How do I use the eSATA port? I bought the "Acomdata Tango 2.5-Inch USB 2.0 eSATA Portable Enclosure for SATA Hard Drive TNGXXXUSE-BLK"and I would like to use the eSATA port for a faster transfer rate. How do I do this? What do I need?By the way, I am want to hook up the external HDD to my desktop.Thanks for any insight as to how to solve this... How do I use the eSATA port? I bought the "Acomdata Tango 2.5-Inch USB 2.0 eSATA Portable Enclosure for SATA Hard Drive TNGXXXUSE-BLK"and I would like to use the eSATA port for a... » Read More How do I use the eSATA port? I bought the "Acomdata Tango 2.5-Inch USB 2.0 eSATA Portable Enclosure for SATA Hard Drive TNGXXXUSE-BLK"and I would like to use the eSATA port for a faster transfer rate. How do I do this? What do I need?By the way, I am want to hook up the external HDD to my desktop.Thanks for any insight as to how to solve this... « Show Less
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Maybe something like this: 2 port eSATA CardBus Adapter orCardbus Esata 2-PORT White BoxBut just to put you in the right track, I don't have any experience with PCMCIA or Cardbus Cards, and I've had a notebook for 6 years!! But I think it should be straightforward probably...
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How can one take advantage of the transfer speed of an SATA portable enclosure and a notebook, since my notebook doesn't have an SATA port. I understand by using SATA connection to a USB port, it really slows the transfer of data considerably? Is there a device that one can add to a notebook which makes a SATA port available? I look forward tyo your comment.
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Acomdata 2.5" Tango USB/eSATA Hard Drive Enclosure Kit, Obsidian Black (TNGXXXUSE-BLK)My laptop doesn't recognize my external drive with either just a USB connection or a combo USB/eSATA connection. The drive gets power (as viewed by the blue light on the case) but the drive doesn't appear in 'My Computer'. The odd thing is that it shows up in the Device Manager as 'working properly'. Anyone know how I can gain access to the drive??I just figured out the answer to my own question. I just needed to go to 'Disk Manager' and format the external drive. I guess I just expected it to be formatted already. Acomdata 2.5" Tango USB/eSATA Hard Drive Enclosure Kit, Obsidian Black (TNGXXXUSE-BLK)My laptop doesn't recognize my external drive with either just a USB connection or a combo USB/eSATA connection. The drive gets power (as viewed by the blue light on the case) but the drive doesn't appear in 'My Computer'. The odd thing is that it shows up in the Device Manager as 'working properly'. Anyone know how I can gain access to the drive??I just figured out the answer to my own question. I just needed to go to 'Disk... » Read More Acomdata 2.5" Tango USB/eSATA Hard Drive Enclosure Kit, Obsidian Black (TNGXXXUSE-BLK)My laptop doesn't recognize my external drive with either just a USB connection or a combo USB/eSATA connection. The drive gets power (as viewed by the blue light on the case) but the drive doesn't appear in 'My Computer'. The odd thing is that it shows up in the Device Manager as 'working properly'. Anyone know how I can gain access to the drive??I just figured out the answer to my own question. I just needed to go to 'Disk Manager' and format the external drive. I guess I just expected it to be formatted already. « Show Less
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keep us posted on this, Big Max. I want to know if you can get that problem solved and how...
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I was wondering the same question, and did think about your answer too, and I realised this has to be the case, even though I haven't received the enclosure yet, it doesn't look like it has a power input. So I take it that I can safely buy any eSata cable...
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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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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.
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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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maybe your drive isn't assigned a drive letter?Try going to Computer Management program and choose your HDD and assign a letter... Besides that, I can't think of any other issues right now...
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I have a router with an eSATA port that can used for a media drive. Can this HD be used in an eSATA stand alone enclosure with an 80mm fan for cooling? Thank you in advance for any information.
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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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You should be able to get that cable from almost any electronics store, also here through Amazon. It's an eSATA cable. However, I need to let you now that my experience with eSATA cable has not been happy one. I had at least two different brands of these external docking stations that used eSATA connections. They both had intermittent performance issues. It appeared that the eSATA connector on the cable is very fragile. I do not and will not use that interface for external components anymore.
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You have to supply power to the card to be able to use the sata. It's just the normal 4 pin Molex power connector that is already in your computer. The same connector that powers your drives etc. There is the Jack on the card that is the same as on all other devices in your computer and you just have to plug power there and the card is powered. Also there is a plug on the card that gives you 2 usb 3.0 internal ports and you can find the cable you need cheaply that plugs into the plug on the card and gives you the 2 ports that you can run the cable thru your computer to the front to give you 2 usb 3.0 ports in the front of your computer. So in total you can have 2 usb 3.0 in back and 2 in front and esata in back and sata internally. Hope that helps, but it's a lot easier to see when you have the card in your hands, but this card was perfect for my older computer that has no usb 3.0 or sata or esata. This card gives you a lot of bang for the buck.
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This is an internal SATA drive and most likely you don't have an Esata connection on your laptop. You need to purchase an external DVD drive with a USB connection.
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There's nothing OS-specific about the enclosure, anything with eSATA "port multiplier" support should work fine.
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Hello:I'll assume your laptop has an eSATA port on it? In that case, you could plug this drive into the laptop if the drive was housed in an external drive enclosure that uses the eSATA interface, but if you're asking whether this drive will install in the laptop the answer is no, this is a desktop drive, you need a 2.5" SATA drive.
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Yes. Just about any 2.5" HDD Sata should work. SATA is backward compatible. Try to use the eSata connection when doing any kind of data transfer. It is by far the most efficient transfer method for this container. The real value of USB 3 is for USB sticks. For HDD it really lags behind sata 2 or sata 3. This container was truly built for the 1 TB SSD's. For SSD's this thing is the fastest thing on the market, of course using the eStata connection.
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StarTech.com 2.5in Black eSATA USB External Hard Drive Enclosure for SATA HDD StarTech.com 2.5in Black eSATA USB External Hard Drive Enclosure for SATA HDD
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I have tested the Hard Disk with eSATA cable and I can confirm to you that the eSATA cable can be used only for Data transfer and will not power the hard disk. It is necessary to power the hard disk via USB cable. Please note that if both cable (eSATA and USB) are connected at the same time, only the eSATA cable will be recognized and interact with the drive, the USB connection in this case will only be used for power. Regards Marcos Silva - Rio de janeiro - Brasil
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http://www.startech.com/Cards-Adapters/HDD-Controllers/SATA-Cards/2-Port-SATA-6-Gbps-PCI-Express-eSATA-Controller-Card~PEXESAT32#tchspcs
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StarTech just clarified it will work only for eSata port on external device and USB 3.0 on PC, not the other way round
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There is a micro board with a plug which connects to your HDD. There is also a SATA connector that also connects to your HDD. The power comes from a power pack (ie. like your laptop power pack) and included is a USB 2.0 and eSATA cable. Unless you use the eSATA connection, the USB 2.0 is way too slow.I personally rather use a hotswappable docking station (ie the "Plugable" brand)Plugable USB 3.0 SATA III Lay-Flat Hard Drive & SSD Docking Station (Supports UASP and Drives 8TB+)
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No need for it. Just plug in the power cord. Plug the USB cable into the unit. And just push the disk into the docking port. And push th ONbswitch To get the best results you should use the USB 3.0. It's much faster. But it works with USB 2 also. I like manuals too. So try to use the sellers name. In a web search I would suggest you try unitekcom in the URL. Or search google for unitek.com. Or "unitek USB 3.0 docking station". I wa able to find a different web site with that approach and was able to download a manual. Take a shot at it you might get lucky too.
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Use a hard drive with a native SATA connection. You cannot use a USB drive in conjunction with a USB/eSATA adapter or cable.Read more: How to Hook Up an External Hard Drive to a DirecTV DVR | eHow.com http://www.ehow.com/how_6801076_hook-hard-drive-directv-dvr.html#ixzz2BNQtM6jJ
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The card reader functionality requires the USB connection. The sata connection is just for the esata port.