LSI 9211-8i pci-e 2.0 in pci-e 1.0 slot on H8DM8E-2 mobo

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ugotd8

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Would using a pci-e 2.0 HBA in a pci-e 1.0 slot be the cause of my SATA3 drives negotiating to SATA2 ?

OI: 5.11 oi_151a5 i86pc i386 i86pc Solaris

Aug 27 21:08:23 genunix: [ID 936769 kern.info] sd13 is /pci@0,0/pci10de,376@a/pci1033,125@0/pci11ab,11ab@6/disk@6,0
Aug 27 21:08:23 genunix: [ID 408114 kern.info] /pci@0,0/pci10de,376@a/pci1033,125@0/pci11ab,11ab@6/disk@6,0 (sd13) online
Aug 27 21:08:23 sata: [ID 663010 kern.info] /pci@0,0/pci10de,376@a/pci1033,125@0/pci11ab,11ab@6 :
Aug 27 21:08:23 sata: [ID 761595 kern.info] SATA disk device at port 7
Aug 27 21:08:23 sata: [ID 846691 kern.info] model WDC WD20EARX-00PASB0
Aug 27 21:08:23 sata: [ID 693010 kern.info] firmware 51.0AB51
Aug 27 21:08:23 sata: [ID 163988 kern.info] serial number WD-WMAZA8521234
Aug 27 21:08:23 sata: [ID 594940 kern.info] supported features:
Aug 27 21:08:23 sata: [ID 981177 kern.info] 48-bit LBA, DMA, Native Command Queueing, SMART, SMART self-test
Aug 27 21:08:23 sata: [ID 643337 kern.info] SATA Gen2 signaling speed (3.0Gbps)
Aug 27 21:08:23 sata: [ID 349649 kern.info] Supported queue depth 32
Aug 27 21:08:23 sata: [ID 349649 kern.info] capacity = 3907029168 sectors
 

sotech

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PCI-E 1.0 is only 2Gb/s per lane so yes, that's quite likely - you couldn't possibly negotiate a 6Gb/s link over that bus via a x1 link.

Edit: Whoops, I had read that you were using it in a x1 slot as well - ignore the above.
 
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