Internal Controller


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    Internal Controller


    I'm looking for an 4 port internal controller for ~ $50 or less, that permits non-RAID hard and optical drives to function and be bootable, plus would pass SMART data to diagnostics. Can anyone point me in the right direction?

    EDIT: Also, I wouldn't mind finding a 2 port external card with the same qualities.
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    No reply...does that mean that no one uses a controller card, or that what I want doesn't exist?
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    Okay, if no answer for the first questions, maybe someone can answer this one. I have found some Highpoint controllers that says that they have a port multiplier that permits it to control 10-20 hard drives. Since these are SATA controllers, and every SATA data cable that I know of is only for a single drive, how would one connect more than 4 drives to a controller that has 4 ports?

    http://www.highpoint-tech.com/USA_new/series_rr600.htm
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