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On 11/16/2014 2:23 PM, Zaphod Beeblebrox wrote:
> Well... when I plug in my LSI 2008 and attach one of it's ports to my
> ProBox eSATA port, it only "sees" one disk, despite the LSI 2008 saying
> that it supports dozens of total disks.  FYI, the exact model is:

I don think a port multiplier is the same as a SAS expander and a 
SAS/SATA controller does not necessarily support port multipliers.


	---Mike


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