I am trying to move my Plex server to a newer machine, an OptiPlex 7060 SFF with an i5-8500. I am currently storing the data on 2 x 1tb SSD SATA drives and plan to run Windows 11 from another SSD. This machine is also used for other small tasks, so keeping it a Windows machine is my preference.
The machine only has room for 2 SATA, and one would be the boot drive. I purchased a PCIe to SATA controller from Amazon along with StarTech SATA power splitter. Installed the card and connected a drive and it is not recognized by the Windows 11 machine. In the BIOS it shows the PCIe slot as empty.
I've tried the card in a Windows 10 machine as well and it was not recognized. There are lights on the card that turn on for each SATA drive connected, and those are lighting up. Anyone have any idea why this isn't recognized by my machine?