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How many drives do you have on the Sandy Bridge machine?

umm ...All of um! (Well not 2 in server so I gues 32TB)

Main box: 6 sata port - 8 port sata-controller - 2 E-Sata Controllers - 10 hotswap bays - 3 5.25 bays external-internal

Mainbox: SB 2600K/12GB/64GB SSD (OS)- 1 ea LG 10X Bluray - 1 ea external bare drive hotswap for backups - 8 ea 2TB WD EARS (BR-DVD) 2 ea 2TB WD EURS (recorded TV)

Server Box 8 hot swap drives - 1 slim Bluray drive

Server: iCore i5-650/8gb/32gb SSD: 2 ea 1.5TB WD's Backup (OS's-Music-Photos) 1 ea slim BR

HTPC Drives in Serverbox on 2 ea Adaptic 5 port E-Sata multipliers: 1 ea 2TB WD EARS (BR-DVD) 2 ea 1.5TB WD (BR-DVD) 2 ea 1.5TB WD (Recorded TV Movies) 1 ea 1TB WD Music-Photos)
Do you know about the disk corruption that's occurring with the 3 Gb SATA interfaces? Only the first two, 6 Gb SATA ports can be used without data loss being likely.

Edit: More specifically, boards featuring Intel's P67 and H67 chipsets.

Yes, actually it's the 4 sata II ports that degrade because of the controller chip. Sata III ports (2 ea) not problems. I think 5% to 15% failure forecast over 3-5 years. Replacement boards coming in April, maybe they will upgrade me to the X67 ... No problems yet, no worries. I don't think data loss is the main concern, I think it's losing the port. BUt all mine purring now and hopefully till April replacement

My "data" on this machine is movies and music, so no worries, music is backed up, have disks if needed.