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submitted 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) by LunchEnjoyer@lemmy.world to c/hardware@lemmy.ml
 

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!

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[–] Platform27@lemmy.ml 11 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Others have done a good job at explaining what this is. Though, a quick tip.

If you’re ever unsure about what a component is, do a quick search for what those chips are. In this case, I see several Asmedia asm1061. In 5 minutes you should know more about that component.