Yup, you need to have installed your OS (Windows 7) with that function already enabled in BIOS or it's a bit of a PITA to do it after. Just google for hotplug esata.
I'll take eSATA any time, great speeds (70-80 mb/s), however, USB 3 is faster and not very far behind - just tried this new lacie portable 500gb drive - 90mb/s transfers. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Scoobydo Sent: Saturday, October 09, 2010 12:21 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [H] ESATA You have to enable the SATA AHCI function in the BIOS and have an OS that supports it in order to have hot swapping and NCQ functionality. AMD chipset mobo's are problematic getting AHCI working but perhaps they've gotten it fixed in the latest 890GX/FX SB850 series along with Windows 7. Do a Google and see what others are saying. Also, there is the additional complication introduced by the recent change to SATA 6 gig controllers. This is where AMD is clearly superior to Intel by having native implementation with full bandwidth both ways. I haven't spent a lot of time trying to get AHCI working but the few times I've tried with an existing install of Windows it never worked and a couple times trashed things so badly I had to do a re-install. Just my honest opinion and your mileage may vary.. On Sat, 09 Oct 2010 12:32:46 -0500, <[email protected]> wrote: > I think that depends on if the chipset supports hotplugging. > > > Sent from my BlackBerryR smartphone from Zain > > -----Original Message----- > From: Winterlight <[email protected]> > Sender: [email protected]: Sat, 09 Oct 2010 > 10:22:45 > To: <[email protected]> > Reply-To: [email protected] > Subject: [H] ESATA > > Is native External SATA port on the motherboard something that can be > treated like a USB port ... can you plug a ESATA drive in and out > while running? Or do you have to treat the drive the same way you > would an internal drive? > > thanks > -- Opera's e-mail client Main Machine: Generic Steel Case ASUS M4A89GTD Pro/USB3 Mobo AMD Phenom II X6 1055T (Default speed) OCZ DDR3 1333 (2x2=4) Palit GTX460 1 Gig (OC'd to 865 MHz) WD Cariar Black 640 Gig Lite On 22X DVD Burner ASUS 21.5" 1080P Monitor fold...@home (11,000 PPD) Game Box: Cooler Master CM690 Mid-Tower Gigabyte 785G/SB710 AMD Phenom II X2 555 C3 Corsair Dominator RAM 2 gigs PowerColor HD5770 1 gig Seasonic 550 watt PSU Seagate 7200.12 500 gig LiteOn DVD Burner
