SATA question

[TheCommander]

Would it make a difference in speed if I put my SATA drive into an external enclosure vs keeping the SATA drive directly connected to the SATA port on my motherboard?

 

[Old Hippie]

If the external is connected by eSATA, there should be very little, if any, difference in speed.

 

[xenotype]

yup yup. only if you ported it over USB 2.0 would it be slow.

 

[DrStrangeBrew]

yeah like Xeno & Hippie say it should be good. If the enclosure has a separate controller inside it that interfaces between the HD & the SATA port, it could introduce latencies or even throughput/max capacity restrictions -- but if you go directly with a cable from your drive to the MoBo, it's clear sailing. Oh try not to spill coke on the wire.... & avoid routing it near a microwave