I purchased and returned to Newegg the following: Thermaltake N0012US Aluminum & Plastic 3.5" Silver USB 2.0 & eSATA External Enclosure.
I unsuccessfully used a 1TB Seagate HDD in the enclosure. I note that the USB 2.0 worked without a problem (though slow compared to what eSATA should do.). None of my mobo's three eSATA ports recognized the drive / enclosure. Yes, I went through device manager (Device Manager - Scan for hardware changes), tried three different eSATA cables, have ACHI enabled in the bios, etc, etc. [I note that my system's HD = RAID1+0, 4 WD Caviar 500MB 7200 16 MB cache drives = 1TB. That set up works just fine.]
I've checked with CyberPower who reported the bios was set properly. Can anyone give me some help - please? I'm about ready to throw in the towel In advance, thank you for your assistance. I love everything else about Win7 Pro and my computer, so if this stumbling block could be removed, that would be great!
I unsuccessfully used a 1TB Seagate HDD in the enclosure. I note that the USB 2.0 worked without a problem (though slow compared to what eSATA should do.). None of my mobo's three eSATA ports recognized the drive / enclosure. Yes, I went through device manager (Device Manager - Scan for hardware changes), tried three different eSATA cables, have ACHI enabled in the bios, etc, etc. [I note that my system's HD = RAID1+0, 4 WD Caviar 500MB 7200 16 MB cache drives = 1TB. That set up works just fine.]
I've checked with CyberPower who reported the bios was set properly. Can anyone give me some help - please? I'm about ready to throw in the towel In advance, thank you for your assistance. I love everything else about Win7 Pro and my computer, so if this stumbling block could be removed, that would be great!
My Computer
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- CyberPower Custom
- OS
- Windows 7 Professional
- CPU
- intel core i7 2.66 GZz
- Motherboard
- Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD7
- Memory
- 6 GB Corsair Dominator DDR3/1600MHz Triple Channel Memory
- Graphics Card(s)
- ATI Radeon 5750
- Sound Card
- onboard 7.1
- Monitor(s) Displays
- generic 17" (Planar)
- Hard Drives
- RAID 1+0. 4 - WD Caviar 500MB SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 16MB Cache 7200RPM HDD
- PSU
- Corsair 950 Watts CMPSU-950TX
- Case
- CoolerMaster Storm Sniper
- Cooling
- 6 case fans. Thors Hammer CPU cooler with fan. Other.
