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    np8662 eSATA port...is it powered?

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by GypsyDRB, May 30, 2009.

  1. GypsyDRB

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    eom...eom....
     
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  2. Soviet Sunrise

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    No...eot...eot....
     
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    ESATA ports aren't powered.
     
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    it would need a plug, just like a sata hard drive. (sata cable + power = win)
     
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  5. GypsyDRB

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    sigh i guess i should be happy there's a usb just below the esata port.
     
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    Looks like a lot of the e-sata supported drives (like the ridata ones), especially those that look like usb memory sticks need a power source or some sort of cable to provide power via the usb.
     
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    Let me know if you can even get the eSata working. As of right now, I have yet to speak to anyone who actually has it working.

    I've had an open thread for a couple of days now, and no one has any idea why it won't work.
     
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    You plug the stick into the esata port, then use a usb patch cable to power it through usb.
     
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    Isn't the Esata port combined Sata+USB in one port?
     
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    Yes it is. But it cannot power the device when using sata. In other words, two different interfaces in one port, but cannot utilize properties of both at the same time.
     
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    Unless someone designed a cable to split the 2 out...
     
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    sooooo, i'm a little slow here.

    I bought a Hi-Speed USB 2.0 Extension Cable A Male / A Female that I was going to plug in the back of the following RiDATA esata SSD: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820183242.

    I was going to use the USB port for the power connection that is combined with the eSATA port...is that a no go?
     
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    Ahh ok. Now I'm with you...thanks SS.
     
    GypsyDRB, Jun 2, 2009
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