SiI3112 SATA controller problems - status

[Soren Schmidt]

It seems Will Andrews wrote:
> On Tue, Sep 30, 2003 at 10:22:33PM +0200, Soren Schmidt wrote:
> > No what I mean is that the Raptor is a PATA device fitted with a
> > marvell PATA->SATA converter "on board", its not a "pure" SATA
> > design, but just the old stuff they used to make with the marvell
> > chip kludged on the back :)
> > 
> > The power connector is uninteresting in this context.
> 
> Interesting, since no one's made any PATA drives that spin at
> 10,000 RPM as far as I know.  For some reason I thought the
> interface change allowed for this (but couldn't come up with a
> good reason why it would make a difference).  :)

Hmm, PR? pricing? I guess its easier to make people shell out $$
for a pretty expensive 36G drive if you add SATA to the mix of features :)

> Thanks for your work, btw.

I try :)

-Søren