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| 721961 | 2008-11-22 12:18:00 | eSATA is no faster than normal, the plug is just stucturaly different | dbs (8785) | ||
| 721962 | 2008-11-22 16:16:00 | I just got a Vantec Nexstar 3 External 3.5 hard drive enclosure. model NST-360UFS-BK Uses a sata HD, supports USB1.1/2 Firewire400, eSata put a Seagate 7200.11 in it earlier this evening. seems to work well Very easy to setup open chasis, plug sata hd directly to the header inside insert 4 screws in the under side , connect LED lead, slide chasis in then insert 2 screws in the back to lock it in. comes with usb cable, esata cable, esata bracket , firewire cable. Manual, power adapter, driver cd (i didnt bother with that) Price was $120 from pp.co.nz and the 500 gig seagate was $142 |
apsattv (7406) | ||
| 721963 | 2008-11-22 20:45:00 | eSATA is no faster than normal, the plug is just stucturaly different No, eSATA is over 3 times the speed of USB 2.0 and firewire |
Blam (54) | ||
| 721964 | 2008-11-22 20:50:00 | eSATA is external SATA so it's a SATA plug on the back or front of your comp case | gary67 (56) | ||
| 721965 | 2008-11-23 07:39:00 | what does the eSATA plug look like, is it hugely different to usb and firewire? | GameJunkie (72) | ||
| 721966 | 2008-11-23 07:55:00 | what does the eSATA plug look like, is it hugely different to usb and firewire? The one on the right (en.wikipedia.org) And the esata connection on the right (en.wikipedia.org) |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 721967 | 2008-11-23 08:12:00 | cheers speedy. i'll have a look tomorow if my comp has an eSATA/SATA port. |
GameJunkie (72) | ||
| 721968 | 2008-11-23 10:03:00 | had a look at my PC and have found only 4 usb ports and a firewire port at the back , on the front are two usb and one fire port. i guess eSATA/SATA connection is out of the picture :( is there a way to add a SATA card to my pc?? |
GameJunkie (72) | ||
| 721969 | 2008-11-23 17:26:00 | You just need something like this www.firewire-1394.com The Vantec unit I bought had one in the box with it. It should be all you need as long as your motherboard supports SATA, most have at least 4 sata ports onboard. |
apsattv (7406) | ||
| 721970 | 2008-11-23 20:34:00 | my pc is fairly new so it should work. cheers |
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