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> i meant "are they the right length" - the answer's that the TX lines<br>
> are 7ps out but the spec says that up to 30ps is ok.<br>
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>> in each track and connect both resistors with scope probes to further balance it.<br>
>> (A bit excessive me thinks for the kind of results you can extract from it.)<br>
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> well... i'm thinking perhaps the capacitors should be replaced with<br>
> 0R resistors temporarily (so that no board-level revisions are needed)<br>
> and then the capacitors put onto the external I/O board, as near as<br>
> possible to the SATA connector.<br>
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</div>I have done exactly that, with no results.</blockquote><div><br></div><div>Forgot to include the image.  </div><div><a href="http://i.imgur.com/az9RYui.jpg">http://i.imgur.com/az9RYui.jpg</a> </div></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr">
<div style="font-family:arial;font-size:small">Christopher Thomas</div><div style="font-family:arial;font-size:small">Firemoth Industries, LLC - Owner</div><div style="font-family:arial;font-size:small"><a href="mailto:christopher@firemothindustries.com" target="_blank">christopher@firemothindustries.com</a></div>
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