- Dec 2, 2013
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I'm planning my next high-end build but I'd really like something with 3 different SATA controllers... what I want to accomplish is this:
1. Primary OS drive, perhaps U.2.
2. Two data drives in RAID 1.
3. Other SATA devices including DVD and eSATA port.
I don't really see any boards that can do this, but maybe I haven't looked hard enough. My current main PC has 2 SATA controllers, but only one of them supports RAID (not a problem) but the other only supports drive devices, not ACHI devices. That's really a PITA because if I use my data drives in RAID, I can't obviously run anything else off of that controller, and the other one won't support my DVD drives. Ugh. Don't want to run intimidate that again.
I'm open to waiting a while if there's some new Intel chipset that might be released later this year that WILL support what I want.
TIA
1. Primary OS drive, perhaps U.2.
2. Two data drives in RAID 1.
3. Other SATA devices including DVD and eSATA port.
I don't really see any boards that can do this, but maybe I haven't looked hard enough. My current main PC has 2 SATA controllers, but only one of them supports RAID (not a problem) but the other only supports drive devices, not ACHI devices. That's really a PITA because if I use my data drives in RAID, I can't obviously run anything else off of that controller, and the other one won't support my DVD drives. Ugh. Don't want to run intimidate that again.
I'm open to waiting a while if there's some new Intel chipset that might be released later this year that WILL support what I want.
TIA
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