Does this product output a POWERED eSATA? I have external DVD drive that works fine on my eSATA-P port on my DELL Latitude Laptop,can this work same?
192063
I believe so. I bought this expressly to hook up to an eSATA internal hard drive that had been inside of an external enclosure that was no longer working. I had external power to the drive and connected the eSATA cable to this adapter to transfer files to my PC hard drive. Worked great!
192064
I think probably not. I think the eSATA cable is only for data. My own setup has a second plug to draw power from the USB 3.0 port for the drive.Hmmm, the Wikipedia entry says that eSATA cannot supply power..."However, eSATA connectors cannot supply power, and require a power supply for the external device. The related eSATAp (but mechanically incompatible, sometimes called eSATA/USB) connector adds power to an external SATA connection, so that an additional power supply is not needed."
217652
Yes you can. The eSATA end connects to an eSATA port, the other end is a regular SATA plug. This is usually used to connect to an external hard drive for backup or file transfer. It doesn't matter if the drive you connect it to is in the computer or outside the computer. As long as the drive has power you are good to go.
1590453
I believe so, yes. You need the correct port on your computer too (esata) but I had no problems connecting the hard drive. You'll also need some sort of power supply for the hard drive. I had one from a sata to usb kit.
2090202
No additional power to the card is needed as both esata and sata drives have separate power connectors. This is not a USB card.
2090203
It does not require any addition power. It works with external Esata drives that don't require power (pocket drives) If you have a larger external 3.5 inch drive it should have its own power supply. I have a 1tb 2.5 inch Esata and it works just like a USB drive plug and go. Also I have just upgraded the system I use the card from Win XP to Win 7 and it was flawless. everything was totally automatic. Hope this helps, PS I am currently considering purchasing another one for a different system. I have been totally happy with the card The price performance ratio on this card is great.
1539549
No they do not, I have tested it with mine. I am using a Sil3124 based PCI card with two esata ports to hook up my external drive enclosures.
628223
It's right in the item's description, but somewhat disguised. Assuming your computer is newer and equipped for eSata, its a great item - and fast. Although it's less flexible than my USB 3.0, it runs faster on my PC. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B003IT6PH2
1508772
I don't understand your question. Are you saying that you lost the instructions for the Rosewill external drive? If you have placed the hard drive into the enclosure correctly and Windows 7 is not recognizing the drive then I ask "How is the drive connected to your machine"? If it is eSATA then I know that some motherboards seem to have a problem. The best solution is to use USB and there should be no complications. Please clarify!
1455387
I have a router with an eSATA port that can used for a media drive. Can this HD be used in an eSATA stand alone enclosure with an 80mm fan for cooling? Thank you in advance for any information.
1063530
In a word NO. The SATA connector on the adapter is just a standard eSATA connector and not an eSATAp connector and therefore has no power pins. Therefore the adaptor only works one way. It only works for connecting an eSATA device to the computers USB 3.0 port. It will not work for connecting a USB3 device to the eSATAp port on your computer
1208443
The product description lists a power cord is included. It is more important that this comes with a mini CD with the correct drivers. I have purchased three of these pci-express cards with USB 3.0 and with and without eSATA. The USB3.0 and eSATA ports I/O speed is limited by the pcie bus. USB3.0 should be faster than the pcie bus but you must remember that there are several controller and bridge chips between the storage device and the computer. The all can add overhead and bottle necks. In my testing I have found the max Read/Write speeds to be 70-120MBps for USB3.0 and eSATA. The eSATA is temperamental and I only use for backup. The max Read/Write speeds I get for USB2.0 are 30-40MBps. So this card is useful to use an open pci-express slot to add USB3.0/eSATA ports that are 2X-3X faster than your USB2.0. As far as power, I have not had to use the external power for accessing USB3.0 HDDs or SSDs. I have found huge variations in I/O speeds between different external enclosures with the same drives installed. I say go for it if you have an empty slot and only USB2.0 and also consider a dual USB3.0 unless you require eSATA. One answer referred to unstable behavior on a laptop. That is caused by the driver. The USB/eSATA card uses a different driver than the dual USB card. The included driver may not be the best for your PC, but there is probably a better driver somewhere..
317235
I have tested the Hard Disk with eSATA cable and I can confirm to you that the eSATA cable can be used only for Data transfer and will not power the hard disk. It is necessary to power the hard disk via USB cable. Please note that if both cable (eSATA and USB) are connected at the same time, only the eSATA cable will be recognized and interact with the drive, the USB connection in this case will only be used for power. Regards Marcos Silva - Rio de janeiro - Brasil
56655
The cable has a standard USB connector on one end and eSata on the other. It is a 2-way path and I am using it for an external hard drive backup. It should work in your configuration.
1430417
It needs an esata interface. Lots of them (especially the ones built into motherboards) are buggy or don't perform well. So I have an addon card.
1533675
You will need Qty 2 USB ports, an audio port, a 1394 com port,( if you need it), A four pin connector from your power supply. Also, you can plug the esata connector into a sata port if you do not have esata port. I hope this helps.
1590454
Yes. However, you will need to feed external power to your HDD. The eSATA cable does not provide power like USB.
1956221
There's nothing OS-specific about the enclosure, anything with eSATA "port multiplier" support should work fine.