Does this enclosure draw power from an eSATA port?
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My motherboard does not support eSATAp and the connector on the Satechi is NOT eSATAp. I use the USB port to supply power.
145104
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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You could connect it to the SATA port on a mainboard with an adapter cable, but I don't know what kind of thru put you would get. http://www.amazon.com/SATA-to-eSATA-Cable/dp/B003ENM5IA/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1385984735&sr=1-1&keywords=sata+to+esata+adapter
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found this on the new egg site... Package: Enclosure AC power adapter eSATA Cable eSATA Bracket USB Cable Screws
145103
You would need an ESata port on your desktop and a free USB port. The USB port is for electricity because Esata does not supply enough electricity to power the drive and then the Esata cable/port would be for data.
217652
Yes you can. The eSATA end connects to an eSATA port, the other end is a regular SATA plug. This is usually used to connect to an external hard drive for backup or file transfer. It doesn't matter if the drive you connect it to is in the computer or outside the computer. As long as the drive has power you are good to go.
625579
It depends on the enclosure. Some enclosures are capable of powering the drive with just the USB.
1292619
The eSATA port and the internal SATA port next to it share the same port -- you have to change the jumpers to connect the eSATA port.
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No additional power to the card is needed as both esata and sata drives have separate power connectors. This is not a USB card.
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On the end with the USB connection AND the ESATA connection, you need to connect the ESATA end to an ESATA port AND the USB end to a USB port. The USB port is just to provide power to the drive--it doesn't carry any data. Your laptop needs to have an ESATA port on it. Hope that answers your question
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You will need Qty 2 USB ports, an audio port, a 1394 com port,( if you need it), A four pin connector from your power supply. Also, you can plug the esata connector into a sata port if you do not have esata port. I hope this helps.
1415953
No, see http://www.differencebetween.net/technology/difference-between-sata-and-esata/
145102
Did you ever figure this out? I'm having the same problem -- can't use the enclosure with eSATA connection. And if I plug in both eSATA and USB, which port does the actual data transfer??
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This is kind of what I am using these cables for. I have 3 raw SATA drives mounted in a small drive enclosure with these cables connected to 3 esata connections on my PC. Your drive(s) will need a power source as the SATA cables do not provide operating power for the drives
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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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Yes it has a power supply cord that connects to enclosure, u just connect it and plug other end to a wall outlet. The connectivity is standard USB 2.0, it comes with a standard USB cable.
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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.