External Hard Drive Not Recognized in eSATA

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I have a Fantom Green Drive II, 1TB eSATA/USB as one of my back up drives. I purchased a SATA to eSATA plug for the back of the computer but the drive is not recognized when I connect it up with the eSATA cable. Once I pluged in the USB cable it was regognized and working. Is there something I have to do for it to be working as eSATA, the bus speed is 1500Mbits/sec vs 480Mbits/sec for USB.
 

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Dell Dimension 9200
OS
Windows Vista Ultimate 32 bit & Win 7 Professional 32 bit
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Intel Core 2 E6320 Duo (4MB L2 cache, 1.86Ghz, 1066FSB
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Dell
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4GB Kingston Dual Channel DDR2, PC2-5300, 667Mhz
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256MB nVidia GeForce 8600GTS
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Integrated Sound Blaster Audigy
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22 inch Widescreen Digital(Dell) @ 19" Acer LCD
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Dell 1680 x 1050, Axcer 1280 x1024
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500GB Serial ATA 3Gb/s, 7200rpm w/ DataBurst Cache
1TB Seagate Barracuda 7200.12, 2 x 1TB USB drives for BU
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APC Back UPS ES 750
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Standard
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Standard
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MX5500 Logitech
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Logitech Bluetooth MX5500
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Dell Studio Laptop, Win 7 Pro 64 bit.
Sometimes the eSATA port has to be enabled in BIOS. And some eSATA ports require that the drive be attached and powered on when booting the system. This is particularly true if you aren't running your hard drives in AHCI mode.
 

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To further add to Mellon Heads excellent reply, DELL is definitely one that needs the BIOS set up to activate the eSATA port then once the PC has booted plug the eSATA drive in and it should then be recognized, this is how it worked on my DELL 435T.
 

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Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
DELL XPS Studio 435T
OS
Vista 64 Ultimate, Windows 7 64 Ultimate, Ubuntu 9.10
CPU
i7 975 3.3 GHz Extreme (Factory OC'd to 3.6 GHz)
Motherboard
DELL provided
Memory
18 Gb Tri-Channel 1066
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ATI 5970 2048 Mb
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X-Fi Extreme Gamer
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Vizio 37" HD-TV
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1920 x 1080
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1.5 Tb HDD
1.5 Tb HDD
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512 Gb Crucial SSD
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DELL Provided 475 watts
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DELL
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3 fans
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Logitech Performance K350 Wireless
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Logitech Performance MX Wireless
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3 Mb up 750 Kb down
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Laptop:Alienware M17x, Q9100 CPU, 8Gb RAM, 1920x1200 WUXGA LCD driven by 4870's in CrossFireX, Bl
The computer recognizes the eSATA port, it even gave it a letter but when I plug the drive in it asks me to insert medium. I think it's either the cable or the drive that's causing the problem. I only use it for backups so the USB will do. Thanks for the help.
 

My Computer My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Dell Dimension 9200
OS
Windows Vista Ultimate 32 bit & Win 7 Professional 32 bit
CPU
Intel Core 2 E6320 Duo (4MB L2 cache, 1.86Ghz, 1066FSB
Motherboard
Dell
Memory
4GB Kingston Dual Channel DDR2, PC2-5300, 667Mhz
Graphics Card(s)
256MB nVidia GeForce 8600GTS
Sound Card
Integrated Sound Blaster Audigy
Monitor(s) Displays
22 inch Widescreen Digital(Dell) @ 19" Acer LCD
Screen Resolution
Dell 1680 x 1050, Axcer 1280 x1024
Hard Drives
500GB Serial ATA 3Gb/s, 7200rpm w/ DataBurst Cache
1TB Seagate Barracuda 7200.12, 2 x 1TB USB drives for BU
PSU
APC Back UPS ES 750
Case
Standard
Cooling
Standard
Keyboard
MX5500 Logitech
Mouse
Logitech Bluetooth MX5500
Other Info
Dell Studio Laptop, Win 7 Pro 64 bit.
You are welcome..........
 

My Computer My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
DELL XPS Studio 435T
OS
Vista 64 Ultimate, Windows 7 64 Ultimate, Ubuntu 9.10
CPU
i7 975 3.3 GHz Extreme (Factory OC'd to 3.6 GHz)
Motherboard
DELL provided
Memory
18 Gb Tri-Channel 1066
Graphics Card(s)
ATI 5970 2048 Mb
Sound Card
X-Fi Extreme Gamer
Monitor(s) Displays
Vizio 37" HD-TV
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1080
Hard Drives
1.5 Tb HDD
1.5 Tb HDD
2.0 Tb Network Drive
512 Gb Crucial SSD
PSU
DELL Provided 475 watts
Case
DELL
Cooling
3 fans
Keyboard
Logitech Performance K350 Wireless
Mouse
Logitech Performance MX Wireless
Internet Speed
3 Mb up 750 Kb down
Other Info
Bamboo Fun Tablet, Belkin N+ Wireless router, Pioneer Dolby System Wireless Headphones, Bose 5.1 Dolby Surround Sound System, LifeCam VX 3000 Webcam, Blu-Ray/Hi Def DVD +RW combo and Blu-ray +RW,l 15 in 1 media card reader, Logitech Rumblepad 2, Hauppauge 2250 DTV Tuner with MS Media Center Remote

Laptop:Alienware M17x, Q9100 CPU, 8Gb RAM, 1920x1200 WUXGA LCD driven by 4870's in CrossFireX, Bl
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