SATA port multipliers are cheap and popular for low-cost storage arrays. But are they safe for your data? ZDNet reader experience can help us size the problem.

So SATA port multipliers don't need any special hardware outside of the enclosure to have each disk show up?<BR><BR>How does that affect the motherboard controller's allotment of drives?

Hi all,I have been trying to find the answer to this question for many days now, to no avail: does the 1210 (or any Areca SATA PCIe card, for that matter) support SATA port multipliers?My plan is ...

The port multipliers can turn one SATA port into five ports that can support both optical and storage drives. The port replicators can also support RAID arrays and have an integrated buzzer to ...

Also called a "fan-out," it is a device that expands one physical socket/jack into several. For example, an eSATA port multiplier allows multiple external SATA drives to be connected to one eSATA ...

The IntelliProp IPP-SA128A-PM (SATA Port Multiplier with Sandbox) device is an IP core that provides SATA Port Multiplier functionality with support for up to 15 SATA storage devices. The IP core is ...

Addonics Technologies today announced two new members of its Port Multiplier family, both designed to support SATA 3.0 6Gbps and greatly enhance the storage capabilities for a wide range of ...

Lets You Connect Up To Five SATA Drives To Any SATA Port SAN JOSE, CA (September 14, 2009) -- Addonics Technologies (www.addonics.com) today announced a feature-rich hardware port multiplier, the ...

Short of storage space for your digital files and backups, Addonics has a new product for you. The company has announced a new hardware port replicator for SATA ports that comes in two styles. The ...

Thus, if SATA could cascade port multipliers, it could be a very cost-effective and high-performance solution for scaling storage capacity. But multilevel cascading over SATA presents challenges. The ...

Learn about the storage connections that are available to you with Parallel ATA and Serial ATA 1. Scott Lowe breaks down the pros and cons of each.

The SeriTek 5-Bay SATA Port Multiplier enclosure can hold up to five hot-swappable Serial ATA drives, each with a transfer rate up to three gigabits per second.