eSATA Ports Not Working?

Rjupiter · 13-September-07, 11:22 PM

Hi -

I got an Asus P5K3 Deluxe board and I am trying to use/install two esata ex hd's but I can't get the board (or maybe its windows) to get them to show up. Anyone know what I should be looking for? or a setting I missed that "turn on" these ports? I am kind of stuck as to what to do.

corruptjoker · 14-September-07, 12:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Rjupiter


	Hi - I got an Asus P5K3 Deluxe board and I am trying to use/install two esata ex hd's but I can't get the board (or maybe its windows) to get them to show up. Anyone know what I should be looking for? or a setting I missed that "turn on" these ports? I am kind of stuck as to what to do.

Start out with the simple ?'s.
Are you giving the drives power aswell as a data connection?
Is the esata cable connected to the motherboard?
And, are the drives you want windows to see formated?

reflux · 14-September-07, 05:05 AM

Is eSata activated in "Onboard Device Configuration" in the BIOS?

Rjupiter · 25-September-07, 10:32 AM

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Originally Posted by corruptjoker


	Start out with the simple ?'s. Are you giving the drives power aswell as a data connection? Is the esata cable connected to the motherboard? And, are the drives you want windows to see formated?

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Originally Posted by reflux


	Is eSata activated in "Onboard Device Configuration" in the BIOS?

I can yes to all those and thanks for the reply. I managed to get the drives to work but not work perfectly.

Cpt.Planet · 25-September-07, 12:41 PM

I think the main thing is are you running vista. Vist is known not to recognize eSATA drives.

Rjupiter · 25-September-07, 12:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Cpt.Planet


	I think the main thing is are you running vista. Vist is known not to recognize eSATA drives.

uh, what made you think I am running vista? point of fact I am not.

Cpt.Planet · 25-September-07, 07:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Rjupiter


	uh, what made you think I am running vista? point of fact I am not.

cuz vista is ****ed up with eSATA and does the same thing.

Dex · 25-September-07, 08:19 PM

Planet asked if you were running Vista actually.

Glad you got it sorted though.

Rjupiter · 26-September-07, 07:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Dex


	Planet asked if you were running Vista actually. Glad you got it sorted though.

No I don't think he "asked" he made a blanket statement and then got hostile about it when Is aid I wasn't running.

4x0n · 26-September-07, 07:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Rjupiter


	No I don't think he "asked" he made a blanket statement and then got hostile about it when Is aid I wasn't running.

Cpt did not get hostile. He said that Vista is steaming pile of excrement and that is a cause to the same problem you're having, not THE cause.

Onto to the topic again. Have you tried the disk on some other PC with eSATA ports?

Rjupiter · 26-September-07, 07:33 AM

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Originally Posted by 4x0n


	Cpt did not get hostile. He said that Vista is steaming pile of excrement and that is a cause to the same problem you're having, not THE cause. Onto to the topic again. Have you tried the disk on some other PC with eSATA ports?

Oh, ok maybe I misread, my fault if I did. God know I would not use vista.

Unfortunately no other pcs to test it on, they are much older than this system. But like I said I got the ports to "work" but probably not like they should as indicated in this post -

http://forums.pcapex.com/other_hardw...tml#post667228

Dex · 26-September-07, 07:35 AM

Read it again.

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	I think the main thing is ARE you running vista.

ARE you running Vista

Perhaps you could tell me how eSATA works, im probably being a total nooblet here, but do you have to run a power cable to the harddrive from your PSU or what? Whats the point in it?

Rjupiter · 26-September-07, 07:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Dex


	Read it again. ARE you running Vista Perhaps you could tell me how eSATA works, im probably being a total nooblet here, but do you have to run a power cable to the harddrive from your PSU or what? Whats the point in it?

Nope no power cable from the PSU it plugs in like normal. It is "suppose" to give faster transfer (up to 6x faster) rates as oppose to USB/firewire.

Dex · 26-September-07, 07:47 AM

Oh I see, you need an external eSATA caddy. Ahhhh got ya

Do you need a special eSATA cable or will a regular one work?

Rjupiter · 26-September-07, 07:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Dex


	Oh I see, you need an external eSATA caddy. Ahhhh got ya Do you need a special eSATA cable or will a regular one work?

You need an eSATA cable and a controller to use it either in the motherboard itself or secondary in form of a controller card.

THRiLL KiLL · 26-September-07, 09:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Rjupiter


	You need an eSATA cable and a controller to use it either in the motherboard itself or secondary in form of a controller card.

controller card is not necessary, there are cables that convert sata to esata.

and for captins response... it is a bit confusing at first. if you quickly read over it , it seems like he is implying that you have vista...

some one must show him the power of a comma.

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	I think the main thing is are you running vista. Vist is known not to recognize eSATA drives.

should be:

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	I think the main thing is, are you running vista. Vist is known not to recognize eSATA drives.

Rjupiter · 26-September-07, 01:00 PM

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Originally Posted by THRiLL KiLL


	controller card is not necessary, there are cables that convert sata to esata.

how would that work? so you convert you sata to esata, why? and what motherboards have an sata on it, externally that is. so how do you not need a card or ports on the mobo? just cause you have a cable to convert it from sata to eata.

THRiLL KiLL · 26-September-07, 02:49 PM

esata and sata are the same thing.

eSATA Sata Power SATA Cables Low Prices on all Internal and External Sata cables

and reason for the cable is not all motherboards have esata outputs, for external hdds.

there are also versions of this cable that have a bracket on it, so they take up a pci slot on the mother board...

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Rjupiter Apex Advanced Techie	eSATA Ports Not Working? Hi - I got an Asus P5K3 Deluxe board and I am trying to use/install two esata ex hd's but I can't get the board (or maybe its windows) to get them to show up. Anyone know what I should be looking for? or a setting I missed that "turn on" these ports? I am kind of stuck as to what to do.

14-September-07, 05:05 AM		#3 (permalink)
reflux Sempr0n?	Re: eSATA Ports Not Working? Is eSata activated in "Onboard Device Configuration" in the BIOS?

25-September-07, 12:41 PM		#5 (permalink)
Cpt.Planet That's Mr. Freeze to you!	Re: eSATA Ports Not Working? I think the main thing is are you running vista. Vist is known not to recognize eSATA drives.

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Dex Retr-hoe Reviewer	Re: eSATA Ports Not Working? Planet asked if you were running Vista actually. Glad you got it sorted though.

26-September-07, 07:47 AM		#14 (permalink)
Dex Retr-hoe Reviewer	Re: eSATA Ports Not Working? Oh I see, you need an external eSATA caddy. Ahhhh got ya Do you need a special eSATA cable or will a regular one work?

26-September-07, 02:49 PM		#18 (permalink)
THRiLL KiLL PcApEX's PuNK ROckER	Re: eSATA Ports Not Working? esata and sata are the same thing. eSATA Sata Power SATA Cables Low Prices on all Internal and External Sata cables and reason for the cable is not all motherboards have esata outputs, for external hdds. there are also versions of this cable that have a bracket on it, so they take up a pci slot on the mother board...

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