Doubly interesting,.. I tried to boot off an eSATA Card I had here, then booted off an Install DVD as well, and both options didn't work. That was, I couldn't boot off the Install DVD and then select the Hard Drive attached to the eSATA card as it didn't show up. I'm cloning my drive to see if it will then boot off the newly created drive, running off the eSATA Card. But I'm not holding my breath.
The Card is a Apiotek Dual eSATA II Express Card Adapter (Part Number EC-0003D). Latest drivers installed direct from their website. (Why do I need drivers???? I hate things that need drivers. I just want to plug it in and use it,... I can do with my Belkin ExpressCard Firewire400/USB2 Combo Card). Laptop is the just superseded MacBookPro 15" 2.66GHz 4GB etc running 10.5.7 Will let you know if the freshly cloned external works,... But yes, otherwise it would seem it's card specific as to the features. (Again annoying, as you can go through lots of cards finding one that works sometimes, which can be a waste of money and time,...) :o) Good to know though,.. Kind Regards Daniel On 13/7/09 6:54 PM, "James I Fraser" <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Ronni & Daniel, > > To add to the confusion? :) my 17" MacBook Pro (late 07, 4GB ram > 10.5.7) will boot happily from a 320GB 2.5" Seagate Momentus in a > Welland case (OS 10.5.7) > > http://www.anyware.com.au/Browse/ItemDetail.aspx?Item=0790ca0c-02fb-424b-bc2d- > 28852f91b4a4&PageNo=001&Promotion= > > > and a 3.5" 1TB Seagate in a Hardcase (OS10.5.4) using a generic > eSata PC ExpressCard 3/4 by A.C. Ryan > > http://www.acryan.com/index.php?option=com_acryan_product&product_item=42&pare > nt_id=15&Itemid=81 > > Cheers, > > James > > > >> Hi Daniel, >> >> Is it correct that the Express Card Slot is NOT seen as a bootable port? >> >> "The main reason you can't boot from eSATA is because you basically >> can't boot from a device attached through the express slot. >> This would be the case with a firewire or USB drive connected >> through the express slot as well. >> It's basically not seen as a bootable port." >> >> Is it also correct that when you remove the ExpressCard that you >> loose your WLAN connection? >> >> " Using a JMicron JMB360 chipset based eSATA ExpressCard (Digitus >> DS-31101) running on a mid-2007 Macbook Pro and OSX 10.5.6. >> or a Griffin Expresscard/34 eSATA (Silicon Image Sil3132 SATA Link). >> >> Inserting, accessing and using an external esata drive works fine. >> >> Problems begin when you remove the ExpressCard after usage - shortly >> after removing the WLAN connection drops and can't be restored." >> >> But - there does appear to be a workaround, before you remove the >> Expresscard, turn the wireless off. >> Then remove the Expresscard. Then turn the wireless back on. >> >> Many thanks. >> >> Cheers, >> Ronni >> PS Cloe says "Thank you Daniel for the Birthday wishes" >> PPS Cloe is now sleeping off her Birthday picnic in the park. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On 13/07/2009, at 11:15 AM, Daniel Kerr wrote: >> >>> Correct me if I'm wrong on this, but I'm sure I had read it somewhere. >>> Isn't it true with eSATA that you can't "hotswap" a drive like you can with >>> Firewire and USB2. That is, if you unmount the drive you physically have to >>> restart the machine for it to show back up again and that you can't just >>> plug and unplug for it to show up again like you can with a Firewire Drive? >>> As mentioned, I could be wrong, just something I thought I'd read/seen >>> somewhere. >>> That was one disadvantage I always thought with eSATA, it was a bit like >>> SCSI was back then. >>> >>> Oh, and as a side note, MacPro's if they want to add eSATA can actually sort >>> of trick the machine, as they have 2 "hidden" SATA ports under the left hand >>> side on the port. You can actually run a couple to one of these then out to >>> a eSATA PCI card, so you don't then lose any of the hard drive bays. (Though >>> with 4 Hard Drive bays on a MacPro you've got lots anyway,...) >>> >>> Kind Regards >>> Daniel >>> >>> PS Happy birthday Cloe. ;) >>> --- >>> Daniel Kerr >>> MacWizardry >>> >>> Phone: 0414 795 960 >>> Email: <daniel @ macwizardry . com . au> >>> Web: <http://www.macwizardry.com.au> >>> >>> >>> **For everything Macintosh** >> >> >> >> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >> Unsubscribe - <mailto:[email protected]> > > > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Unsubscribe - <mailto:[email protected]> > --- Daniel Kerr MacWizardry Phone: 0414 795 960 Email: <daniel @ macwizardry . com . au> Web: <http://www.macwizardry.com.au> **For everything Macintosh** -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Unsubscribe - <mailto:[email protected]>
