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will serial ata support more then 2 devices?
Posted: Fri Apr 11, 2003 12:04 am
by BillyGoat
will serial ata support more then 2 devices per cable like scsi?
If so with the transfer rates in the future and the smaller cable size, the potential is awesome
Posted: Fri Apr 11, 2003 12:22 am
by dadx2mj
Somebody correct me if I am wrong but it is my understanding that SATA only supports one device per cable. So on a mobo like the ASUS NForce 2 you could only have 2 SATA drives unless you added a controller card.
That's correct..
Posted: Fri Apr 11, 2003 12:24 am
by eGoCeNTRoNiX
Yah, that's right.. But I supposed the way around that is just as you said, the controller card.. But who knows.. With the controller card you may be able to hook 10 devices up.. I'm sure it will be just like raid cards.. They'll come in all sizes.. eGo
Posted: Fri Apr 11, 2003 7:58 am
by Busby
Yeah SATA is single device chains. We shall have to wait and see just how many devices a controller can handle, once SATA becomes more available and such.
Posted: Sat Apr 12, 2003 3:34 pm
by b-man1
SATA controller
there is an example for you of a 4 device SATA controller. looks cool to me.
Posted: Sat Apr 12, 2003 6:37 pm
by BillyGoat
Linky no worky for me
Posted: Sat Apr 12, 2003 7:17 pm
by b-man1
hmmm...it opens right up for me. try going to their main page and search for the review there:
http://www.gamersdepot.com
RocketRAID 1540 SATA Controller