> -----Original Message-----
> From: olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx] On
> Behalf Of Moose
> Sent: Monday, June 04, 2007 2:25 PM
> To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [OM] Re: OT Notes on Upgrading - II - Disks - and a question
>
> Chuck Norcutt wrote:
> > Now that I have the new fire breathing core duo machine I need to
> change
> > from USB to eSATA so I was interested in your comments there. I read
> a
> > review of a Seagate 500GB eSATA drive which stated that the drive
> came
> > with a PCI SATA card which had external connectors. I wasn't aware
> of
> > the jumpers from motherboard to expansion slot header so I'll have to
> > check the motherboard to see if there's an SATA socket or two
> available.
> Jeff Keller wrote:
> > ? ... Either I've looked at different models or I missed seeing what
> > you saw Chuck. The Seagate eSATA drives I've seen say they come with
> a
> > cable but haven't mentioned the card/bracket to provide a connection
> > form the inside of the computer to the rear panel.
>
> Both eSATA external drive cases I've bought, one with HD and another
> empty, have come with the header/cables, so I have one in each machine.
>
> Chuck Norcutt wrote:
> > Check out
> <http://www.seagate.com/docs/pdf/datasheet/disc/ds_ext_esata.pdf>
> >
> > includes PCI 2 port interface card
> >
> I looked at this one and it has one flaw for my use. I want to be able
> to access any and all of my external drives with all of my computers -
> and the notebook doesn't have eSATA. so I wanted all external
> enclosures
> to have another access mode as well. Both of mine have USB 2 HiSpeed in
> addition to eSATA.
>
> With six SATA headers on the mother board, I don't think I'm going to
> miss the PCI card SATA connections. On any rare occasion when I need
> direct connection to two of the external HDs at once, one can be USB or
> firewire and the other eSATA.
>
> Moose
>
>
I'm looking into the pci card approach. My Dell has 6 SATA drives in it (1
optical, 5 hard drives) and I need more storage. I've found a couple four
port cards that will do Raid5 with external drives. I'm tempted by that.
The Seagate 750GB external SATA drives can be had for $199. Their
wonderful, fast drives. I already have 6.
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