Does this motherboard use the Marvel Disk controller chipset?
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No. It uses the standard Intel controller (I forget the model number) for the X79 chipset.
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No, Because there is only 2x Sata 6Gb/s and 4x Sata 3Gb/s everything is on the Intel Chipset.
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Yes, I have done so on both of mine. Suggest a USB. If you add one internally the BIOS will "yell at you for having opened the chassis". Not a big deal to turn off but.... In any event, I have an internal on one and a USB on the other. Little or no difference in performance.
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From the manufacturer's website: http://www.ecsusa.com/ECSWebSite/Product/Product_Detail.aspx?DetailID=1497&Categor;yID=1&DetailName;=Feature&MenuID;=106&LanID;=0Storage º Support by AMD® Kabini Express Chipsetº 2 X Serial ATAIII 6Gb/s
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I dont know - but you can try here for answers -- http://serverfault.com/questions/84043/zfs-sas-sata-controller-recommendations
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Yes, according to the support website linked below. However, it requires a later BIOS version than what may be currently on your board. You may have to flash the BIOS to use it.http://goo.gl/7108ON
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I went back and checked out the model that I purchased from amazon and did a search for that particular chipset and here is the link http://www.asix.com.tw/download.php?sub=driverdetail&PItemID;=86
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Not really. I only bought it because I needed more ports. Unless you need more ports or the controller on the motherboard isn't working. There is no reason for it.
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Thank you. The board is an ASUS Sabertooth Z87 with a RAID controller onboard. I want to use both a RAID data array and SSD drives for OS. I am told the board can do this but I'm unsure about setup of this feature and thought the card may be an easier way to control the array and set the BIOS for hot swap SATA and let the card control the array. Maybe I should look at a different RAID card.
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Well... your question is a bit confusing. It is a UEFI bios that has ample features for any kinda of use. I currently use this board as a file server running NAS4Free. Has enough power for most internet use.
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I returned the LSI card, because it wouldn't work with my Asus motherboard. I bought an Areca hard driver controller and it worked fine.
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Thanks - trying to find out before purchasing, but I found some posts on Newegg that indicate they are SATA (maybe they changed from IDE to SATA and this is why it isn't in the specs).
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The answer is yes 32Gb is a go!! This is a real nice board but make sure you get the memory off the approved list of supported DIMM's. Hers is a link to the support page at MSI for this board.http://us.msi.com/product/mb/970AG46.html#hero-specification. Also if you go with Windows 8.1 download the necessary drivers form this page as the will be newer than those on the Disc. Good luck this MoBo Rocks!!
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From what I have experienced, ZeusGard currently supports BIOS mode booting, and not EFI or UEFI in the current product. Hopefully they will add that in the future.
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Hello, I bought it some months ago.Just use the SATA cable and the power cable connected to your mother board and that's it.
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find a different mobo.theses have bad sata controllers.i warrentied mined 6 months after getting it and this one the sata ports only work if hdd is on one and dvd etc. on 4-6. too much of a hassel to warrenty out again.
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I don't know because I am running Linux on it. But this motherboard performs way better than 2 other mini-itx boards I bought recently. I wish I had found this board sooner.
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No, it uses the on-board integrated video chips. I don't know what video chipset it is using.