esata question

[ferret face]

Hi guys,

Can anyone tell me if i buy one of the external HDD caddies that support esata such as the Akasa do I also need to buy an esata pci card or can it plug into my standard sata on my mobo?

Cheers Ferret

 

[helmutcheese]

If you buy a ESATA to SATA Cable and have a hole somewhere to feed it from inside case to outside case.


http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CB-023-AK&groupid=701&catid=48&subcat=196

 

[Mercutio]

You'd probably need a small sata-esata header. Had a quick google and none immediately shows up (tho apparently if you get an icy box they have one included).

Edit: Or the cable works though wouldn't be quite so robust (if the cable gets yanked with the header it pops out, if its trailing through case it has potential for damage.)

 

[rpstewart]

Not sure about the Akasa ones but the IcyBox/IcyDock ones come with a PCI bracket with an eSATA port and a fly lead to connect to an internal port. The supplied eSATA to eSATA cable then goes to the port on the bracket.

 

[helmutcheese]

Not sure about the Akasa ones but the IcyBox/IcyDock ones come with a PCI bracket with an eSATA port and a fly lead to connect to an internal port. The supplied eSATA to eSATA cable then goes to the port on the bracket.

If that ends up the case he needs :

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CB-025-AK&groupid=701&catid=48&subcat=196

 

[rpstewart]

Yup, that's exactly what you get with the IcyDock.

BTW OCUK need to get those back in stock, they seem to have been out for weeks.

 

[helmutcheese]

Yup, that's exactly what you get with the IcyDock.

BTW OCUK need to get those back in stock, they seem to have been out for weeks.

I think all the peeps buying POS Striker II Formula's (inc myself) bought them as we lost ESATA going from Striker Extremes to them.

 

[ferret face]

cheers for the info guys ..looks like I'll buy the icy box




PS: Can anyone tell me which model comes with the PCI adapter thingymebobs