4 bay NAS Esata problem

[dog-man]

I have a 4 bay NAS which has an Esata socket. I have been happily using this for a number of years.

I am about to purchase a new computer but it seems that Esata is no longer in fashion and modern computers don't have an Esata port.

So, what can I do about this? I assume I will have to purchase a pci card with Esata ports, but if I do will my NAS box operate as usual?

I don't see the point in purchasing a newer NAS as this one works perfectly well.

 

[BornEvil]

You can buy a esata pci bracket for a few quid. It will have a sata data cable that plugs into your motherboard.

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/akasa-sata-to-esata-adapter-kit-esata-45-ex-cb-025-ak.html

Esata is just a more robust connector for normal SATA.

 

[dog-man]

Can I confirm this will definitely see the 4 drives in the NAS and not just the first drive?

 

[BornEvil]

Not sure, depends on your NAS, but if it worked with your old motherboard through eSATA, it should work with your new motherboard via that eSATA bracket.

If your NAS has some sort of RAID/JBOD controller, it should show all as one drive.

TBH, I use freeNAS for years so not really experienced with off the shelf NAS units.

 

[dog-man]

Oh well, we will see when the computer arrives.
I am sure there will be a solution if that one fails.