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    M860ETU - XP/Win 7 - ext e-sata hd not recognized

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by k9hydr4, Jun 17, 2009.

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    I wanted to try the e-sata port in the M860ETU, but the drive is not being recognized. The same drive works just fine when using USB2 option.

    Do I need to activate e-sata somewhere?

    Thanks!
     
    k9hydr4, Jun 17, 2009
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    Does anyone know?
     
    k9hydr4, Jun 18, 2009
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    I understand- I just wanted to make sure that this is not isolated to the initial setup of the M860TU/NP8662. I was hoping someone using this model laptop could shed light on this.
     
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    BTW, the drive is not being recognized in XP/Vista/Win7 when using esata.

    That's why I asked the question here.
     
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    What's the cable you are using to connect the drive to the e-sata port?
     
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    Esata. This is the cable that came with the ext hd enclosure. And a power cable that connects to the USB port.

    BTW, have you used an esata external hd before?
     
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    Yes and no. I bought one from WD last year, as my VAIO HDD was running out of capacity, but now matter what I tried, I couldn't install the eSATA PCI card (constantly getting error messages during instalation). I returned the drive and have been discouraged ever since.
     
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    Looks like I'm heading that route, too- lol.

    Too bad. I guess it's wait and see at this point.
     
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    UPDATE: The esata port works on my M860TU (but not the M860TU).

    Looks like I may have to call RJTech and see if it's a motherboard issue.

    The esata drive is not being detected regardless of OS in the M860ETU (it is being detected just fine with Windows 7 in M860TU).
     
    k9hydr4, Jun 20, 2009
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