eSata-eSata cable: Does the enclosure come with an eSata to eSata cable?
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What's in the Box Acomdata Portable Tango Drive Enclosure, USB Cable, Installation Guide http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001XHELB8/ref=olp_product_details?ie=UTF8&me=&seller=
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eSATA just means "external"SATA. Any SATA hard drive can be connected to an enclosure that has an eSATA connector on the outside of the enclosure. It could even be a solid state drive except they don't make 3.5 inch solid state drives!
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There's nothing OS-specific about the enclosure, anything with eSATA "port multiplier" support should work fine.
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Although the item in question does have both an eSata port as well as an internal Sata port, unfortunately you must sacrifice the internal Sata port in which you have available to you only to allow it as use for a pass-through to the external eSata port as, without this pass-through, the eSata port would not function.
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I have hooked it up to a esata enclosure with 4 drives and it worked with no problem.
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No eSATA cable... I thought an eSATA card came with it. Guess I'll have to find one.
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Yes, that will work fine, however, to connect it to eSATA you will either need to install the drive into an eSATA enclosure or have an adapter cable. The enclosure is the safest bet. Also, be sure that the chipset of your esata controller is capable of seeing a drive that big. Most are, but some of the older ones may give you trouble.
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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.
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No it does not. I purchased the eSATA cables separately. The eSATA is faster than USB by orders of magnitude. If you are purchasing this drive it is imperative to also purchase an eSATA cable, otherwise the performance benefits of the drive are lost.
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Yes, but the eSATA cable didn't work with a DELL XPS Desltop. I had to buy another one. After that, no problem.
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I didn't notice the claim in the specs before purchasing but it absolutely does not have eSATA on my two that I just received in the last month. I don't need it so not a concern for me and the quality of the case is phenomenal so if you need eSATA, unfortunately you are out of luck but if not, this case is great.
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Yes. However, you will need to feed external power to your HDD. The eSATA cable does not provide power like USB.
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power adapter, its a 3.5 enclosure... esata never worked on mine for some reason, and i dont like the direction of the fan pulling in dust right on to the middle of my drive, ive had a drive fail in this case and that might have been why, im not sure though
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StarTech.com 2.5in Black eSATA USB External Hard Drive Enclosure for SATA HDD StarTech.com 2.5in Black eSATA USB External Hard Drive Enclosure for SATA HDD
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I have a brand new laptop with an esata port. This enclosure does recognize my external drive via the USB connection, but won't recognize by esata cable. I followed the instructions to use the USB cable for power, and even tried plugging in to a second USB port as suggested, in case one port wasn't supplying enough power.I'm trying to get through to their online support page, but so far no luck. So I'm up in the air for now.
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If the item is retail or the resellers kit Yes. It also includes a 2.5" to 3.5" drive bay adapter, installation CD, a 4 pin molex to eSATA power adapter, and a sticker. If the Item is OEM it would only be the drive. If it were open box or used then it comes as is or as described.
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Maybe? I am using a laptop that has powered eSata port, and I'm using an eSatap cable that I got from Amazon, separate from the enclosure. Sounds like you have a similar setup. otherwise you will probably have to power the device from USB, but be connected to eSata first and perhaps the connection will be established on eSata. This is how some other enclosures function.