How do I use the eSATA port? How do I do this?
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You would need an ESata port on your desktop and a free USB port. The USB port is for electricity because Esata does not supply enough electricity to power the drive and then the Esata cable/port would be for data.
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I am pretty sure this is a female USB to male esata. Check the picture at the new egg website. Maybe some people don't know the difference between "male" and "female". In other words you will need a female esata cable that will go around the center piece in the port, to connect one end and then the male USB port on the other end
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No it wont. USB host will provide power to bridge to convert USB signal to eSATA signal. It is a USB device to eSATA host, not the other way around. Meaning it allows to use a eSATA device in USB port of your computer
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Mine has only a USB 3.0 jack. I'm not familiar with "eSATA"; I assumed it referred to the internal SATA interface where the drive itself plugs into the case.
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My unit did not have a USB port and only an eSATA Port. I think the description may be wrong as this device is eSATA only.
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The is the exact setup that I have. My desktop is connected via an esata port and my laptop via usb 3.0. Both are plugged into the box. All you have to do is use the interface button on the upper right of the ProBox to select which interface you want. Really simple as far as that goes. However, what is critical for the esata connection is that your sata chip supports the correct protocol. Most esata interfaces work with port multiplier capability. However, this box needs to also have support for FIS based switching protocol. If your computer doesn't support FIS switching, you can get one for about $20 to ad in to your system. There is a mediasonic I/O card that supports it and there is also the Silicon Image PCI Express Card ,SIL3132 Sata II controller with two sata ports on it. I have tried both and found that for me the Silicon Image card is easiest to install and update.
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Yes. The thing comes with 12V power supply (very crappy - mine gone dead in half hour), and for eSATA you have to use it regardless the size of the drive(s) attached.
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No. Each port requires an interrupt to the microprocessor (CPU). Daisy chaining would confuse the system so CPU would not know which device it was dealing with. So that will not work. What you need is a USB hub. That will power both USB drives and act as an intermediate processor which the CPU can deal with. USB hubs are rather inexpensive. USB, however, will be considerably slower than eSata. But it is more convenient.
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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!
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Hi there !Can anybody tell me wether the eSata ports are "powered" on this board or do I need to use the "on the side" USB plug to get the power ? I'm running XBMC and Ubuntu with GREAT SUCCESS, laughing at 1080p decoding using VDPAU acceleration.I'm wondering about booting up from an OCZ OCZESATATHR8G 8GB eSATA Throttle Series Solid State Drive ( OCZ Technology 8 GB Throttle Series eSATA Solid State Drive (SSD) OCZESATATHR8G )but I'm not sure if I need to power it with the usb-port or if it's enough just to plug into the eSata slot ?! ( This OCZ Throttle has an extra usb-connector ... not only eSAta )Anybody know ?rgd,EE. Hi there !Can anybody tell me wether the eSata ports are "powered" on this board or do I need to use the "on the side" USB plug to get the power ? I'm running XBMC and Ubuntu with GREAT SUCCESS, laughing at 1080p decoding using VDPAU acceleration.I'm wondering about booting up from an OCZ OCZESATATHR8G 8GB eSATA Throttle Series Solid State Drive ( OCZ Technology 8 GB Throttle Series eSATA Solid State Drive (SSD) OCZESATATHR8G )but I'm not sure if I need to power it with the usb-port or if... » Read More Hi there !Can anybody tell me wether the eSata ports are "powered" on this board or do I need to use the "on the side" USB plug to get the power ? I'm running XBMC and Ubuntu with GREAT SUCCESS, laughing at 1080p decoding using VDPAU acceleration.I'm wondering about booting up from an OCZ OCZESATATHR8G 8GB eSATA Throttle Series Solid State Drive ( OCZ Technology 8 GB Throttle Series eSATA Solid State Drive (SSD) OCZESATATHR8G )but I'm not sure if I need to power it with the usb-port or if it's enough just to plug into the eSata slot ?! ( This OCZ Throttle has an extra usb-connector ... not only eSAta )Anybody know ?rgd,EE. « Show Less
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sata to esata connection wire. if you don't have esata you'll need an adapter unit. such as sata to usb or sata to firewire. the unit is sealed so you'll have no worries externally. just don't dunk it in coffee
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It comes with a small power cord to connect to a USB port -- at least mine did. eSATA is definitely faster than USB 2. Overall, the speed is comparable to USB 3, although USB 3 has a higher theoretical speed if I remember correctly. USB 3 is also supposed to be more power efficient.
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Nope this is for smaller 1.8inch drives and you can tell that the eSATA connections won't line up. Try looking for a USB to 2.5 inch mSATA cable.
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My brother said that if you have an eSata port or adapter you can transfer data from your computer using a eSata cable. You can transfer the data to an external hard drive or even to another computer or laptop. He said if the other computer also has an eSata port you will be able to transfer the data much faster than just using the USB port. The cable that I purchased from Amazon had three cables put together but I never got to use it because my computer blew up. The three in one cable has an USB, and an eSata and USB combined cable. I hope this is helpful to you because I never got to use it.Sincerely,Diana Stein My brother said that if you have an eSata port or adapter you can transfer data from your computer using a eSata cable. You can transfer the data to an external hard drive or even to another computer or laptop. He said if the other computer also has an eSata port you will be able to transfer the data much faster than just using the USB port. The cable that I purchased from Amazon had three cables put together but I never got to use it because my computer blew up. The three in one cable has an USB, and an eSata and USB combined cable. I hope this is helpful to you because I never got to use... » Read More My brother said that if you have an eSata port or adapter you can transfer data from your computer using a eSata cable. You can transfer the data to an external hard drive or even to another computer or laptop. He said if the other computer also has an eSata port you will be able to transfer the data much faster than just using the USB port. The cable that I purchased from Amazon had three cables put together but I never got to use it because my computer blew up. The three in one cable has an USB, and an eSata and USB combined cable. I hope this is helpful to you because I never got to use it.Sincerely,Diana Stein « Show Less
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There is a connection that gives eSata and usb together, kanex sold on Amazon for 79.95. Same price from apple, but I don't know of single cable to usb.
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The eSATA port and the upper port are shared, so in order to enable the eSATA port on the back you have to change a small jumper on the card itself.I don't recall whether you can have both the upper SATA port and the eSATA port enabled simultaneously, though.
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The ports on the front of the case (2x USB 3.0, 1x eSATA, 2x USB 2.0, HDD Dock) function similar to a USB Hub. In that all of those ports connect to the motherboard via only one regular SATA cable. So to answer your question it connects to a regular SATA port not an eSATA port.