On Fri, 17 Nov 2017 08:04:08 -0600, Anon <Anon@Witnessrelocation.com>
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>You are saying "PCI X1" and "PCI X16". I am assuing you mean "PCI-E". Otherwise, you have an antique.
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>Is it PCI-E 1.0 or 2.0 etc? You will need to know that.
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>Once you know that, you can go shopping.
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>I am working on converting a cheap referbed PC to a NAS box, so I've been looking at that type of card.
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>Short answer, yes you can get a PCI-E X1 card with additional SATA ports. There are a ton of them.
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>You will need to know how many ports you want, and what speed do you require.
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>Amazon has an 8 port card for about $60 (US).
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>If you use a high end video card and your MoBo only has 16 lanes, you may have some issues. Using a single lane will also limit your speed if you are accessing multiple drives at once. SATA I vs SATA II ve SATA III will also make a difference.
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>Burning disk is pretty low bandwidth, so you should have no problem with that.
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>Toms Hardware is a great place to get some info, and for buying parts. Also, newegg and Amazon. Read the specs carefully.
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>S#3
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Yep ! Sorry, My bad. It's PCI-E.
Thanks for the info on speed required, thats something I might have
not paid much attention to... AND regretted it later.
I still have an old graphics card which is why I want to use the X1
slot for the SATA adapter and save the bigger slot for something I
need more speed with... IE... a new graphics card.
As for how many lanes my Mobo has... I dont have a clue !
Thanks for all the pointers, much appreciated.
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