SATA hard drive to eSATA port question

Just wondering --

TigerDirect has a product ( http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2477926&CatId=3770) which lets you connect an external ide/sata drive to a usb connecter.

I am wondering - does any device exist, at this time, which will allow you to connect a SATA hard drive to an eSATA port? I say device because it should include a power supply for the eSATA drive as well as a data cable to go from the SATA hard disk to an eSata port.

i know there are enclosures that do this but im wonderng if i can buy just the power supply and a sata to esata cable to use for troubleshooting...

I have been looking online to no avail.
- tsd

 

There are external HDD docks such as this. Google for "eSATA dock".

John

 

I highly recommend the Vantec converter. I have something like a dozen of um, and use them for everything from hard drives to blueray burners. They are cheaper at newegg.

The power supply should work with eSata drives. I think you can just get a eSata2SATA cable if needed.

Joe

 

thanks for the suggestions guys. the dock will do the trick but i'd like something that is portable - ie - a cables only solution.

i currently have an ide to usb connector which i use with the tons of old 160gb hard drives i have laying around. i'd like to do the same thing with some new sata drives - take them with me along with the sata drive to esata converter...

anyone other suggestions?

thank you guys in advance,
- tsd

 

I took three of the $19 Vantec USB/IDE/SATA cables, cut off the excess from the USB cable and trimmed it down to about 4 inches. I added a 2 inch SATA cable, and made a USB To SATA power cable, and stuffed them into a ziplock.

The USB to SATA power cable will run the little 2.5 inch drives I carry as a backup, and I use a Tekeeon 3450 power unit to power the larger drives.

The Tekkeon unit is cool. It will power and charge all our devices (including our DV-9500T's), phones, moble broadband routers, PDA's, TomToms. It will also provide power while we swap batteries on the DV-9500T's.

Whats really cool about the Tekkeon unit is I got an adapter that allows a 9500T power brick to charge the Tekkeon 3450.

In short, we used to carry a huge bag full of chargers and adapters.
Now we only carry one pocket sized power unit, and the notebook's power brick.

The Vantec cable thingy can be found here:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812232002&nm_mc=TEMC-RMA-Approvel&cm_mmc=TEMC-RMA-Approvel-_-Content-_-text-_-N82E16812232002

The Tekkeon 3450 is here:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16855997152

Enjoy!

Joe

 

Maybe you are referring to something such as this: http://cgi.ebay.com/ESATA-SATA-HDD-...ryZ90719QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

 

sorry, my internet lagged out.

 

im trying to find a solution that doesnt have a docker, so it'll be more portable.

im going to give you an example -- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812232002


this is an ide/sata drive to usb cable --



that is an ide/sata to usb connector. you connect the ide side to an ide hard drive you have laying around, and the other end goes into the pc. instead of connecting via a usb interface, i want it to connect via eSATA.

this drive is powered by an external power source -- this is the power source(on the left side of the pic) --




so, going back to the first pic above, what im looking for is for one end to have a sata end - that you attach to an external sata drive (not in an enclosure, etc) and the other end goes into an eSATA port - not a usb!

the dockers which have been posted do the job but im looking for a cheap ($20) cables-only solution. by cables only, i mean its a cheap solution that does not require/or have a docking station sort of setup.

 

The best I could find are these three links which would need to be used in conjunction with one another.

http://cgi.ebay.com/New-2-5-3-5-Dri...yZ158827QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

http://cgi.ebay.com/USB-2-0-to-IDE-...ryZ74941QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

http://cgi.ebay.com/IDE-to-SATA-Ser...ryZ74941QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem


This may sound confusing, but I am tired and it's the middle of the night. Bare with me lol. I've included a few links. Out of all of them I know at least one will be sufficient, otherwise two together will work. lol... I'm confused lol

And the final result is something looking like this lol:



It would use SATA instead of IDE through the converter.

 

Again, why not get a SATA to ESATA cable?

I have two, and I do exactly like you describe. One end goes to the SATA drive, the other end goes to an ESATA port.

Joe

 

^ dont you need a power cable then to power the external drive? i looked up and found the sata2esata cable you mentioned in your previous post but didnt find one that had a power supply to power the drive.

 

Yes, you will. If the drive uses only the 5 volt connection (like most notebook drives), and does not pull more power than a USB port can deliver, you can make a USB to SATA power connector. You can even make a multiiple USB port to SATA power connector if more power is needed.

Otherwise, you need a power supply, like the Vantec unit has.

So, if needed, get the ESTA to SATA cable, and use it with the power supply from the Vantec unit.

Joe

 

Hi

This is a pretty old thread, but I'm looking for the same thing as the OP (ie a cables only connection between esata card and a sata drive, without enclosure or dock), and am confused by how to add external power to a sata drive. Any ideas? can it be done?

cheers!