Dec 23, 2008 #1 J jcolby Limp Gawd Joined Jun 7, 2004 Messages 187 I have a back panel bracket to expose two ESATA ports. The interior end is a cable that looks like it is just an SATA cable. Can I plug into ANY SATA port and set up that channel to be ESATA, IOW connect to an ESATA external drive?
I have a back panel bracket to expose two ESATA ports. The interior end is a cable that looks like it is just an SATA cable. Can I plug into ANY SATA port and set up that channel to be ESATA, IOW connect to an ESATA external drive?
Dec 23, 2008 #2 R Ravynmagi [H]ard|Gawd Joined Jul 12, 2006 Messages 1,464 ESATA is just SATA with a slightly more sturdy external connector. You can plug it into any available SATA port.
ESATA is just SATA with a slightly more sturdy external connector. You can plug it into any available SATA port.
Dec 23, 2008 #3 D DriveEuro 2[H]4U Joined Jun 23, 2004 Messages 2,688 http://www.macgurus.com/ccp51/media/images/category/sata/eSATA_TypA_lrg.jpg Not quite. They are not the same connector. They work on nearly the same principles and all, but the connectors are not backwards compatible.
http://www.macgurus.com/ccp51/media/images/category/sata/eSATA_TypA_lrg.jpg Not quite. They are not the same connector. They work on nearly the same principles and all, but the connectors are not backwards compatible.
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