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Is this SATA card bootable?
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Sonnet Tempo-X eSATA 4+4 3GB 8 port Serial ATA II (SATA II) PCI-X Host Controller
OWC part #STITSATAIIX44
Does anyone know the following:
Would this PCI-X SATA card support booting a G5 (non-dual core) off it?
Would it support booting a striped RAID off it (data security issues aside)?
Can't find anything regarding bootability (or not) in the product materials available online.
Thanks a ton.
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Answer to my own question: No. The card is not bootable. Only Sonnet's two-port card is bootable.
Thanks anyways, guys.
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I couldn't find any info on what it takes for a SATA card to be bootable in a Mac to start with... Where is this information available?
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AFAIK, all Firmtek cards are bootable....
Before I bought my 1s2 about a year ago, I researched it thoroughly and did NOT find anything that said otherwise.......
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Personally I find it hilarious that you have the hots for my gramma. Especially seeins how she is 3x your age, and makes your Brittney-Spears-wannabe 30-something wife look like a rag doll who went thru WWIII with a burning stick of dynamite up her a** :)
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Originally Posted by ghporter
I couldn't find any info on what it takes for a SATA card to be bootable in a Mac to start with... Where is this information available?
The Sonnet FAQ page mentions that the two-port card is bootable, and that none of their 4+ port cards (internal, external, 2+2 or multiport cards) are bootable.
The statement about the Firmtek/Seritek cards is correct; I think they're all bootable.
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