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04-14-2009, 04:43 PM
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External SATA drive question
I have an external SATA drive plugged into the rear SATA ports for obvious reasons. The only problem I have with it is that I have to turn it on and reboot my computer before it will recognize it. Is there any way to trick Vista 64 into recognizing it without rebooting? As soon as I turn it off it's gone until restart. I don't like leaving it running 24/7.
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04-14-2009, 05:04 PM
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You must be using an eSATA connection, correct? Don't think you can power up an external when it's connected via eSATA and have it recognized. I switched mine to usb for that very reason.
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04-14-2009, 07:42 PM
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I've spoken to PR about that very problem as well.
I also had to switch to usb.
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04-14-2009, 10:06 PM
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Thanks for the help. It is using an eSATA connection. It's not a big deal to reboot it to recognize but was wondering if there was a better way.
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04-14-2009, 11:50 PM
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I leave mine running. It's in a proper housing with a fan.
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04-16-2009, 07:58 AM
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this is the reason I put in a NAS drive.
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04-16-2009, 08:01 AM
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04-16-2009, 09:48 AM
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The NAS drives and USB drives are still too slow for me. That's why I liked the eSATA enclosures for large data transfers. I'd leave it running but only use it once a month or so.
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04-16-2009, 06:12 PM
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If you only use it once a month, that's a minor inconvenience to have to reboot.
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04-19-2009, 08:54 AM
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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822155003 I reset the Jumbo Frame Settings to 9000 and see no difference in speed or performance between mounting a drive in my system or in the NAS. I have both of my Seagate's in it and love the unit. I can access both drives from any networked computer without my main system needing to be on and I have backup programs set to automatically run. Outstanding unit. |
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04-19-2009, 09:35 AM
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Thanks. Will check it out.
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