if it requires pcie bifurcation, it's probably passive and cheaper
if it's more expensive and doesn't use bifurcation, probably active
if it requires pcie bifurcation, it's probably passive and cheaper
if it's more expensive and doesn't use bifurcation, probably active
a passive card is split (say 16 lanes by 4 drives = 4 lanes each) so each drive you add would be 4 more lanes
if using an active card, that uses a set number of lanes (usually 16) and will always consume those lanes
a passive card is split (say 16 lanes by 4 drives = 4 lanes each) so each drive you add would be 4 more lanes
if using an active card, that uses a set number of lanes (usually 16) and will always consume those lanes
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