On 2009-09-24, James Ausmus <james.aus...@gmail.com> wrote: > paul.hartman+gen...@gmail.com <paul.hartman%2bgen...@gmail.com>> wrote: >> >> I think eSATA and SATA physically have different connectors, >> but they are the technically same (you can buy simple >> adapters...).
They're compatible but not technically the same. The electrical specs for eSATA are stricter and provide more margin for noise and signal loss. I once used an internal-to-external adapter to connect an external drive to a normal motherboard SATA port. It worked most of the time, but there were occasional problems. [For all I know the same problems might have occurred if the drive was internal.] > I'm don't think that the connectors are different enough to > care about - I had (in a previous life/system) a PCI SATA > interface card that had both internal SATA and an eSATA > connector, and when I ran out of regular internal SATA > connectors, I just used a regular SATA cable, plugged into the > eSATA port, then ran the cable back in through an empty > expansion slot in the case, and hooked it up to a regular > internal SATA driver - worked like a champ... ;) The two connector types are supposed to be physically incompatible, but we'll take your word for it that you can make them mate. -- Grant Edwards grante Yow! Will the third world at war keep "Bosom Buddies" visi.com off the air?