Tek Tip: eSATA

[nigel101]

where was the tip?

[9Merijuana9]

so...esata means i need to connect external hard drive for faster dta transfer? because i have been using normal usb port for my hard drive. plz reply. thank you :D

[wingbliss]

Bro, Good work. I support you.

eSATAp (eSATA + USB) is more economical and simpler than USB 3. Why?

1) Its already on 50% of the machine.

2) 99% of machine have SATA. Upgrading on old machine simply require a zero driver USD 12 Delock bracket.

3) Its compatible with USB 2.0 and can HotSwap! too.

4) eSATA is found in NAS (need port multiplier feature)

5) NCIX & Crunchgear prove the simpler economical eSATAp is actually as fast if not faster than USB 3.0

6) Self-powered

[burton0x]

Haha now i know what that thing in the side of my new laptop is finaly.

[wingbliss]

Hi Bro! good work! BTW, use the Delock eSATAp cable. it is USB compatible & can even power up a 3.5" HDD/SSD or a 5.25" DVD-RW.

[UtahPilotChip]

I just received my portable HDD in the mail. It has a USB 2.0 and an eSATA. I assume it is powered through the USB (which can also be used as the data transfer). Anyway I can not figure out how to transfer data using the eSATA. The plug and play with the USB works great, but as soon as I plug the eSATA into the drive, it disapears out of My Computer. I tried rebooting with the eSATA in and it tried to boot from my empty drive. Any help would be very appreciated!

[brianchris4]

wait.. untested? .. all you do is plug it into a sata port on the board.. same interface.. different connector..

[PeterRabbit01]

if its a standard it generally tested... its no different that an internal sata port

[SadisticMidnight]

Nice, my new laptop has a eSATA port i did not know what the hell it was for.. well now i know!

thanks man