Question 1

Is there a 64 bit driver update for this card to be used with W-10?

Accepted Answer

Hello there, Thank you for contacting us in regards to your question. Unfortunately that is not a question we can answer, but you can contact the manufacturer directly for possible assistance. Their contact information can be found under the 'Warranty & Returns' tab and will be linked below. Website: https://www.vantecusa.com/ Support Phone: 1-510-668-0368 Support Website: https://www.vantecusa.com/dl.php?type=1 Thank you, Newegg Support

Question 2

Is this card Linux compatible? Specifically, Linux Mint or Linux Zorin?

Accepted Answer

Sorry, I do not know.  I am using it for with Windows XP.

Question 3

Can I boot from a SATA CD/DVD drive connected to this card?   Or do I need to boot an OS (Windows) and load its drivers first, before I can access the CD/DVD drive?
  
I am interested in this card, because I see I can no longer buy a PATA CD/DVD drive, and though it might be a solution.

Accepted Answer

My computer was able to boot from any device that was connected to the SATA ports on the card, based on the Boot Priority that I set in the Motherboard's BIOS. (I was using an ASUS P4PEX (Pentium 4) motherboard.

or... you could do what I eventually ended up doing:  I bought some refurbished ASUS motherboards that had 4 or 6 onboard SATA connections.  And then I used Macrium Reflect Pro to restore an image of my OS to the new (different) motherboard.  It worked like a charm.  I used this method with both Windows XP and Windows 7 /8.  Tremendous difference when you use a motherboard that natively supports SATA drives.

Good Luck!

Question 4

Will this recognize a 3 TB hard drive?

Accepted Answer

I'm fairly certain it will. The only thing I could not get it to do is boot from a drive attached to this card.

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