On May 23, 2010, at 3:30 PM, Kris Tilford wrote:
Since the 1v4 has four internal ports and no external ports I
assume you're running a internal cable outside as a kludge for
eSATA? This won't work because internal SATA cables are unshielded
and eSATA requires a different cable that is shielded. The plugs
for SATA and eSATA are also different, so if you're using an
internal SATA port for an external eSATA connection it won't work.
You'll need to get a real eSATA card. I have the Seritek 1v2+2
which has two internal and two external ports.
If you already have a Seritek card with an external port:
Check the firmware.
Seritek cards don't support a rarely used feature called
"SSC" (spread spectrum clocking). On the WD HDs this feature is
normally disabled and should work with the Seritek card, but it's
set via a jumper, and if for some reason the jumper was set then
the HD wouldn't work.
I have an external port on one of the slots mounted on the back of
the machine and the cable that's attached to it is plugged to the 1V4
card Then I plug in an eSATA cable from the external eSATA port to
the WD drive the same as my G4 PM. So you're saying I need another
card? What I can do with the last port on the 1V4 card I really need
eSATA because I use a portable drive to transfer my DVD library.
JOHN CARMONNE
Yorba Linda USA
From TiBook 800
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