Thanks for the in-depth information (you are always reliable for that)
and the link. This may be the way to go for me.
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Chuck Norcutt wrote:
> I agree that you'll need an eSATA adapter card (e for external). This
> can be PCI or better PCIe (PCI express) if your motherboard has a PCIe
> slot which is a faster interface. My motherboard supports SATA drives
> but it would not work with external SATA enclosures. I had to install a
> Rosewill PCIe card from Newegg which provides two eSATA ports at 3 Gb/s.
>
> I don't really know why my motherboard wouldn't support external SATA
> drives. But I did discover that eSATA was a later development and, in
> addition to using different and more robust cable connectors it also has
> a slightly different voltage spec. Moose's motherboard appears to
> support eSATA directly through backplane ports but mine does not and
> Dell verified that I would need to add an adapter.
>
> I would suggest that you do what Moose and I did which was to get an
> external drive dock for your SATA drives. That way they need no
> external cases. Just plug and unplug as needed. This is what I got.
> <http://www.amazon.com/Thermaltake-BlacX-eSATA-Docking-Station/dp/B001A4HAFS/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1233350521&sr=8-1>
> You can find it or equivalents somewhat cheaper elsewhere but the free
> shipping in combination with other stuff made it a better alternative
> for me. Caution. Make sure it has an eSATA interface. There are
> lookalike boxes which have only USB. Mine has both eSATA and USB cable
> connections but only accepts SATA drives.
>
> Chuck Norcutt
>
>
> Paul Braun wrote:
>> John Hermanson wrote:
>>> My computer has eide drives, If I put in a sata drive, will that plug
>>> directly into the motherboard or is there some kind of sata adapter
>>> board involved?
>>> ___________________________________
>> Easiest thing to do is buy a SATA controller pci card. You'll connect
>> the new drives to that card.
>>
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