Re: nForce2 RAID MCP (SATA) support?

On Wednesday 22 December 2004 11:32 pm, Jeremy Messenger wrote:
> On Thu, 23 Dec 2004 12:19:58 +0600 (NOVT), Maxim M. Kazachek
>
> <stranger_at_sberbank.sibnet.ru> wrote:
> > MCP 2 doesn't have ANY SATA support. MCP have 6ch codec, 2xATA133,
>
> I have the same (maybe, mine is 7N2 Delta2 Platinum) motherboard as his
> and it does has SATA support. Mine SATA is disabled in BIOS, which I
> don't have any SATA HD.
>
> =====================================
> ? nVIDIA nForce2 Gigabit MCP Chipset
> -	Integrated Ethernet MAC
> -	Integrated Hardware Sound Blaster/Direct Sound AC97 audio
> -	Ultra DMA 66/100/133 master mode PCI EIDE controller
> -	Supports USB 2.0
> -	Integrated SATA Interface
> =====================================

It is indeed integrated on this mainboard.  Just from looking at the chips 
on the board, it appears that the Ethernet and SATA are both handled by the 
same MCP2 chip.  I was surprised myself not to see a Silicon Image or 
silicon image controller/BIOS when I booted it up.

I haven't yet had any luck with the onboard ethernet, even with the 
net/nvnet port.  I guess that's what PCI slots are for.. :)

JN