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    esata hdd connecting 1530

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by msankadi, Aug 2, 2008.

  1. msankadi

    msankadi Notebook Consultant

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    hi all

    i am planning to buy a satato esata hdd enclosure for faster speeds but my 1530 doesnt have an esata port


    what hardware will i need for connecting esata to my lappy. i saw various usb, expresscard dongles, but I dont know if transfering the signal from one form to another will reduce the speed. also, will the usb converter be much slower than the express card ?? should i ditch the idea of esata and get a firewire enclosure, coz if the speeds dont increase, esata is a waste of money

    MnVn
     
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    Express Card banwidth- 2.5 Gbps
    eSATA Bandwidth- 3.0 Gbps
    USB 2.0 Bandwidth- 480 Mbps
    IEEE 1394b (FireWire) - 800 Mbps
    IEEE 1394a - 400 Mbps

    Given that your connector on the 1530 is probably 1394a, the eSATA interface beats it by a long, long margin...

    Use an express card eSATA adapter.. This is what I have been using...
     
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    The eSATA adapter would be your best bet.
     
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    Thanks a lot guys

    but there was a serious problem...the enclosures with esata ports were unavailable at my place...so i got a 500gb sata drive and a sata to usb enclosure..

    i am confused abt this...i think the express card adapters require an input as esata chord, right, I cant connect the sata of my hdd to the express card na
    ??

    i read wikipaedia too but still i dont understand what exactly is the diff between sata and esata, theoretically and in the different connectors

    MnVn
     
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    eSATA is just external SATA. It would be the same as if there was a SATA hard drive in your computer.
     
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    Thanks for the reply


    ohh so u mean that i can connect this sata hard disk to the express card mentioned above and it will give me the esata transfer rates?? other than above i wont need other hardware right?? (except the sata hdd which i bought)

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    No, you need an enclosure for eSATA. That port is just for the data. You still need power for the drive.
     
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    sorry for all the confusion. I will describe everything in details, so that u might b able to solve my problem.

    I have bought a hard disk enclosure (which has an external power adapter), in which I have fitted my sata hard disk. Now, I have a USB dongle coming out of my enclosure which I have plugged into my lappy. It doesnt have any other kind of output port just, the USB port.

    Now, my question is that if i want to utilize the esata transfer feature, what all hardware will i need apart from the above i have described. Also, I tried to search for the express card in india, but couldnt find it , if nebdy from india has bought it pls share the contact.

    MnVn
     
    msankadi, Aug 2, 2008
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