SATA controller with both internal and external ports

[Caesar_091]

Hi all,
I'm looking for a PCIe SATA controller for my Mac Pro 1,1 with both internal* and external (to connect two external drives) ports

*internal SATA port needed to connect an LG BluRay drive (GGW-H20L) actually connected to the ODD SATA port (but I want to use it on Windows too and I would like to upgrade firmware without opening my Mac or using the AHCI mode).

Have somebody found a controller like this?


TIA

 

[mooblie]

I believe there used to be a Sonnet Tempo eSATA card with "4+4" ports (4 internal, 4 external) but it's not listed on their site now, so it's probably obsolete. I'm also not sure if it was PCI or PCIe. Might be worth a little eBay searching?

Edit: on checking, I think it was PCI-X only. Sorry! Can you not use the motherboard SATA port for your internal drive and an eSATA (external ports only) card ?

 

[nanofrog]

There's not a single card that can do what you want.

The cheapest, would be this (and you'd need 2x, as it can only operate 2x ports, not 4). The description is misleading, but you can configure it as a 2+0, 1+1, or 0+2 configuration. Get the Drivers from SIL (here) or try Sonnet (their SIL3132 card drivers have worked for some with this card).

There's also cards from Highpoint that you could use a pair of them (620 and 622, internal and external 2 port cards respectively). But so far, they've not developed the Mac drivers as promised.