eSATA connection for Studio laptop?
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From: Nate Nagel on 12 Jun 2010 10:03 I posted this before but got no reply... what cable do I need to use the eSATA capabilities of my Studio laptop? I believe that it is a 1555. Has what appears to be a combo USB/eSATA connector on the side of the case, but a eSATA cable does not fit, no way, no how. Link to a specific part that I could order would be greatly appreciated! thanks, Nate -- replace "roosters" with "cox" to reply. http://members.cox.net/njnagel
From: Mark Opolo on 12 Jun 2010 10:20 "Nate Nagel" <njnagel(a)roosters.net> wrote in message news:hv044q16ib(a)news5.newsguy.com... >I posted this before but got no reply... what cable do I need to use the >eSATA capabilities of my Studio laptop? I believe that it is a 1555. Has >what appears to be a combo USB/eSATA connector on the side of the case, but >a eSATA cable does not fit, no way, no how. Link to a specific part that I >could order would be greatly appreciated! > > thanks, > > Nate > > -- > replace "roosters" with "cox" to reply. > http://members.cox.net/njnagel There is no point in calling it an eSATA port if an eSATA connector does not fit. Though a SATA to eSATA cable can probably be fitted. eSATA are shielded cables. So if the port only accepts a SATA plug, but you have an eSATA external component then http://www.amazon.co.uk/1m-eSATA-to-SATA-Cable/dp/B000SKN6SA
From: Nate Nagel on 12 Jun 2010 10:50 On 06/12/2010 10:20 AM, Mark Opolo wrote: > "Nate Nagel"<njnagel(a)roosters.net> wrote in message > news:hv044q16ib(a)news5.newsguy.com... >> I posted this before but got no reply... what cable do I need to use the >> eSATA capabilities of my Studio laptop? I believe that it is a 1555. Has >> what appears to be a combo USB/eSATA connector on the side of the case, but >> a eSATA cable does not fit, no way, no how. Link to a specific part that I >> could order would be greatly appreciated! >> >> thanks, >> >> Nate >> >> -- >> replace "roosters" with "cox" to reply. >> http://members.cox.net/njnagel > > There is no point in calling it an eSATA port if an eSATA connector does not > fit. Though a SATA to eSATA cable can probably be fitted. > > eSATA are shielded cables. So if the port only accepts a SATA plug, but you > have an eSATA external component then > > http://www.amazon.co.uk/1m-eSATA-to-SATA-Cable/dp/B000SKN6SA > > > I don't know what I'm looking at, but it is labeled "(USB symbol)/eSATA". Neither my eSATA cable nor the SATA connector on my SATA to USB adapter fit. Hence my question... nate -- replace "roosters" with "cox" to reply. http://members.cox.net/njnagel
From: JayB on 12 Jun 2010 11:05 that is a 7-pin/4-pin esata/usb combo connector. i assumed it should take both types of connectors. look closely. i dont have one currently in front of me. Nate Nagel wrote: > I posted this before but got no reply... what cable do I need to use > the eSATA capabilities of my Studio laptop? I believe that it is a > 1555. Has what appears to be a combo USB/eSATA connector on the side of > the case, but a eSATA cable does not fit, no way, no how. Link to a > specific part that I could order would be greatly appreciated! > > thanks, > > Nate >
From: Nate Nagel on 12 Jun 2010 11:08 I guess the reason I'm asking is, up until maybe 6 mos. ago, I didn't even have a computer with a SATA hard drive. I'm really not a techno-geek and I don't really know what I'm talking about... so I'm hoping someone can just tell me what to buy... would I need a special cable due to the combo connector, or *should* an eSATA cable work? I only have one cable, which I bought for some small amount of money at Micro Center, perhaps I got a cable with out of tolerance connectors? nate On 06/12/2010 11:05 AM, JayB wrote: > that is a 7-pin/4-pin esata/usb combo connector. > i assumed it should take both types of connectors. > look closely. > i dont have one currently in front of me. > > > Nate Nagel wrote: >> I posted this before but got no reply... what cable do I need to use >> the eSATA capabilities of my Studio laptop? I believe that it is a >> 1555. Has what appears to be a combo USB/eSATA connector on the side >> of the case, but a eSATA cable does not fit, no way, no how. Link to a >> specific part that I could order would be greatly appreciated! >> >> thanks, >> >> Nate >> -- replace "roosters" with "cox" to reply. http://members.cox.net/njnagel
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