Question PCIE Sata Expansion Card and Power settings help

Oseriduun

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I recently ran out of SATA ports on the PC I'm using as a server for my Plex Media Server so I decided to purchase an expansion card, specifically


Overall, things seem to be working fine with just a minor hiccup. If the drives I have plugged into this card are accessed after being idle for an extended period of time, it often takes a few seconds to boot up. Usually this isn't a problem but when it comes to Plex (specifically while accessing it through something like a Fire stick HD), sometimes it gives an error message or takes more than a few seconds before the movie is able to load up.

Is there any power setting that I can enable or disable that can fix this issue, or any thoughts at all on what I'm experiencing? Thank you!
 

Oseriduun

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Does your card have Power Management option?

Device Manager => {your card} => Properties => Power Management
Can you tell me what category these things tend to be found under in Device Manager? Searched through it and wasn't able to find the card but I'm not entirely sure what it may show up as either