On Jun 22, 2009, at 7:55 PM, John Martz wrote: > >> As for the one I'm having troubles with: http://www.icydock.com/ >> product/mb664us-1s.html >> It has esata.. and funny that you'd ask, yes it worked great via >> esata >> connection. And lastly, no, it's not under warranty. Jeff > > OK, I'm stumped and am now waiting for someone else to post the > "obvious" explanation which is escaping me. > > If the 2.5" drive works with USB, then I would think there is no > problem with USB. In other words, I'd expect the SATA->USB logic to > either work or not work. > > But if the 3.5" drive works with eSATA, then I would assume there is > no problem with the power supply provided by the enclosure to the > drive. > > So why wouldn't the 3.5" drive *also* work with USB? > > Is there a "big" difference between the capacities of the two drives? > (Maybe there USB has a capacity limit?) Was the 3.5" drive partitioned > & formatted? Did you try more than one USB connector or connecting to > another computer? Sorry, I realize that these questions aren't that > helpful, but I've got nothing else. :-( > > -irrational john
Actually, USB-SATA (or IDE for that matter) connections do tend to be a bit more complicated than the direct connect eSATA. Keep in mind you are going through a mess of interfaces with any one of them being able to mess up the entire connection at any time. It can be a bit flaky at times also, especially if you disconnect one drive and insert another. The eSATA connection is almost a direct connection to the motherboard with just a cable switch. HTH Just a message from Doug... http://groups.google.com/group/hq-a <+> A home for the Hackintosh community. To subscribe to the HQ-A group, send email to hq-a [email protected] --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
