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On Tue, 25 Aug 2009 02:15:54 -0700 (PDT) |
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Jon Hardcastle <jd_hardcastle@×××××.com> wrote: |
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> I am looking at ways to increase the drive capacity of my machine. It has 4 in built sata ports, and currently 2 off the PCI port - which is only sata 150 - this has proved a troublesome route. I have the option of a 2 port sata-300 off the 1 pci-express I have but I was looking to increase slightly more than that. to a total of 8. |
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> I have come across Sata Port Multiplying before and saw the support was abit weak. I have come back to it again. |
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> i am lookin at this bad boy. |
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> [Lycom ST-158 SATA II-3Gbps 1-To-5Ports H/W RAID Host Adapter] |
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> http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Lycom-ST-158-SATA-II-3Gbps-1-To-5Ports-H-W-RAID-Host-Adapter |
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> Can anyone advise if they have any experience in this area? Or indicate some level of success failure? (it is £50 so i dont want to buy it unless there is a reasonable chance of success! |
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I believe this card should present all the disks connected to it as a |
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single device (disk) to the controller it's 1-sata plugged in to, so |
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there should be no problems with support as the whole thing is |
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transparent to software. |
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Alas, I've only heard of such devices, but never used one and I have no |
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clue about the performance. |
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Mike Kazantsev // fraggod.net |
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