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    eSATA laptop hard drive question

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Dylanamus, Dec 16, 2007.

  1. Dylanamus

    Dylanamus Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hello notebookticians,

    When upgrading my factory laptop hard drive to 7200.2rpm, I recycled it into an external USB2/eSATA external interface. It works like a charm via USB, but nothing happens when I connect it via eSATA.

    I don't have all the cables/accessories with me today, but am I correct to assume that the reason it is not working is that it requires a power source of some kind?

    There are only two connectors on the case - eSATA and USB - but I think I saw some kind of other cable that could be used for power while using eSATA.

    Does anyone know? Thanks :)
     
    Dylanamus, Dec 16, 2007
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  2. onion

    onion Notebook Consultant NBR Reviewer

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    Yes you need power. The sata port does not provide power like USB does.
     
    onion, Dec 16, 2007
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    obsolete Notebook Evangelist

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    Look at your documentation. Some times you can power it through the usb cable while using the esata cable for data.
     
    obsolete, Dec 17, 2007
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