What eSATA Pass-through? Can I copy files from a USB 3 drive to an eSATA drive with both connected to this Adapter Card? Pass-through sounds limited
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Probably. Remember that the eSATA port is an extension of your motherboard SATA ports. If you don't connect the card's internal SATA connection to the motherboards SATA ports using a cable, then the eSATA external port on the card is not functional. I never could install the USB3.0 drivers (install keeps failing) so all my card does is provide a external eSATA (pass-through) port. Hope this helps.
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You will need Qty 2 USB ports, an audio port, a 1394 com port,( if you need it), A four pin connector from your power supply. Also, you can plug the esata connector into a sata port if you do not have esata port. I hope this helps.
979930
Nope!! Have to purchase one, I believe it came with a USB, but not eSATA. That would have been nice
1677385
Seems to be limited to USB2.0. Also as someone already noticed it doesn't seem to support large external drives. I wasn't able to get either of my 3TB drives to work. All usb thumbdrives worked though.
217652
Yes you can. The eSATA end connects to an eSATA port, the other end is a regular SATA plug. This is usually used to connect to an external hard drive for backup or file transfer. It doesn't matter if the drive you connect it to is in the computer or outside the computer. As long as the drive has power you are good to go.
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You have to supply power to the card to be able to use the sata. It's just the normal 4 pin Molex power connector that is already in your computer. The same connector that powers your drives etc. There is the Jack on the card that is the same as on all other devices in your computer and you just have to plug power there and the card is powered. Also there is a plug on the card that gives you 2 usb 3.0 internal ports and you can find the cable you need cheaply that plugs into the plug on the card and gives you the 2 ports that you can run the cable thru your computer to the front to give you 2 usb 3.0 ports in the front of your computer. So in total you can have 2 usb 3.0 in back and 2 in front and esata in back and sata internally. Hope that helps, but it's a lot easier to see when you have the card in your hands, but this card was perfect for my older computer that has no usb 3.0 or sata or esata. This card gives you a lot of bang for the buck.
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I don't understand your question. Are you saying that you lost the instructions for the Rosewill external drive? If you have placed the hard drive into the enclosure correctly and Windows 7 is not recognizing the drive then I ask "How is the drive connected to your machine"? If it is eSATA then I know that some motherboards seem to have a problem. The best solution is to use USB and there should be no complications. Please clarify!
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you may want to check and make sure your computer has usb3 support? mine doesn't have usb3 so esata can transfer faster.
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It does support enclosures with port multipliers. However, it only supports 1 port multiplier. I have a Mediasonic HFR2-SU3S2 PRORAID 4 Bay 3.5" SATA Hard Drive Enclosure - USB 3.0 & eSATA connected to it and it works fine. However, if I connect a second one, it doesn't see the second one. You can connect a single eSATA drive to the second port as long as it doesn't have a port multiplier. So, the short answer is that you can only connect one device with a port multiplier.
2090202
No additional power to the card is needed as both esata and sata drives have separate power connectors. This is not a USB card.
1097372
Actually, it did not work for my purpose. My PC fried and I tried to restore files to a new box (USB 3.0 interfaces) from an eSATA external drive. Did not even register. FYI: I then tried a "Newertech" eSATA to USB 3 connector pod (pn NWTADESATA6USB3 -- Barcode: 1309000527) from "Otherworld computing". It worked. I wish you luck
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I believe so, yes. You need the correct port on your computer too (esata) but I had no problems connecting the hard drive. You'll also need some sort of power supply for the hard drive. I had one from a sata to usb kit.
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It the device has an esata port, and the computer has a USB 3 port, it should work.It worked for me, my MSI notebook has dual USB 3 ports, my 500GB Seagate Free Agent Xtreme backup drive has both esata
628223
It's right in the item's description, but somewhat disguised. Assuming your computer is newer and equipped for eSata, its a great item - and fast. Although it's less flexible than my USB 3.0, it runs faster on my PC. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B003IT6PH2
1917162
Nope this is for smaller 1.8inch drives and you can tell that the eSATA connections won't line up. Try looking for a USB to 2.5 inch mSATA cable.
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Maybe something like this: 2 port eSATA CardBus Adapter orCardbus Esata 2-PORT White BoxBut just to put you in the right track, I don't have any experience with PCMCIA or Cardbus Cards, and I've had a notebook for 6 years!! But I think it should be straightforward probably...
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I know the USB3-to-USB3 cable is included; uncertain (too much time has passed) but I think eSATA is also included (never have used eSATA connection,but I seem to recall having two unused eSATA cables at home -- on the road for the next week!)