Hi, guys.

I have a Gateway P-6860fx laptop, which has an eSATA port
(fortunately).

I have this *ATA 100* drive (500GB) that I used in my old desktop:
'Newegg.com - Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD5000AAKB 500GB 7200 RPM
16MB Cache IDE Ultra ATA100 Hard Drive - Internal Hard Drives'
(http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136111)
Is that drive compatible with this eSATA unit (*SATA I/II*)?
'Newegg.com - Rosewill RX-358-S BLK (Black) 3.5\" SATA to USB & eSATA
Ext. Enclosure w/Int.80mm fan - External Enclosures'
(http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...E16817173 042)

I don't know if ATA100 and SATA I/II are practically synonymous or
completely different. lol.

Much appreciated!


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TBolt

No, you cannot use a standard ATA drive with any type of SATA connector,
they are not compatible.

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"TBolt" wrote in message
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Hi, guys.

I have a Gateway P-6860fx laptop, which has an eSATA port
(fortunately).

I have this *ATA 100* drive (500GB) that I used in my old desktop:
'Newegg.com - Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD5000AAKB 500GB 7200 RPM
16MB Cache IDE Ultra ATA100 Hard Drive - Internal Hard Drives'
(http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136111)
Is that drive compatible with this eSATA unit (*SATA I/II*)?
'Newegg.com - Rosewill RX-358-S BLK (Black) 3.5\" SATA to USB & eSATA
Ext. Enclosure w/Int.80mm fan - External Enclosures'
(http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...E16817173 042)

I don't know if ATA100 and SATA I/II are practically synonymous or
completely different. lol.

Much appreciated!


--
TBolt

Thank you, sir!


'Richard G. Harper [MVP Wrote:
;909674']No, you cannot use a standard ATA drive with any type of SATA
connector,
they are not compatible.

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TBolt

Richard et al,

Would this drive likely work with the eSATA unit, then?

drive:
'Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 750GB Hard Drive - 7200, 16MB, Serial
ATA-300, OEM ST3750640AS at TigerDirect.com'
(http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...rkey=TSD-750AS)

eSATA unit:
'Newegg.com - Rosewill RX-358-S BLK (Black) 3.5" SATA to
USB & eSATA Ext. Enclosure w/Int.80mm fan - External Enclosures'
(http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...E16817173 042)

Thank you. :geek:


--
TBolt

Looks like it should work fine. SATA drive, SATA enclosure; should be okay.
No guarantees though as I have not used that combo of hardware. :-)

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* PLEASE post all messages and replies in the newsgroups
* The Website - http://rgharper.mvps.org/


"TBolt" wrote in message
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Richard et al,

Would this drive likely work with the eSATA unit, then?

drive:
'Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 750GB Hard Drive - 7200, 16MB, Serial
ATA-300, OEM ST3750640AS at TigerDirect.com'
(http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...rkey=TSD-750AS)

eSATA unit:
'Newegg.com - Rosewill RX-358-S BLK (Black) 3.5" SATA to
USB & eSATA Ext. Enclosure w/Int.80mm fan - External Enclosures'
(http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...E16817173 042)

Thank you. :geek:


--
TBolt

"Richard G. Harper [MVP]" a écrit dans le message de
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Looks like it should work fine. SATA drive, SATA enclosure; should be
okay. No guarantees though as I have not used that combo of hardware. :-)

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It does work on my computer. The enclosure is eSATA. The difference with
SATA is that it can be connected - disconnected without rebooting.
Just as with USB.

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"Richard G. Harper [MVP]" a écrit dans le message de
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Looks like it should work fine. SATA drive, SATA enclosure; should be
okay. No guarantees though as I have not used that combo of hardware. :-)

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It does work on my computer. The enclosure is eSATA. The difference with
SATA is that it can be connected - disconnected without rebooting.
Just as with USB.

Internal SATA connectors are hotswappable as well, the difference with
eSATA is the shielding requirements allow a longer length without
suffering from interference.

"Richard G. Harper [MVP]" wrote in message
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No, you cannot use a standard ATA drive with any type of SATA connector, they are
not compatible.

There is a small adapter that allows you to use IDE devices on a SATA connection.

Here's one of them:

http://www.addonics.com/products/io/ide_sata.asp

Tom Lake

Tom Lake;914083 Wrote:
"Richard G. Harper [MVP]" rgharper@xxxxxx wrote in message
news:2984A0A6-9E51-4346-8A84-77654CCBE0AF@xxxxxx
No, you cannot use a standard ATA drive with any type of SATA
connector, they are
not compatible.

There is a small adapter that allows you to use IDE devices on a SATA
connection.

Here's one of them:

http://www.addonics.com/products/io/ide_sata.asp

Tom Lake

Thank you, Tom!

In this case, I already bought a 750GB Seagate SATA drive. I'll
remember the adapter should I need it in the future.


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TBolt