From: Mike Kazantsev <mk.fraggod@gmail.com>
To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Port Multiplier Support
Date: Wed, 26 Aug 2009 16:13:08 +0600 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20090826161308.1ea53c02@coercion> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <470032.71964.qm@web51303.mail.re2.yahoo.com>
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On Tue, 25 Aug 2009 02:15:54 -0700 (PDT)
Jon Hardcastle <jd_hardcastle@yahoo.com> wrote:
> 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.
>
> I have come across Sata Port Multiplying before and saw the support was abit weak. I have come back to it again.
>
> i am lookin at this bad boy.
>
> [Lycom ST-158 SATA II-3Gbps 1-To-5Ports H/W RAID Host Adapter]
> http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Lycom-ST-158-SATA-II-3Gbps-1-To-5Ports-H-W-RAID-Host-Adapter
>
> 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!
I believe this card should present all the disks connected to it as a
single device (disk) to the controller it's 1-sata plugged in to, so
there should be no problems with support as the whole thing is
transparent to software.
Alas, I've only heard of such devices, but never used one and I have no
clue about the performance.
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Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2009-08-25 9:15 [gentoo-user] Port Multiplier Support Jon Hardcastle
2009-08-26 10:13 ` Mike Kazantsev [this message]
2009-08-26 15:39 ` Anthony Mutiso
2009-08-26 16:24 ` Mike Kazantsev
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