[OpenIndiana-discuss] 2 small Qs about Sata controllers

[Ignacio Marambio Catan]

On 18/02/2011, at 20:41, Harry Putnam <reader at newsguy.com> wrote:

> When looking at motherboard specs and I see this notation:
> 
> (Note: Taken from: 
>  http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131655
>  Newegg showing  ASUS M4A89TD PRO/USB3 AM3 AMD 890FX )
> 
> 
>  PATA        1 x ATA133 2 Dev. Max
> 
>  SATA 6Gb/s  6 x SATA 6Gb/s
> 
> 
> -------        ---------       ---=---       ---------      -------- 
> 
> Question 1)
> 
>  pata            1 x ATA133 2 Dev. Max
> Does it mean there is only 1 IDE hdd may be installed?
> 
No, you can install 2 drives

>  6x SATA  [...] 
> Does it mean only 6 sata hdd may be installed?
> 
That would de accurate I think

> 
> -------        ---------       ---=---       ---------      -------- 
> 
> Question 2)
> 
> The same spec shows:
> 
>  Expansion Slots
> 
>  PCI Express 2.0 x16   2
> 
>  PCI Express x4        1
> 
>  PCI Express x1        1
> 
>  PCI Slots             2 
> 
> Of those choices which is most likely to support (and be found easily)
> something like a 6 to 8 port sata controller.
> 
> I'm assuming the answer in question 1 (6x sata) will be answered as 6
> drives max, and I will have need of at least 8. (4 mirrored
> pairs)
> 
> However, if the Pata thing supports 2 drives (I happen to have a
> matched 500GB pair on hand). Then I could get by with 6 sata
> drives but still thinking of expansion...probably good to know which
> kind of PCI*(whatever) for use driving a sata controller, to be on the
> lookout for.
> 
> 
> 
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