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DocDJ,
I did follow the correct registry edit and BIOS sequence, except for the problem with AHCI not being an available option in the BIOS. When the eSATA drive (port) is displayed in the BIOS, it says that in order for eSATA to work, the BIOS must be set to AHCI or RAID (even though AHCI is not available).
Here's the latest:
Instead of resetting the CMOS, I tried changing the BIOS to RAID (again). The eSATA drive was on before starting Windows, and Windows detected it (appears in Computer...). Next I tried hot swap (this is actually hot turn on, I haven't yet tried turning it off while Windows is running, sounds risky since I see no way to tell Windows to "remove" it as can be done with USB): turn off the PC, turn off the eSATA drive, start the PC, Windows starts ok, then turn on the eSATA drive. This time the eSATA drive is detected - shows up in Computer, but within 3 sec it disappears . Using device manager to scan for new h/w, the eSATA drive becomes available again and stays available. This scenario was repeated twice, with the same results. On the next try, hot swap worked as it should - after turning on the eSATA drive it became available and stayed that way, no need to scan for new h/w. Thought I was home free.
The next day I tried hot swap and immediately got BSOD. Right after that I tried hot swap again, and this time it worked as desired. I hope the system will settle down and continue to work properly. If problems continue I'll just avoid hot swapping, or if time permits I may eventually try reset of CMOS.
Thanks again for your feedback and tips.