Promise T3 and port multiplier function

I have a K9A2 Platinum mobo. It has a Promise T3 controller for the ESata ports. I can find no documentation on this controller, so maybe the company who made them went out of business. I am looking for the information about this controller of whether it supports a "port multiplier function" since I am considering buying a MB561US-4S-1 Quad Bay eSATA & USB 2.0 External Enclosure from Icy Dock.

Quote from: Bas on 12-January-11, 05:42:36
Typical.
That is why I say, test it first.
Desktop boards often fail to boot from add-in RAID/SATA/SAS/SCSI cards.
And trust me, it more a rule that it fails.
I would like to find a card before I buy the enclosure, but maybe you are right that I should just buy the enclosure I want and then see if it will work directly with the Promise T3 controller on the K9A2 Platinum mobo, if that is what you are suggesting.
As far as testing a card first, I can not do that until I buy a card and then if it does not work I would need to return it. I do not currently have an add-in card with port multiplier function capability.
My reason for wanting to find out in advance whether the Promise T3 controller will work or not is not only that I do not want to have to wait again if I have to get a card but also that I will normally buy all of my items from New Egg and I do not want to have to pay separate shipping for two distinct orders if I can get everything at once.
One of the pluses of building one's own system is that I should be able to find out the technical details of the mobo's components. But finding out about the Promise T3 controller has proved frustrating. I do have a question about the Promise T3 controller in to MSI support so I hope to get a definitive answer shortly from them.

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