Re: [hard drive] USB2 and Firewire ok, but eSATA hard locks in Computer Hardware Help http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r22652307 en Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:37:11 EDT Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:37:11 EDT Re: [hard drive] USB2 and Firewire ok, but eSATA hard locks http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22662331 C0deZer0 : I have the thing in a Coolermaster HAF 932 case, which provides front-panel USB, firewire, and e-sata ports. I took the internal sata lead to one of the ports on my board.

Anyways, today I say "screw it", and returned the cable... at least I can still use firewire (400), so it isn't so bad. The cable itself was 6 feet, IIRC. I couldn't get a shorter one. :(
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Front Line Force Fortress Forever]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22662331 Mon, 06 Jul 2009 16:20:37 EDT Re: [hard drive] USB2 and Firewire ok, but eSATA hard locks http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22662122 Tursiops_G : As koitsu See Profile referenced, the Maximum Length for eSATA is 2 Meters (approx. 6.5 Feet).
SATA to eSATA Adapters CAN be used, But *ONLY* if certain rules are followed:
1) The TOTAL cable length (including the Internal cables at BOTH ends) Must NOT Exceed 2 Meters. (If your External drive uses a 5-6 foot eSATA cable, Consider replacing it with a 3 foot cable instead).
2) If the Motherboard does NOT Support SATA "Hot-Swap", then the external SATA Drive Must be connected (and powered-on) BEFORE powering-up the PC, and Must NOT be Disconnected (or powered-off), until AFTER the PC has been shut down.

-Tursiops_G.
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If You're Unsure, "RTFM"... If You're SURE, "RTFM" Anyway. ;)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22662122 Mon, 06 Jul 2009 15:43:33 EDT Re: [hard drive] USB2 and Firewire ok, but eSATA hard locks http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22661806 toplevelpot : How long is the esata cable? I remember there is a maximum length for esata, and from the sata headers to the back of the case might be too long a distance.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22661806 Mon, 06 Jul 2009 14:51:01 EDT Re: [hard drive] USB2 and Firewire ok, but eSATA hard locks http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22661789 toplevelpot : I have a 680i as well and the bios gives you the option to designate which sata ports you'd like to be esata. I have not used it but i know that they are there.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22661789 Mon, 06 Jul 2009 14:48:40 EDT Re: [hard drive] USB2 and Firewire ok, but eSATA hard locks http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22660895 janderso1 : Are you using an internal SATA to ESATA cable / bracket? If so try connecting an internal drive to the same SATA port.
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Jim Anderson]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22660895 Mon, 06 Jul 2009 12:11:47 EDT Re: [hard drive] USB2 and Firewire ok, but eSATA hard locks http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22660894 koitsu : This board has no eSATA port, from what the user manual shows. So, how did you get eSATA capability on this board?

If you're using a SATA-to-eSATA adapter (e.g. a cable that runs between the mainboard SATA port and a bracket that mounts at the back of your case which has an eSATA) port, stop using it immediately. I've described this in the past, and here too. Do not EVER use those adapters.

Also, isn't that the board with the well-known buggy southbridge chipset from nVidia, specifically buggy in regards to SATA? Pretty sure it is.
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I speak for myself and not my employer/affiliates of my employer.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22660894 Mon, 06 Jul 2009 12:11:46 EDT Re: [hard drive] USB2 and Firewire ok, but eSATA hard locks http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22660248 C0deZer0 : Uh... eVGA 680i SLi.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22660248 Mon, 06 Jul 2009 10:09:46 EDT Re: [hard drive] USB2 and Firewire ok, but eSATA hard locks http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22659670 koitsu : What motherboard manufacturer/model is this?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22659670 Mon, 06 Jul 2009 06:19:33 EDT Re: [hard drive] USB2 and Firewire ok, but eSATA hard locks http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22653415 C0deZer0 : There's no other system in the house that has an eSATA port, if that's what you're alluding to.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22653415 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 11:05:39 EDT Re: [hard drive] USB2 and Firewire ok, but eSATA hard locks http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22653299 psafux : try it on another system to rule out whether the pc or enclosure is at fault?
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Front Line Force Fortress Forever]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22652307 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:26:50 EDT Re: [hard drive] USB2 and Firewire ok, but eSATA hard locks http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22652270 psafux : any motherboard bios upgrades available that address the issue?
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Yes. the cat in my avatar is indeed mine.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22652270 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:18:35 EDT Re: [hard drive] USB2 and Firewire ok, but eSATA hard locks http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22651811 C0deZer0 :
said by psafux See Profile :

ESata is not always hot swappable. You may need to turn the system off and back on before it will recognize the device with ESata hookup.
I have it in the BIOS to allow the port that the eSATA adapter from the case to be "eSATA enabled" in BIOS. And I too tried to shut down the computer, turn on the hard drive, connect the drive and then turn it on as well, but this too would cause lockups even in POST. Yes, it would proceed, but it would then be eternally slow and quite frankly just got fed up with it and shut the whole thing off.

So now I don't know which of the two is at fault here.. :(
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Front Line Force Fortress Forever]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22651811 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:10:22 EDT Re: [hard drive] USB2 and Firewire ok, but eSATA hard locks http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22651579 psafux : ESata is not always hot swappable. You may need to turn the system off and back on before it will recognize the device with ESata hookup.
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Yes. the cat in my avatar is indeed mine.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22651579 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:12:40 EDT [hard drive] USB2 and Firewire ok, but eSATA hard locks http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22651482 C0deZer0 : In short, I was able to get myself a Simpletech pro external hard drive that has USB 2.0, firewire 400 and 800, and e-SATA outputs for it. My computer has USB2.0, firewire 400, and (now) one e-sata port.

Just today I was able to buy an eSATA cable to really use the thing to the best. But now when I go to plug in the drive with it, not only does it not show up, but it seems to just put the whole computer into an endless lock-up, where even just moving the mouse around causes no response for several seconds at a time.

In short, I'm confused as hell, because the thing works on Firewire 400, and the cable itself is brand new. What am I doing wrong? Or is something wrong with the external hard drive itself?
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