I have a Dell Zino with two eSATA ports. Will any of these eSATA/USB 3.0 adapters allow me to convert one of the eSATA ports to a USB 3.0 port?
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To my knowledge the device allows a usb to esata connection to be established. I used it to connect a MacBook Air to a LaCie Drive at the esata port. I don't see why the reverse couldn't also work if you want to connect to a usb device using this device to bridge to your esats port,
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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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Actually, it did not work for my purpose. My PC fried and I tried to restore files to a new box (USB 3.0 interfaces) from an eSATA external drive. Did not even register. FYI: I then tried a "Newertech" eSATA to USB 3 connector pod (pn NWTADESATA6USB3 -- Barcode: 1309000527) from "Otherworld computing". It worked. I wish you luck
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Yes, Something along the lines of this would work:Rosewill 2-Port USB 3.0 4-Port USB 2.0 Hub eSATA Multi-In-1 Internal Card Reader with USB 3.0 Connector (RDCR-11004)
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Depends on how you connect it. I believe with eSATA you can configure the drive in Windows to not fall asleep. I don't know if USB 3.0 connections are configurable like this.
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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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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.
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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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I am uncertain weather it supports eSATAp specifically. I do know that there is an eSATA port on the case next to the mini USB port. My guess is that it does support it since eSATAp is a hot swappable device.
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Daisy chaining using eSATA is not possible.Also there is this misconception than eSATA rated at 6 GB/s is faster than USB 3.0 rated at 5GB/s, but it doesn't work that way. In practice, your USB 3.0 will have read/write speeds of 400 MB/s while the eSATA will get 350 MB/s.
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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
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Not sure where to get one but it does have an eSATA port and 2 Firewire 800 ports you can use also. I would email the support at G-Tech for assistance.
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You would need an ESATA to USB 3.0 Conversion Cable, and I don't think that exists. You will just have to use the drive at USB 2.0 speeds. There are plenty of USB 3.0 TO ESATA cables, but not what you need.
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All the labels state its an eSATA (no p) adapter.Also when I compare an eSATA to an eSATAp picture on Wikipedia it looks like the first (no power pins).Unfortunately I don't have any devices that have an eSATAp interface so I cannot finally test.From all I can see: no, it doesn't.RE other answers: the controller chip clearly is an eSATA to USB bridge, NOT the other way round. The plugs don't match (at least per USB3 IEEE spec) for this application, too.
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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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you may want to check and make sure your computer has usb3 support? mine doesn't have usb3 so esata can transfer faster.
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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!