eSATA Not Being detected?

Greenlizard0 · 4 Apr 2008 at 17:10

For some reason when I plug in my external eSATA caddie into my eSATA port on the back of my motherboard - the hard drive isn't being detected? I can't for the life of me figure out why? The drive is being detected perfectly fine when I use an internal SATA port.

The drivers and right options are enabled in the bios.

Asus M2NE-SLI Deluxe
Icybox External Sata box with WD 500GB AAKS drive and an Akasa Sata to eSATA converter.

Edit - it's not being detected in computer management either

helmutcheese · 4 Apr 2008 at 17:15

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/sh...01&highlight=ESATA+TRIM+username_helmutcheese

POST #14, Not saying that is the issue but some Cables (inc Akasa) do not contact correctly at rear of the external HDD's like WD My Books.

I have used the same Akasa Adapter as you and the ports on rear of my Striker E and its fine at the PC end, its only the HDD end I had to Trim.

Or your Adapter could be faulty.

Greenlizard0 · 4 Apr 2008 at 17:38

Yoinks that was a quick reply - it makes sense too - as it's not being detected anywhere. How daft of Akasa tbh! Thanks for you help Mr Helmut

Greenlizard0 · 4 Apr 2008 at 18:19

Ok I have first trimmed the motherboard end but that doesn't appear to have helped. Now I'll try the caddy end.

helmutcheese · 4 Apr 2008 at 18:24

Just turn cable round, I did say above it may not be that issue lol.

Greenlizard0 · 4 Apr 2008 at 18:35

Mmmm tried the caddy end - but that doesn't appear to have helped either - the eSATA port is controlled by Silicon Image..I'll go and have a look at their website.

Can anybody else help at all?

helmutcheese · 4 Apr 2008 at 18:37

On Striker Extreme I had the Silicon Image Sata Controler enabled to SATA not RAID and installed the correct latest Driver for it from their site not the Asus CD or Site.

My only issue was that Akasa Cable at the WD My Book end did not make contact, it fitted the PC Rear I/O Plate end correctly and also the Akasa Adapter end when I later tried out a Striker II Formula which lacks ESATA.

Greenlizard0 · 4 Apr 2008 at 18:50

Yeap I have it set to SATA in the bios. And the drivers from Asus' website are a version up from the download available on Silicon Image's website site, hence Vista decided that they were up to date.

Do you have any other suggestions at all? I'm really getting annoyed at this. It's on the Si 3132 controller :/

Greenlizard0 · 4 Apr 2008 at 19:03

Well I managed to sort of solve the problem. There's an internal SATA port free also by Silicon Image and I think I'm just going to route an internal cable externally through one of the holes in the back of the case (for watercooling pipes). Not ideal, but I'm going to wait until a better solution arises..