it's 10 times faster than ide , go for it. also get the right hard drives, those must be sata2
On Fri, Dec 05, 2008 at 02:47:23PM +0100, frantisek holop wrote: > hi there, > > i was looking for some ahci info when i stumbled upon the intel site > http://www.intel.com/technology/serialata/ahci.htm > > "Implementation of the Advanced Host Controller Interface > Specification requires a license from Intel." > > does this mean based on their specs, or _any_ ahci implementation? > also the specs are free to download (unlike SD specs IIRC).. > > > ahci(4) says the driver emulates SCSI so i guess it is not based > on these specs. but it doesn't mention if it supports the ahci > features that are supposed to be better than ide, e.g. hotswapping > and power management -- so i guess it doesn't... > > > my last question for people running ahci, is it better than > ide in any perceivable way? > > thanks, > -f > -- > oxymoron: mobil station.
