Might be worthy to note that you can run multiple devices per port if you use port multipliers, part of the SATA II spec. Your controller and drivers must support it, though. The Sil3132 is one of the few that does, and it supports FIS-based PM, vastly superior to Command-based PM.
Greg -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Hayes Elkins Sent: Friday, April 20, 2007 5:56 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [H] SATA channels one channel per device >From: Thane Sherrington <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: The Hardware List <[email protected]> >To: [email protected] >Subject: [H] SATA channels >Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 17:27:50 -0300 > >Is every SATA port a separate channel or are they shared like PATA, or does >it depend on the motherboard? > >T > _________________________________________________________________ Don't quit your job - Take Classes Online and Earn your Degree in 1 year. Start Today! http://www.classesusa.com/clickcount.cfm?id=866146&goto=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cla ssesusa.com%2Ffeaturedschools%2Fonlinedegreesmp%2Fform-dyn1.html%3Fsplovr%3D 866144
