Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 31 Jan 2006 18:17:23 +0100 | From | Sander <> | Subject | Re: [OT] 8-port AHCI SATA Controller? |
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Lennart Sorensen wrote (ao): > On Tue, Jan 31, 2006 at 12:53:43PM +0100, Sander wrote: > > I'm looking for an 8-port SATA controller based on the AHCI chipset, as > > according to http://linux.yyz.us/sata/sata-status.html#vendor_support > > this chipset is completely open. > > Hmm, I am not sure what the specs of AHCI are. Not sure if it supports > 2 or 4 or more ports.
According to page 7 of the "Serial ATA Advanced Host Controller Interface Revision 1.1" (available at http://www.intel.com/technology/serialata/ahci.htm), AHCI supports up to 32 ports.
For example, Silicon Image 3124 also looks good on paper, but only supports up to 4 ports.
> The only controllers I have seen that run more than 4 ports, are some > raid cards, such as 3ware and areca. 3ware has had linux support for > years, and areca is getting there. Both of those make 12+ port cards, > which can run in JBOD mode.
Yeah, I know, but because of their real 'hardware' raid, these cards are three times more expensive per port. And I just need JBOD.
Thanks for your time. Kind regards, Sander
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