SATA port multiplier support!
This information is a nightmare to find. Let's populate this thread with tested boards.
A basic toy is needed - SATA 1 to 5 Port Multiplier Card - Item # SATA-5-PORT
All mobo manufacturers should have something similar and test. It takes 1 minute and every specification page should have this info : "X SATA Connectors, support NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug , "Port Multiplier Support - YES/ NO "
Many try to build low powered file servers or whatever with small boards and lots of hard drives. Small boards have 2-4 SATA ports and to get more without add-on cards, port multipliers are perfect.
I'll start:
870 Extreme 3 - SB850 has FULL support for port multipliers. All the ports on this board have PM, esata also. PM works in AHCI and RAID mode.
I want to find PM info on modern intel boards with h81.:
H81M-VG4 and H81M-DGS
A database like this, but with modern chipsets and boards, would be perfect - https://ata.wiki.kernel.org/index.ph...dware_features
This information is a nightmare to find. Let's populate this thread with tested boards.
A basic toy is needed - SATA 1 to 5 Port Multiplier Card - Item # SATA-5-PORT
All mobo manufacturers should have something similar and test. It takes 1 minute and every specification page should have this info : "X SATA Connectors, support NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug , "Port Multiplier Support - YES/ NO "
Many try to build low powered file servers or whatever with small boards and lots of hard drives. Small boards have 2-4 SATA ports and to get more without add-on cards, port multipliers are perfect.
I'll start:
870 Extreme 3 - SB850 has FULL support for port multipliers. All the ports on this board have PM, esata also. PM works in AHCI and RAID mode.
I want to find PM info on modern intel boards with h81.:
H81M-VG4 and H81M-DGS
A database like this, but with modern chipsets and boards, would be perfect - https://ata.wiki.kernel.org/index.ph...dware_features
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