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audax · 11-06-2007, 08:50 PM

Hello!

I just had some questions on buying an external hard drive. I'm used to using USB or Firewire to connect an external to my computer, but I've never used eSATA. I have SATA ports on my mobo, so I was wondering: if I bought the following three items, would I be able to set it up so that I could use the hard drive with eSATA? And if so, what would I need to do?

Here's the Hard Drive:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822148239

Here's the eSATA Ports for my PC:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16812226003

Here's the Cable that is needed (I think):
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16812191016

Would all these things cooperate with each other? Or am I on a totally separate tangent? What do I need to do in order to get an eSATA hard drive to work?

11-06-2007, 08:50 PM	#1 (permalink)
audax Registered User Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 6 OS: XP Pro.	Buying an External eSATA Hello! I just had some questions on buying an external hard drive. I'm used to using USB or Firewire to connect an external to my computer, but I've never used eSATA. I have SATA ports on my mobo, so I was wondering: if I bought the following three items, would I be able to set it up so that I could use the hard drive with eSATA? And if so, what would I need to do? Here's the Hard Drive: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822148239 Here's the eSATA Ports for my PC: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16812226003 Here's the Cable that is needed (I think): http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16812191016 Would all these things cooperate with each other? Or am I on a totally separate tangent? What do I need to do in order to get an eSATA hard drive to work?