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    power esata in l502x??

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by DavidLS, Aug 15, 2012.

  1. DavidLS

    DavidLS Notebook Enthusiast

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    Quick question, the esata port in l502x is just esata or power esata?

    I want to connect a 3.5 sata HDD in there, but I don't know if I need power from another source or i'm done with a power esata cord.

    If my syntax or grammar are wrong, my deepest apologies.
     
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    It's eSATAp (powered, yes) but you won't be able to use 3.5" drives (they require +12v) without aditional power cable as the eSATAp only supplies +5v (optical and 2.5" drives work OK though as they only require +5v).
     
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    That's the point. eSATAp provide also 12v. There are 2 version of this connector, one provide just 5v but the other one provide both voltages automagically.
    It seems that l502x has the first kind only. I'll go for a caddy then.
    Thanks

    source: eSATAp - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
     
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