For example, an eSATA port multiplier allows multiple external SATA drives to be connected to one eSATA port on the computer. Also called a "port expander," another example is a USB hub ...

Sure enough, when he plugged the port multiplier board in (after a bit of what he refers to as “professional wiggling”), the appropriate entry showed up in lspci. But there was a problem.

with a Powerball of 20 and a PowerPlay multiplier of 2. Despite the lack of a jackpot winner, one lucky ticket sold at the Publix on SW Port St. Lucie Boulevard, at Darwin Square Plaza ...