StarTech 2 Port SATA to eSATA Slot Plate Bracket (ESATAPLATE2)
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Manufacturer: STARTECH.COMBrand: StarTech
Edition: Electronics
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: CD-ROM
Platform: Windows
Model: ESATAPLATE2
Publisher: STARTECH.COM
Studio: STARTECH.COM
Music Label: STARTECH.COM
Product features:
- Connects to an internal eSATA port and adds two eSATA ports allowing connectivity to external SATA devices
- Easy to use and install
- Compliant with Serial ATA III Specifications
- Backed by StarTech.com's lifetime warranty
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Customer Review: Works fine, BUT...
Summary: 3 Stars
I am presently still using this product, but I would not recommend it.
First let me address J. Skeoch's review: It is important to understand that an external harddrive is nothing more than an internal harddrive in an external enclosure. If your external harddrives are SATA II drives, then they will work just fine via an eSATA to SATA connection. I have two Seagate FreeAgent Pro external drives using 6' foot cables connected to my computer using this product and they work just fine.
However, this product did not work at all when it first arrived. My 6' eSATA cables would not even insert into this product. So I emailed StarTech and they emailed back with an 800 support number. The technician had me take off the support bracket and try each female eSATA connector seperately. Still did not work, but the reason was because there are little prongs that hold the male cable connector in place and these prongs had been pushed in far enough that they prevented the male connection from entering the female connection. I pulled the prongs out, reattached the support bracket, connected my 6' eSATA cables and presto! Everything works fine.
So why not recommend this product? Because the product's 12" cables barely allowed it to connect with the motherboard's SATA connections.
I recommend instead "Cables To Go" SATA to eSATA Dual Port Adapter [...] which comes with 20" cables and works just fine.
Description of StarTech 2 Port SATA to eSATA Slot Plate Bracket (ESATAPLATE2)
StarTech.com's eSATA SATA adapter plate adds external data support to any existing Serial ATA controller, adding two eSATA ports for connection to external SATA devices. The adapter plate can be mounted to the rear panel of the computer case, providing straightforward eSATA to SATA connections and allowing users to connect their eSATA device (hard drive enclosure, etc.) to the provided eSATA port which is an extension of the motherboard SATA data connector. Designed to take advantage of the increased data integrity provided by external hard drives or RAID devices that support eSATA connections, the eSATA SATA adapter supports data transfer rates of up to 300 MBps and is backed by StarTech.com's Lifetime Warranty.Digital Cameras & Photo Categories
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