Arun Khan wrote: > On Tuesday 24 Mar 2009, Rony wrote: > > >> I have installed 2 via chipset (so called raid controllers) pci to >> sata cards and they autodetect fine on linux. Don't know about pciex. >> The cards I used cost about 10$ at Lam. Rd. >> > > Thanks and yes, I have seen them @ Rs. 300 each. Some of them even have > an external SATA port for external disks. However, they are keyed for > 5V pci connectors. On my server motherboard, the pci connectors are > keyed for 3.3V and both are in use (SCSI and additional NIC). A couple > of PCI Express connectors not in use and hence the query. > > I didn't know that PCI standard voltages varied. PCIe should give you higher speeds too.
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