how many sata 6 gbs ports
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I'm sorry to say that I brought and build this system for a friend. I don't have it on hand. Please refer to the MSI website where you'll find all the details you seek.
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Thanks for your information. I did also find out that there's a sata port intended for an optical drive. If so, then I can mount the SSD in that bay and still have all 4 bays for data. Now - does anybody know if the BIOS can handle 3TB drives without repartitioning?
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I think you are referring to RocketRAID 2720C2, 6TB drives should have no problem too.
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This will work with either SATA or PATA drives, connectors are included for both. I hooked up an old 250 GB.PATA drive as new motherboard had no connectors for it.
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Probably because it doesn't really matter. SATA 6 Gb/s is just marketing for a mechanical drive. No mechanical HDD can even saturate the SATA 3 Gb/s spec.
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1 20 + 4 Motherboard Power Connector1 4 Pin 12V Motherboard Power Connector3 SATA Power Connectors1 4 Pin Molex Connector (Old Style HDD)
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8 Total - 2 Types:6 Intel for all SATA hardware (supports RAID configuration) 2 ASMedia (Data hard drives in AHCI mode only)For more info go to: http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/Z87EXPERT/#specifications
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I think this indicates the type of SATA interface speed. There's SATA I (1.5GB/s), SATA II (3.0GB/s), and SATA III (6.0GB/s). The higher the SATA interface, the greater the potential bandwidth throughput it can support.
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Without the use of port expanders, backplanes, or enclosures 8 drives can be connected. 255 otherwise, to my knowledge.
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If you have a sata cable already just use that. there's no difference between regular sata cables and sata 6gb/sec cables other than the clip on the 6gb/sec cables.
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Not 100% sure but SATA III (revision 3.x) interface, formally known as SATA 6Gb/s, is a third generation SATA interface running at 6.0Gb/s. The bandwidth throughput, which is supported by the interface, is up to 600MB/s. This interface is backwards compatible with SATA 3 Gb/s interface. This particular device claims a transfer rate up to 480Mbps, leading me to believe its a III
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If you are referring to the SATA HDD connection, it is 3 gb/sec per the board manufacturer's specifications.
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8 Total - 2 Types: 6 Intel for all SATA hardware (supports RAID configuration) 2 ASMedia (Data hard drives in AHCI mode only) For more info go to: http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/Z87EXPERT/#specifications
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I have a 1TB drive in it currently hosting my VMware ESXi Server. And it has I believe 3 or 4 sata ports on the mother board if I remember correctly. Because I have an sata dvd drive and two hdds in it currently with one other sata port available if I remember correctly.
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The drive is compatible with both. Sata 6 is twice as fast for data transfer but it depends on whether your computer has the faster interface.
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It has several sata connectors. Probably more than you will ever need unless your building a 12+ disk nas or something similar.
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It is but you won't be able to use the 6gb sata port because it will cover it up. This will only be a problem if you want to use an ssd for your system drive because ssd's should only be used on a 6gb port.