M mr 333 Reputable Jul 16, 2015 52 0 4,630 Jan 21, 2016 #1 2 hdd's and 1 optical drive. How many sata ports are required???????:
Solution Rabmac Jan 21, 2016 If you have ran out of ports you can use a SATA controller as long as you have a spare pci express slot on your motherboard.
If you have ran out of ports you can use a SATA controller as long as you have a spare pci express slot on your motherboard.
kyzarvs Distinguished Aug 19, 2008 1,197 168 19,990 Jan 21, 2016 #3 Old IDE connections used to have 2 devices per port, SCSI daisy-chained off one port, SATA needs one port per device. Upvote 0 Downvote
Old IDE connections used to have 2 devices per port, SCSI daisy-chained off one port, SATA needs one port per device.
Rabmac Reputable Nov 29, 2015 1,325 0 5,960 Jan 21, 2016 Solution #4 If you have ran out of ports you can use a SATA controller as long as you have a spare pci express slot on your motherboard. Upvote 0 Downvote Solution
If you have ran out of ports you can use a SATA controller as long as you have a spare pci express slot on your motherboard.
Rabmac Reputable Nov 29, 2015 1,325 0 5,960 Jan 21, 2016 #5 If you have ran out of ports you can use a SATA controller as long as you have a spare pci express slot on your motherboard. Upvote 0 Downvote
If you have ran out of ports you can use a SATA controller as long as you have a spare pci express slot on your motherboard.
J jhall18 Reputable Jan 11, 2016 486 1 4,860 Jan 21, 2016 #6 Most motherboards have about 6 sata ports so you should be fine. Upvote 0 Downvote