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    Q: Which eSATA controller manufactures fully support the eSATA specification?

    Discussion in 'Accessories' started by kzii, Feb 19, 2010.

  1. kzii

    kzii Notebook Geek

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    Dear all,

    My current backup to external USB disc takes too long and suffers from delayed write errors. Current weekly backup is 900 Gb and expected to grow to 1.2 Tb over a year. The PC is a notebook.

    As a result, I shall buy an eSATA (PCMCIA or PCI-ExpressCard 3/4) and an eSATA disc drive.

    The question is which eSATA controller (PCMCIA and ExpressCard) manufactures fully support the eSATA specification and implement the hardware features that eSATA standard provides?

    The controller should recognise the disc are an ATA disc and not SCSI, and the same goes for the disc inside the external enclosure: It should be presented as an ATA disc and not emulated as a SCSI drive.

    I would greatly appreciate any suitable recommendations and URLs for these.

    Best wishes, kz
     
    kzii, Feb 19, 2010
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