Do I have to use the sata? I have no other slot for sata. All my satas are taken.
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No. That is up to you. All the functions work from USB except the eSATA jack on the front. You do not need to use it.
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The sata is only if you want to use its external drive capability. It won't affect the usb or memory card slots.
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I you want the E-Sata port on the front to be usable, yes. but if you just want to use everything else you can just not hookup the Sata. The rest all uses USB.
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Yea the USB and all the card readers should still work fine without the SATA wire in use
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The SATA connection is required for card reading. The USB connector is for the USB ports. Without the SATA connected it's just a USB expansion slot. You will need to purchase a SATA expansion card for one of your available Motherboard expansion slots and plug the SATA into one of the expansion slots.
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My experience would say yes, what you're asking is certainly possible and that you should also contact Gigabyte and/or provide more info to be sure. In general what you're asking is a common setup. You should check to make sure your mSATA port is SATA 3 also, because I have the feeling it might not be. I'm back because I became curious and did some homework. I foresee no problems and that you'll likely just have to tell it to boot to mSATA in BIOS. It also appears that your mSATA is SATA 2, if that matters to you.
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I don't know; I haven't tried it. I am using "regular" e-SATA drives which work fine. Suggest contacting the manufacturer directly since they would know.
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Yes, no problem. I personally use a standard SATA drive through, I need the capacity. Works like a charm...
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I added a second drive and a video card. I did need to buy a serial ATA cable to connect the drive to the motherboard. Also, the BIOS settings needed to be changed on the system (hit F12 on boot up). Be aware that each new device uses additional power; you do not want to exceed the output of the power supply.
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Not to use as the main storage disk. You'll have to use a HDD with SATA hook ups.
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NO. The interface SATA is incompatible with ATA in your desktop. I suggest you to buy a new computer, don't waste the money on this part.
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I don't think the SATA data cable is supplied. I had a spare one. Look in the manual for where the connector is on the motherboard. http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=99190 - This link has pictures which show the red additional SATA Cable connected to the motherboard.
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Plug the IDE Cable from Motherboard into the IDE connector on this unit, the SATA connector you must use only one of them - they are different one SATA is SATA [From Motherboard] to IDE the other is IDE to SATA [Drive]
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No, I don't think so as the only connecting cable uses a specific USB 3.0 motherboard-capable connector. I do not remember seeing any ports for SATA connectivity.
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USB likely feeds only the additional USB ports on the front. Device is Sata therefore using Sata for data transfer. Do you have a SATA port free. I didn't because my 6 Hardrives used them. I used a spare sata PCI card
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This board requires four 4-pin ATA plugs. The board comes with the four 4-pin ATA plugs. Make sure your have a power supply that will accommodate these plugs. I had to buy adaptors (about $2 each) to plug into the SATA plugs.
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You can use any SATA drive, I think. I would recommend a drive intended for continuous use, such as a NAS drive. I picked a WD Red, 4TB,
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Yes, you can use your SATA drive in the enclosure. Please note, if it is a high capacity drive it will require special formatting. You can find that information and instructions on how to do that on the Web.
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The sata connectors will all be on a chain together, look on your hard drive and see the connector that is the largest slot? Find the cables that match the shape of the connector, remember don't force it too much, make sure you are inserting it the right way
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You have to buy the ram for the machine, it has 1 HDMI and 2 display ports (letting you do up to 3 monitors). You cannot use a regular Sata hard disk, you need to use an mSata hard disk.
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Update: You need to be CERTAIN the ssd is MICRO sata, and the other connection is STANDARD SATA, as I see it. My mistake was not even knowing there was such a thing as SLIMLINE sata, but WTH... Six bucks...? NBD... I'd send you mine, but I never get anything done. 'Buried somewhere anyway...