Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Japanese term or phrase:
SATAポート
English translation:
SATA ports
Added to glossary by
Katalin Horváth McClure
Dec 26, 2006 19:11
17 yrs ago
Japanese term
SATAポート
Japanese to English
Tech/Engineering
Computers: Hardware
RAID
In the following context,
RAIDを構築するには、本製品のSATAポートに2台のHDDを接続する必要です
can a singular form be ok for the translation of SATAポート?
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RAIDを構築するには、本製品のSATAポートに2台のHDDを接続する必要です
can a singular form be ok for the translation of SATAポート?
TIA
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SATA ports
As the text says, you need to connect 2 hard disk drives, so you would use two connectors.
You should know from the context, whether the system uses a multiplier on one SATA port, or has two separate ports. Either way, since the text mentions connecting two HDDs, plural is appropriate.
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Note added at 26 perc (2006-12-26 19:38:10 GMT)
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A little more explanation:
Can you run multiple drives off a SATA port?
EXPERT RESPONSE
By default, basic SATA supports a point-to-point connection, for example between a server and a disk drive. However, you can run multiple SATA disk drives off of a single SATA port if port multipliers are used.
Port multipliers enable a SATA controller port to fan-out to multiple SATA devices.
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More here:
http://searchstorage.techtarget.com/expert/KnowledgebaseAnsw...
You should know from the context, whether the system uses a multiplier on one SATA port, or has two separate ports. Either way, since the text mentions connecting two HDDs, plural is appropriate.
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Note added at 26 perc (2006-12-26 19:38:10 GMT)
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A little more explanation:
Can you run multiple drives off a SATA port?
EXPERT RESPONSE
By default, basic SATA supports a point-to-point connection, for example between a server and a disk drive. However, you can run multiple SATA disk drives off of a single SATA port if port multipliers are used.
Port multipliers enable a SATA controller port to fan-out to multiple SATA devices.
...
More here:
http://searchstorage.techtarget.com/expert/KnowledgebaseAnsw...
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