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From: Peter Klotz <peter.klotz@aon.at>
Subject: Re: Does ICH9M support eSATA Port Multiplier?
Date: Fri, 30 Oct 2009 23:10:32 +0100
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Robert Hancock wrote:
>> Can I enable it somehow maybe by using a module option?
> 
> No module parameter for that, you'd have to hack the code in ahci.c to 
> force the option on. No guarantees it's going to work if the controller 
> doesn't report the capability, though.

Could you please give me a hint what to change in ahci.c?

I would like to try and see what happens.

Could such a hack damage the hardware?

Regards, Peter.