Re: Looking for Linux-friendly PCI Express 2.0 x1 host bus adapter internal SATA 6 Gbps

From	David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com>
Newsgroups	linux.debian.user
Subject	Re: Looking for Linux-friendly PCI Express 2.0 x1 host bus adapter internal SATA 6 Gbps
Date	2016-01-06 03:40 +0100
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On 01/05/2016 03:03 PM, Anthony DeRobertis wrote:
> On Mon, Jan 04, 2016 at 10:17:27PM -0800, David Christensen wrote:
>
>> My goal is to use a current SATA 3.0 (6 Gbps) SSD as the system drive in
>> older computers that have SATA 2.0 (3 Gbps) ports and PCIe 2.0 x1 expansion
>> slot(s).
>
> SATA 3.0 is backwards-compatible; you can just use the SATA 2.0 port. Of
> course, it'll only run at 3Gbps.
>
> Also, PCIe 2.0 x1 doesn't actually have the bandwidth for a single 6Gbps
> SATA port, let alone two.

Yes, I know.  I plan to benchmark and usability test it both ways.  Even 
if the performance is flat compared to motherboard SATA 2.0 ports, 
having the extra ports will be useful:

     http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003GS8VA4?redirect=true


David

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Looking for Linux-friendly PCI Express 2.0 x1 host bus adapter  internal SATA 6 Gbps David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> - 2016-01-05 06:20 +0100
  Re: Looking for Linux-friendly PCI Express 2.0 x1 host bus adapter  internal SATA 6 Gbps John Mok <a9121431@gmail.com> - 2016-01-05 06:30 +0100
    Re: Looking for Linux-friendly PCI Express 2.0 x1 host bus adapter  internal SATA 6 Gbps David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> - 2016-01-05 07:00 +0100
      Re: Looking for Linux-friendly PCI Express 2.0 x1 host bus adapter  internal SATA 6 Gbps David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> - 2016-01-05 07:30 +0100
  Re: Looking for Linux-friendly PCI Express 2.0 x1 host bus adapter  internal SATA 6 Gbps Brandon Vincent <Brandon.Vincent@asu.edu> - 2016-01-05 06:40 +0100
    Re: Looking for Linux-friendly PCI Express 2.0 x1 host bus adapter  internal SATA 6 Gbps David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> - 2016-01-05 07:20 +0100
      Re: Looking for Linux-friendly PCI Express 2.0 x1 host bus adapter  internal SATA 6 Gbps Brandon Vincent <Brandon.Vincent@asu.edu> - 2016-01-05 07:30 +0100
      Re: Looking for Linux-friendly PCI Express 2.0 x1 host bus adapter  internal SATA 6 Gbps Petter Adsen <petter@synth.no> - 2016-01-05 09:00 +0100
      Re: Looking for Linux-friendly PCI Express 2.0 x1 host bus adapter  internal SATA 6 Gbps Anthony DeRobertis <anthony@derobert.net> - 2016-01-06 00:10 +0100
        Re: Looking for Linux-friendly PCI Express 2.0 x1 host bus adapter  internal SATA 6 Gbps David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> - 2016-01-06 03:40 +0100

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