Re: [H] eSATA and internal SATA port?
DFI DKx58 for i7-920, Win 7(64-bit) ASUS P55D for i5-750, Win 7(64-bit) I haven't tried on my old system ABIT AB9-Pro for D925, Win 7(64-bit) ABIT AB9-Pro for E6600, XP-Pro (32bit) At 02:40 PM 12/19/2009, you wrote: Which mobo are you using? Thanks.
Re: [H] eSATA and internal SATA port?
I left only one PC that still using Win XP Pro compatilbily reason with some old applications. The three others are Win 7 systems and with them I can mount/unmount the drive. I use what Win 7's Disk-Manager calls it dynamic format, then the drive will be called foreign drive. At 04:33 PM 12/17/2009, you wrote: I got a new case that has an eSATA connector on the front panel. The mobo has a bunch of SATA ports on it. I'm only using two in my default situation. Can I connect the eSATA connector to one of these SATA ports on the mobo? I'd be plugging in and unplugging from this port as one does with USB ports. Hot swapping, so to speak.
Re: [H] eSATA and internal SATA port?
Which mobo are you using? Thanks. Garind P wrote: I left only one PC that still using Win XP Pro compatilbily reason with some old applications. The three others are Win 7 systems and with them I can mount/unmount the drive. I use what Win 7's Disk-Manager calls it dynamic format, then the drive will be called foreign drive. At 04:33 PM 12/17/2009, you wrote: I got a new case that has an eSATA connector on the front panel. The mobo has a bunch of SATA ports on it. I'm only using two in my default situation. Can I connect the eSATA connector to one of these SATA ports on the mobo? I'd be plugging in and unplugging from this port as one does with USB ports. Hot swapping, so to speak.
[H] eSATA and internal SATA port?
I got a new case that has an eSATA connector on the front panel. The mobo has a bunch of SATA ports on it. I'm only using two in my default situation. Can I connect the eSATA connector to one of these SATA ports on the mobo? I'd be plugging in and unplugging from this port as one does with USB ports. Hot swapping, so to speak.
Re: [H] eSATA and internal SATA port?
Depends on the chipset/mobo and how it is set up. Some allow the mobo SATA ports to be safely removed, others don't. For instance, I have an nVidia based board that will even allow the system drives to be removed, although I have never tried. Another board with an Intel ICH9R south bridge will not allow me to safely remove in RAID, SATA or IDE mode, although it is supposed to work in non-RAID modes. My main board has an Intel ICH10R south bridge with 2x SAS adapters. I have not found a combination that allows safe removal from any of the onboard SATA ports. I had to install a PCIe x1 JMicron SATA adapter to get a removable eSata port. So YMMV! Jim Maki jwm_maill...@comcast.net -Original Message- From: Anthony Q. Martin I got a new case that has an eSATA connector on the front panel. The mobo has a bunch of SATA ports on it. I'm only using two in my default situation. Can I connect the eSATA connector to one of these SATA ports on the mobo? I'd be plugging in and unplugging from this port as one does with USB ports. Hot swapping, so to speak.
