Need more SATA ports

I need several more Sata Ports for my desk top. 
Does Hp make a add-on board?
If so who sales / price range / part number 
I am needing something that is plug and play.
Thanks in advance for any assistance. 
Hitman47
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Hitman47, welcome to the forum.
All of the add-on SATA cards that I found require a PCI Express x4, 8 or 16 to operate properly.  Your motherboard only has one PCIe x16 slot and three PCIe x1 slots.  Therefore, I don't believe that you can add a card to your system.
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