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**twajetmech** · 11-07-2007, 01:33 AM

Other than the items you listed, you'll need one or two free sata ports on the mobo, that's it. I think you'll like esata, its much faster than usb or firewire ! enjoy !
Oh, check to see if the HDD doesn't already come with a esata cable (I think it does) and save the $20. If you are not already using any sata devices you'll also need to download the mobo manual from the mfg website and configure the bios and boot order, an esata hdd is just as if you had installed an internal hdd, so if you have installed a hdd before you already know what to do.

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twajetmech I helped the forums. Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: LGA, NYC Posts: 2,388 OS: XP-Pro Sp2 & XP-Pro Sp2 Tablet Edition, Vista Ultimate My System	Re: Buying an External eSATA Other than the items you listed, you'll need one or two free sata ports on the mobo, that's it. I think you'll like esata, its much faster than usb or firewire ! enjoy ! Oh, check to see if the HDD doesn't already come with a esata cable (I think it does) and save the $20. If you are not already using any sata devices you'll also need to download the mobo manual from the mfg website and configure the bios and boot order, an esata hdd is just as if you had installed an internal hdd, so if you have installed a hdd before you already know what to do. __________________ PSU Selection/Info // Bench test // Thermal Paste // Memory Selection // Bios Beep Codes // CPU-Z// Posting System Specs Last edited by twajetmech; 11-07-2007 at 01:36 AM.