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How to add TWO (2) additional SATA III (3) ports to your laptop

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SYBAUSA - SD-MPE40056 >> 2-Port SATA 6G Card, Mini PCI-Express Form Factor, non-RAID, ASM1061 Chipset



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Based on ASMedia ASM1061 PCI-Express 2.0 SATA 6Gbps Controller
1-Lane Mini PCI-Express 2.0 Interface Supports Communication Speed of 2.5Gbps and 5.0Gbps
Compliant with PCI-Express 2.0 Base Specification
Hard Drive Activity LED Indicator. (LED Blinks for Read/Write Activities)
Serial-ATA (SATA) Interface:
2 SATA 6.0Gbps Ports
Compliant with Serial-ATA Specification 3.0
Supports Communication Speed of 6.0Gbps, 3.0Gbps, and 1.5Gbps
Compatible with SATA-III (6Gbps), SATA-II (3Gbps), SATA-1 (1.5Gbps) Hard Drives and SSD's
Supports Gen 1m and Gen 2m SATA PHY
Supports Native Command Queue (NCQ)
Supports SATA Port Multiplier
Supports IDE/AHCI Mode
$27 free s/h with Prime

I'm not sure how good the ASMedia ASM1061 PCI-Express 2.0 SATA 6Gbps Controller are, though? Has anyone had any experience with these?

http://www.asmedia.com.tw/eng/e_show...x=117&item=118
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Engaged in High Speed I/O solution development, Asmedia Technology is committed to enlarging product portfolio with introducing PCI Express Products. The ASM1061, x1 PCI Express to two ports of Serial ATA, enables Serial ATA PHY up to 6Gbps high speed interface, following Serial ATA Revision 3.0 specification.

General Features
- Option Rom support through 64K Byte SPI flash
- 20MHz external crystal
- Integrated 3.3V to 1.2V switch regulator
- 3.3/1.2V Power Supply
- Industry Specifications Compliance:
PCI Express Base Specification Rev. 2.0
Bus Master Programming Interface to IDE ATA Controller Rev. 1.0
PCI Express Card Electromechanical Rev . 2.0
Serial ATA AHCI Spec. Rev.1.3
Serial ATA Revision 3.0

PCI Express Features
- x1 PCI Express lane for 2.5 and 5GHz signaling
- Single virtual channel
- SSC support
- ECRC and Advanced Error Reporting capability
- 100MHz differential PCI Express reference clock in
- Maximum Payload up to 128 bytes

Serial ATA Features
- 2 ports Serial ATA PHY for 1.5, 3.0 and 6.0GHz signaling
- Support Native Command Queue
- Support Gen 1m and 2m SATA PHY
- Support Port Multiplier
You can install 2 additional MSATA SSD's in your laptop with the help of these:



Amazon.com: Syba mSATA SSD to 2.5-Inch SATA Adapter (SY-ADA40050): Computers & Accessories

I bought two of these, they work great! Plan to create a dual SATA 3 SSD RAID 0 array. Technically, you could create a quad SATA 3 SSD RAID 0 array! Just be careful, something that fast might just tear a wormhole into our dimension! :P

UPDATE:

The ASMedia 1061 based controller cards are confirmed to be working at SATA3 6gbps!

http://tonymacx86.blogspot.com/2011/...sata-6gbs.html

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