does it come with an esata-to-sata cable for DirecTV usage?
1091987
No it doesn't, that item is only an HDD, that can fit inside PC, NAS, enclosure, etc. Don't get confused with the AV, the HDD is recommended for set top, media players, and NAS for its reliability and streaming excellence capabilities.
1091988
You'll need something like this Thermaltake St0005u Blacx SATA HDD Esata & Usb Docking Station Windows & Mac Os Compatible (which does include an eSATA cable) to convert this WD internal hard drive into an external drive. I use this combo with a DirecTV Genie HD DVR...works great and basically you unlimited storage. Need more space? Add another WD hard drive.
28036
yes, it came with a single SATA cable. It was straight connector on one end, and had a 90 degree on the other end.
81038
Yes. It comes with power supply, USB 3.0 cable and eSata cable. I don't believe it had a usb 2.0 cable but I have plenty of those.
171935
Yes, the SATA cable is included, but not the power cable. The power cable usually comes with a power supply
761377
I have not tried it as the ESATA had a different number of pins. My neighbor said to plug I. All three connectors. The ESATA port on the back of my gadget, the USB port in front of my gadget and the other USB into the external hard drive I was trying to set up.
404781
The USB 3.0 chip-set supports sATA, so, no they are internal sATA ports for expansion drives not pass through for the EsATA.
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.
1814317
I believe it did. At the time of purchase I didn't have an eSata port to use it on.
1795752
My motherboard does not support eSATAp and the connector on the Satechi is NOT eSATAp. I use the USB port to supply power.
2047181
I'm not sure why your edges are so sharp, mine aren't. As for the eSATA cable, neither the listing on Amazon or the package contents on the box say than an eSATA cable is included. While it would be nice if one was included, I'm sure it was cut to keep costs down as Larry said.
130670
no sir, it doesn't come with the cables. You'll need separate SATA and SATA power cables for connection.
1651860
I know the USB3-to-USB3 cable is included; uncertain (too much time has passed) but I think eSATA is also included (never have used eSATA connection,but I seem to recall having two unused eSATA cables at home -- on the road for the next week!)
373001
No, but with a separately purchased adaptor, our Direct TV satellite works perfectly..
1590454
Yes. However, you will need to feed external power to your HDD. The eSATA cable does not provide power like USB.
1189085
i was told from apricorn which used to have the dvr expander and they said that you could get any hard drive that has an esata. I don't know how reliable that would be. I wish i had bought more apricorn's but i guess since the floods in thailand they are not bringing the dvr expander back.
1324914
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.
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.