Really dumb ? about ata/sata

hccsf

No, you need a motherboard with a spare SATA connector, to add an eSATA drive.

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That is what I am looking for Shes..so, I can put that enclosure into a USB device, with a machine that has a SATA controller?  hmmm?

 

That is the bottom line, taking an old HD and using it with a newer machine that has Sata devices.

 

Regards and thanks

 

And Shesagordie, why not join Folding@Home..hmmmm????  :smileyhappy:

hccsf

Yes, you can, I'm using USB 2.0 IDE powered enclosures to connect my 'spare' IDE hard drives to both a 530 [w/Vista] and 8400 systems [w/XP Pro,] and they work fine.

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Bev,

Sorry, I am dense on the concept, so I can take an ATA, stick it in a Esata and go?  (I used to be good at this untill I got old

 

Thanks and regards

hccsf

No, for eSATA you need a SATA drive.

But, you can use a USB 2.0 IDE powered external enclosure similar to this, for an IDE/EIDE/ATA drive.

For the above, the IDE drive's jumpers, should be set to the 'Master' setting.

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hccsf

There should be no need to enter the BIOS.

Install the drive and reboot the system, then system should recognize it and assign a drive letter.

You could Check Disk Management after installing drive to see if the drive is shown, or if you wish to format it.

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Happy to have helped.

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shesagordie,

Great and Thanks!  and hey, with both those machines, we would love to see you fold!

 

Best Regards and thanks again

Bev,

I set the jumper on the enclosure device to master, what do I need to do in the bios to have it recognized?

Can I set it to 2nd or 3rd in line?

 

Regards