Note that eSATA doesn't provide power. SO you'll need a USB cable (for 2.5" drives) or a regular power brick for 3.5" drives.
There are some eSATAp ports on some laptops - these are a combination of a USB2 port and an eSATA port in one. Provided you have an eSATAp cable, you can power a 2.5" drive off the one port. I bought some from Amazon.com and have been happy with those. I actually put SSDs in my external drive enclosures now, if I have eSATA or USB3 available. Cheers Ken From: Jon Harris [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, 25 March 2011 9:09 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: USB 2 or ESATA boot drive I am looking to hook this up to a laptop specifically an ESATA port. I would then use the external drive to house a Hyper-V server with all the virtual machines on that drive leaving my in-box laptop drive free for other things. I know I could go with a desktop box a lot cheaper but it is not something to just pickup and carry around. I have more time for testing and learning at places other than home so a laptop makes more sense. I currently have a lot of time between things that I feel is wasted and would like to make the best use of my time. That was why I was also asking in another thread about which version of TechNet is included in a MAPS subscription. So far all I can find out is that is it similar to the TechNet Pro but not necessarily the same. As soon as I get a straight answer I will update that thread. Thanks for what you have given me so far. Jon On Thu, Mar 24, 2011 at 8:40 PM, Ben Scott <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: On Thu, Mar 24, 2011 at 7:00 PM, Jon Harris <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > Which vendor did you end you using? CDW does not carry this model and the > ones I have seen are either only USB connectors, USB/Firewire connectors, or > multi-drive boxes for doing RAID 1. My application is specifically for use with removable hard drives, so my solution may not be the best for your needs. But: I've got a bunch of DataPort 10 stuff in use. Most of it's inside PCs, but I have an HD bay frame I keep around for attaching to PCs during cloning & trouble-shooting. I've also got a slot bracket in each PC, which brings a SATA port and a Molex power connector out. I plug the frame into that. Not really a "throw it in the bag" solution (too exposed), but it works for the occasional usage. Frame: http://www.cru-dataport.com/slideshow.php?dir=//DataPort-10//&sel=5 Carrier: http://www.cru-dataport.com/slideshow.php?dir=//DataPort-10//&sel=4 More recently, I've been eying the DataPort HotDock, which is basically the HD bay frame in an enclosure. In addition to eSATA, it includes bridge chips for USB or FireWire attachment. This will come in handy for a project I've got that's going to involve bringing a SATA drive out from inside a piece of test equipment -- no drive bays to put the HD bay frame in, but I can put the dock on top of it. http://www.cru-dataport.com/products/DataPort-HotDock.php If you just want a single portable drive, their "DataPortable 350" appears to have an eSATA connector on the back, despite no mention of it in their marketing copy. You may want to contact their sales people. I know when I was looking previously, I wanted something with just a knob, not a key. No mention on their website, but when I contacted sales they gave me a P/N right away. CDW was then able to special order it from CRU. http://www.cru-dataport.com/products/DataPortable-350.php There are plenty of other vendors out there making good stuff, too. I just mentioned CRU because their stuff is right in front of me all the time. -- Ben ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
