I'm not too sure though but I believe the eSATA port at the back of the Maximum II (if you wire the SATA cables according to the manual) is not from the ICH10R chipset. I believe it's from the Marvell controller.
On 10 October 2010 04:18, Winterlight <[email protected]> wrote: > > OK, I have a new 2TB Fantom external drive that supports ESATA and USB2. I > am going to use it to store media and I thought I would use the ESATA > because it is much faster. > My ASUS Maximus II formula board has a ESATA jack, Intel P45/ICH10R > chipset. > > If I plug the drive in ESATA and treat it like I would an internal drive, > and just use it as a storage drive, will I have anything to worry about. > Outside of hot swapping, is there something about ESATA that is problematic? > > thanks w > > > > At 12:20 PM 10/9/2010, you wrote: > >> 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 BlackBerry® 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 >> > >
