B BlueMax Member Joined Jul 26, 2009 Aug 27, 2009 #1 I'm putting together another cheap HTPC, but the motherboard I'm using doesn't have any SATA ports, and I'm planning on installing a Bluray drive. Will a PCI to SATA card be sufficient to run the Blu-ray player and playback Blu-ray movies? Thanks.
I'm putting together another cheap HTPC, but the motherboard I'm using doesn't have any SATA ports, and I'm planning on installing a Bluray drive. Will a PCI to SATA card be sufficient to run the Blu-ray player and playback Blu-ray movies? Thanks.
zbo Member Joined May 14, 2008 Aug 27, 2009 #2 Yes. The band width on a PCI lane is enough for Blu ray playback no problem.
OP B BlueMax Member Joined Jul 26, 2009 Aug 27, 2009 Thread Starter #3 Is the Blu-ray drive compatible though? I heard most PCI to SATA cards aren't meant for disk drives?!
Is the Blu-ray drive compatible though? I heard most PCI to SATA cards aren't meant for disk drives?!