargid=pla-1436279603686&psc=1&mcid=73e07cd72e043cf484f7017f727aa893&gclid=Cj0KCQiAqsitBhDlARIsAGMR1RjXEvEKUlY2J1IcADVA6nJgUKgk_GMoUTi9mJ_LxVraqDizTRH5vsUaAoLFEALw_wcB