Rgarding the eSATA and HDD Dock. Can i plug them in to regular SATA ports on motherboard or do they need to go into esata ports on motherboard. ?
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The ports on the front of the case (2x USB 3.0, 1x eSATA, 2x USB 2.0, HDD Dock) function similar to a USB Hub. In that all of those ports connect to the motherboard via only one regular SATA cable. So to answer your question it connects to a regular SATA port not an eSATA port.
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Nope you can use them all (I assume) at once. I've only used 4 out of the 5 at once, excluding the HDD dock. Oh and to correct my previous comment I opened up the case and checked to make sure and the HDD Dock and the USB ports connect through a different SATA ports. So the case will take up two SATA ports on your motherboard. Sorry for the confusion.
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Yes you can as long as none of the drives has an operating system on them. You do not need to format or do anything to your drives. You will need a port multiplier card for eSata in order to see all 4 drives, but after that you're good to go.
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The dock does not include a SATA drive. However, the case makes a very attractive and functional mounting system for a 2.5" drive that you provide. It is very easy to mount and dismount a SATA drive, should you need to change drives for any reason. It looks good sitting on a desktop and also provides three very convenient USB 3.0/2.0 ports. I hope this helps.Farrell Moss
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Unfortunately, this cannot work as a stand alone server or connect to eSATA cables. Think of it a place to put additional hard drives when your computer chassis runs out of space inside. You still have to connect the drives to the motherboard inside, so you'll need long (internal-type) SATA cables to exit the chassis and connect to the hard drives in this little rack. There is no eSATA connection on it.
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You have to run a data from the motherboard internally, converting it to an external esata port
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Yes, it does require two ESATA ports. However, it comes with a PCIe RAID card which is installed in the server, so you're lack of ESATA ports isn't an issue.
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This board requires four 4-pin ATA plugs. The board comes with the four 4-pin ATA plugs. Make sure your have a power supply that will accommodate these plugs. I had to buy adaptors (about $2 each) to plug into the SATA plugs.
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This will work with either SATA or PATA drives, connectors are included for both. I hooked up an old 250 GB.PATA drive as new motherboard had no connectors for it.
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Impossible with this card as it does not actually have a SATA controller on it, just a pass-through port for the eSata port on the outside. You cannot boot from USB disks on this controller either unless your motherboard has that capability.
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It is supposed to work. You need to have enough room in your case to plug it straight into the motherboard. (At least 2 inches above motherboard clear, maybe 3.) Then you will have to play with the two sata connectors to figure out which is which. Read the other reviews on here about plugging the IDE portion in correctly. It is VERY VERY VERY easy to plug in wrong.
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StarTech just clarified it will work only for eSata port on external device and USB 3.0 on PC, not the other way round
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The sata connectors will all be on a chain together, look on your hard drive and see the connector that is the largest slot? Find the cables that match the shape of the connector, remember don't force it too much, make sure you are inserting it the right way
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sata to esata connection wire. if you don't have esata you'll need an adapter unit. such as sata to usb or sata to firewire. the unit is sealed so you'll have no worries externally. just don't dunk it in coffee
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There are TWO esata inputs - each input utilizes 4 drives each. So you'd need two cables to run all of them.
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This is a USB3 HUB (it only "extends" USB3, NOT provide it)AND it has nothing to do with SATA so you will never need an SATA cable.It will plug into an existing USB3 socket OR comes with a 19 pin cable toconnect to a Mother Board socket or add-in card.PS: The product description leaves a lot to be desired.More pictures would be a big plus.
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yes, you can. You can install a esata ssd. Or install a docking station and Disk Drive Bay Adapter with hard drive
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There is an eSata port only. However, the unit ships with an adapter (eSata-to-USB) so that you can connect the RAID tower to a USB3 port on your computer.