text: <s>[INST] PF 40 IN MULTI-DRIVE MODE ON CNET. How many connections does master drive takes in multi-drive mode on controlnet?(Considering 1 drive as master and 4 drives as slaves). [/INST] The I/O consumes only one connection between the controller and drive(s) regardless of whether the adapter is in Single or Multi-Drive mode. \\n </s>