I did research on this also, and from what I understand, in order for hot swapping to truly work on eSATA, your mobo must have eSATA ports. The OS thinks I installed new hardware inside the case so it's not going to allow me to unplug it like a thumb drive. Overall Review: I didn't get the "Safely Remove Hardware" icon though. I plugged the eSATA cable in and voila, my OS recognized new hardware and installed it automatically! (continued in other thoughts) I had another mobo that had AHCI, and since my OS was loaded BEFORE I changed to AHCI mode, I had to reinstall the OS (I couldn't find a good way around it). That worked, but if I tried to access the drive for any length of time, it lost its connection and I got write errors all over the place. I went to Device Manager to detect new hardware. I still used it anyway, and of course the OS didn't recognize it automatically. Firstly, your motherboard must be able to support hot swapping (AHCI), which mine doesn't. I assumed that eSATA worked the same way as USB in the sense that you plug it in, the OS recognizes it, and you're good to go. This was definitely a learning curve for me.
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Docking station is very effective compared to an external enclosure if you never plan on moving it around like a portable drive.Ĭons: This isn't a con on the product, just didn't have enough space in other thoughts. If you can get eSATA to work correctly, you should definitely use that because it's noticeably faster than USB. Pros: Works well, solid device, very fast transfer speeds, both USB and eSATA. SSG (Solid State Grip) Technology: Anti-Slippery Grasp BaseĪdditional Information Date First Available
Open docking station design maximizes heat dissipation Rapid Data Access & Exchange w/ Single eSATA or USB Cable Connection Supports USB 2.0 Transfer Speed up to 480 Mbps Supports eSATA Transfer Speed up to 3.0 Gbps All USB supports Port Multiplier function. * When utilizing eSATA interface, Port Multiplier feature is required on the host system’s eSATA controller for two hard disk drives to be seen at the same time. Hot-Swap Capability for Rapid Multi HDDs Access & Exchange Read & Write 2 Hard Drives simultaneously Learn more about the Thermaltake BlacX Duet (ST0014U) Model BrandĬompatibility Operating Systems Supported