On Fri, 17 Nov 2017 13:13:23 GMT, <>@<>.com wrote:
>In reply to "|--Spike=-" who wrote the following:
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>> Do you know much/anything about Sata Multipliers ?
>>
>> I bought a new PC about a year ago and then realised I had bought one
>> with (only) 4 SATA connections on the Motherboard, the unit (Vantage
>> Case) is capable of holding 4 x DVD/Blu-Ray drives and 6 x Hard
>> Drives.
>>
>> I have (in the unit)...
>> 2 x DVD and 1 x Blu-Ray drives
>> 5 x Hard Drives
>> 8 Units into 4 Connections doesn't go !
>>
>> I didn't know about SATA Multipliers, and still dont know much about
>> them.
>>
>> I have a spare PCI X1 slot and a PCI X16 slot on the Motherboard.
>>
>> Do you have any advise on what I should be looking to buy to get the
>> other drives connected up ?
>> I would sooner use the X1 slot if that will do the job alright, but
>> would use the X16 slot IF their is much of a performance gain.
>>
>> I have looked around on Google but can't find any advise that points
>> me to the right thing to be looking at buying, so thought that I would
>> just check with You
>>
>> And the group before I go and buy a 'Lemon'.
>>
>> Even a link to an informative website will do... I don't mind doing my
>> own research :)
>> Thanks for any help.
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>http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/ would be the best place to ask
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Thanks for the link... I will check it out.
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