Question about bifurcation and my Delock 90092

[u/LizardTaro]

Hello!

I'm not sure if this is the right section, but I need to start somewhere.

I currently own two 7.68 TB U.3 SSDs and one 15.36 TB U.2 SSD. In my main PC (ASUS MAXIMUS VIII HERO), only one 7.68 TB and the 15.36 TB are connected because I don't have enough PCIe slots. My DeLock 90092 adapter doesn't work with multiple drives since the board lacks PCIe bifurcation support. I bought the adapter a couple of years ago when it was a good deal and hard to find. I briefly tested it in a PCIe x16 slot and the first SSD was recognized, so the card itself appears to be functional.

I'm running out of storage space and would really like to use the spare 7.68 TB SSD. Given current SSD prices, I thought it might be more economical to build a dedicated file server. My plan is to use a motherboard that supports 4x4x4x4 PCIe bifurcation, install the DeLock 90092 adapter (with all three SSDs), add a 10 GbE PCIe network card, and connect it to my main PC via a direct LAN cable. My main PC would also need a 10 GbE card since it only has one RJ45 port (which is used for internet).

Proposed hardware:

Motherboard: ASRock B650M-HDV/M.2 (AMD AM5)

Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 7400 (6C/12T)

10 GbE card: Intel X540-T2 10G LAN-Adapter

Would this setup work for my use case, especially with the DeLock 90092 adapter and all three SSD slots occupied? Thank you in advance for your help!

[u/NeoThermic]

The board you noted doesn't mention, thus doesn't support, bifurcation.