eSata Problem

longshanks · 9 Oct 2007 at 19:53

Need help guys. I have an eSata enclosure (Akasa) with a Sata HD inside. It has the option to work under USB. The HD is recognised under USB but not eSata!! Any ideas?

When i go into 'Disk Management' (Vista) it says "Unknown / Unreadable". It worked when i used to have a different Motherboard. I have a Gigabyte one now (GA-MA69GN-S2H).

eSata is via an Akasa ESATA-45-EX eSATA Backplate

When i switch it over to read via USB it works ok!

rpstewart · 9 Oct 2007 at 19:59

That's a tad bizarre....

First thing that springs to mind is making sure that the SATA controller which is driving the eSATA port is configured correctly in the BIOS and has the right drivers installed in Windows. Make sure it's running in a non-RAID mode if possible.

What board was it working on and what's it connected to now?

longshanks · 9 Oct 2007 at 22:10

How do i check if it is non-raid? Asus board before.

rpstewart · 9 Oct 2007 at 22:51

longshanks said:
How do i check if it is non-raid?

It'll be set in the system BIOS

longshanks · 10 Oct 2007 at 22:19

Its ok guys, problem sorted. Looks like i did not flick the switch on the back of the enclosure from USB to eSATA!!! I thought i had done that. :rolleyes: