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    Plugging in eSata External Hard drive causes a few secondfreeze

    Discussion in 'ASUS Gaming Notebook Forum' started by fraikonz, Jul 4, 2010.

  1. fraikonz

    fraikonz Notebook Enthusiast

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    I have an asus g50vt-x1 and everytime I plug in my External HardDrive via eSata, the OS freezes for a few seconds (I can't do anything) and then it detects the Hard disk. Is there anyway around this (USB does not do this)? Do I have to install drivers (I installed the eSata drivers from Asus website, but it said something about JMicron device not found).

    Also if I leave the eSata device in from bootup BIOS all the way to OS bootup, it would not detect my hard disk, neither USB nor eSata, what's up with that?
     
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    SoundOf1HandClapping Was once a Forge

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    What HDD drivers are you using? I was using some old Intel Matrix drivers and the same thing happened.
     
    SoundOf1HandClapping, Jul 4, 2010
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    fraikonz Notebook Enthusiast

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    I'm not really sure where to check, but the install file gave me version 1.0.2.0

    Are there newer drivers out there?

    e:

    I'm using the intel matrix drivers V8.9.2.1002
     
    fraikonz, Jul 5, 2010
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    yours freeze, mine cant detect anything higher then 1.5tb...
     
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    That sucks man, I'm using a 1TB drive, for you I'd guess you would rather have the small hitch then not be able use the 1.5tb...
     
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    As of this moment I'm using IRST 9.6.0.1014, from Station Drivers. Try them out.

    That shouldn't be the eSATA's fault. The enclosure you're using probably doesn't support anything above 1.5TB. I have an Antec MX-1 enclosure with a 2TB WD Green and a Rosewill enclosure with a 1TB WD Green, and both work just fine in plug-and-play.
     
    SoundOf1HandClapping, Jul 6, 2010
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    that is what i thought at first, so i decided to get another enclosure.

    still cant be detected too, weird thing is when using the usb, it is working fine. so in the end i get another expresscard esata silicon, everything working fine since then.
     
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    Tried it on other computers?

    Hey that driver worked, thanks man!
     
    fraikonz, Jul 6, 2010
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