enable onboard SATA ML110 G1

[Jan Engstrom]

Is it possible to enable the onboard SATA channels on ML110 G1?

[raadek]

What do you mean by that? Embedded controller in that server is ATA, not SATA. In SATA models you have additional, slot-based SATA controller:

"Integrated Dual Channel Ultra ATA-133 IDE (ATA Models)
4 port SATA RAID controller (SATA Model)"

Rgds.

[Jan Engstrom]

On the motherboard there is two SATA connectors. When trying to enable them in BIOS setup the entry is grayed out.

[raadek]

OK, in theory SATA controller is a part of Intel E7210 chipset, which is present on this motherboard.

But I have no idea how deeply HP has disabled it or whether there is a hack to reverse that.

Looking purely at the ML110 G1 spec there should be no SATA ports onboard :)

[RufusG]

I have an ML110 G2 where I fitted a Promise FastTrak SATA adapter and 2 additional SATA drives in RAID-1 in addition to the original "C" drive. Such SATA RAID Adapters are only about $70 today.

I used SATA-1 components when I built the system in 2005, but today I would use SATA-2 as they are faster.

I installed the Operating System on the "C" drive and store all my Data on the separate "F" drive.

That way I can re-build the Operating System without touching the Data on the "F" drive.

My working Data is on a separate Workstation and I have a Utility that does an incremental backup of all changes from my WorkStation to the RAID drive on the Server - Belt & Braces !

Using techniques like this I have stored photographs and other personal & business data from 1984 in a succession of computers.

Hope that this helps you.