Can an SSD drive be used without a controller?

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Published on 2010-05-18T07:07:24Z Indexed on 2010/05/18 7:11 UTC
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I read somewhere that an SSD can be attached to a motherboard using the PCI-Express bus without a controller. I am not sure what this means. If these are special kind of motherboards, what are some of these motherboards (brand name and model)?

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