https://forum.asrock.com/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Mon, 25 May 2026 18:36:35 +0000 Mon, 31 Aug 2015 03:46:56 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.04 360 https://forum.asrock.com/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=739 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_images/web_wiz_forums_black.png https://forum.asrock.com/ https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=739&PID=3385&title=x99-extreme-6ac-esata#3385 Author: colon777
Subject: 739
Posted: 31 Aug 2015 at 3:46am

Thanks for the information. I've searched everywhere for this information. I was afraid that it would not be supported. ]]> Mon, 31 Aug 2015 03:46:56 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=739&PID=3385&title=x99-extreme-6ac-esata#3385 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=739&PID=3383&title=x99-extreme-6ac-esata#3383 Author: parsec
Subject: 739
Posted: 31 Aug 2015 at 2:51am

The X99 Extreme6/ac only uses the Intel X99 chipset that provides the 10 SATA ports. The eSATA port is shared with the SSATA3_3 port.

You'll need to trust me on this since it is difficult to find this information, and it will take a while for me to verify this absolutely.

In the past, Intel SATA ports have never supported port multipliers. Apparently some of the add on SATA chipsets like the ASMedia 1061 support port multipliers, but that chipset is rarely if ever used on X99 boards.

I checked the X99 datasheet and the only discussion of port multipliers involves dealing with messages associated with them from an HBA card, as far as I can tell.

You can check this document yourself, but AFAIK port multipliers are not supported on any Intel chipsets.

http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/chipsets/x99-chipset-pch-datasheet.html
]]> Mon, 31 Aug 2015 02:51:24 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=739&PID=3383&title=x99-extreme-6ac-esata#3383 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=739&PID=3380&title=x99-extreme-6ac-esata#3380 Author: colon777
Subject: 739
Posted: 31 Aug 2015 at 1:44am

Does anyone know if the eSATA on this board supports port multiplier? Does anyone know the name of the chipset controlling eSATA?

I am trying to connect a Mediasonic ProBox HF2-SU3S2 4 Bay 3.5" Hard Drive Enclosure with 4 1TB drives to the eSATA port but for some reason it is not recognized. On the bios, only one hard drive is detected. However, I get nothing in Windows 7. Mediasonic says the eSATA must support port multiplier. How can I find this out? The ASRock site does not provide any information on this.

Any help is appreciated. ]]> Mon, 31 Aug 2015 01:44:10 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=739&PID=3380&title=x99-extreme-6ac-esata#3380