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Subject: Re: nForce2 RAID MCP (SATA) support?
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On Friday 24 December 2004 05:23 pm, Dag-Erling Sm=F8rgrav wrote:
> John Nielsen <lists@jnielsen.net> writes:
> > The SATA controller has a device ID of 0x00e510de.
>
> ...so it's not a real SATA controller at all, but a PATA controller
> with a converter chip in front.

That's good to know.  What's the practical difference and how can you tell=
=20
just given the device ID?

JN