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    running a sata to esata cable from my 2nd hard drive bay to esata 4 bay HD enclosure. Will this work

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by jedisurfer1, Sep 1, 2013.

  1. jedisurfer1

    jedisurfer1 Notebook Deity

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    I have an esata port but it does not support port multiplier so it only sees the first drive.

    Can I get this caddy poke a small hole Amazon.com: Micro SATA Cables - 12.7mm SATA Optical Bay Hard Drive Adapter Caddy: Computers & Accessories

    Run this cable Amazon.com : 18 inch eSATA+USB Combo-Port to SATA (Data+Power) Cable, Manhattan 325752 : Computers & Accessories

    to this enclosure Amazon.com : Mediasonic HF2-SU3S2 ProBox 4 Bay Hard Drive Enclosure with USB 3.0 & eSATA : Nas Enclosure : Electronics

    to see all 4 hard drives?
     
    jedisurfer1, Sep 1, 2013
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    radji Farewell, Solenya...

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    I'd have to say no. If the eSATA port doesn't support the port multiplier feature, then your SATA host on your motherboard probably doesn't support it at all. This would include all SATA ports on your laptop.
     
    radji, Sep 1, 2013
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    hpka Newbie

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    Im curious, did you try this? I'm trying to find ways to make an old laptop rather useful and this method could be used to make it into a basic file server...
     
    hpka, Jan 21, 2014
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    jedisurfer1 Notebook Deity

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    Hi I never tried. I may one day when I have more time but I honestly think the success rate would be very low so I gave up on the idea.
     
    jedisurfer1, Jan 22, 2014
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