External SATA has different signalling characteristics at
the PHY level than a standard internal PHY.
Check out the SATA 2.5 specifications, they detail the
difference between i, m, and x level signalling.
ESATA also has a different cable connect for external
applications.
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of bhong
Sent: Sunday, July 09, 2006 7:01 PM
To: forum@t13.org
Subject: [t13] What's the difference of eSATA Hard drive and normal SATA-II hard drive?
Hi, Members:
As to title, eSATA ia introduced in SATA-II specification, I saw there is
eSATA HD in market, what's difference to normal SATA-II HDD,
Maybe it has integrated the voltage swing translator?
Sincerely,
bhong
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