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I've replaced my original Bubba2 500G drive with a 2TB WD Green drive in order to do an upgrade w/o wiping out my data. Now I'd like to connect the 500G to copy over a lot of files to the new disk. I'd prefer to do this through the eSATA(faster than USB) interface but I'm unfamiliar with eSATA connectors etc.
1) will the Bubba2 have enough power to run the 500G through the eSATA connector? Or must it be independently powered?
2) What does an eSATA connector look like? This?
3) If I buy an enclosure for the drive, is there anything special I should look for if I intend to keep this connected to the Bubba2 for long periods of time?
There's no difference between esata and sata connectors except esata cables are a bit more rugged. The cable you've shown is the data able only, you will need a power connector too.
The devices that Cheeseboy linked to are very useful and worth the investment of a few pounds/dollars/euros. This one - http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B001A5S ... 223&sr=8-1 - has the power connector too but I don't know if they all do.
Last edited by RandomUsername on 20 Jul 2011, 12:28, edited 1 time in total.
There's no difference between esata and sata connectors except esata cables are a bit more rugged.
Well, that's me told off
They look different (the plugs, or whatever it would be called in English), I never tried putting a eSATA plug into a SATA slot (or the other way around),
Both of the products I linked to include a power supply.
There's no difference between esata and sata connectors except esata cables are a bit more rugged.
Well, that's me told off
They look different (the plugs, or whatever it would be called in English), I never tried putting a eSATA plug into a SATA slot (or the other way around),
Both of the products I linked to include a power supply.
Actually I'm going to revise my statement a bit after doing some research. Internal connectors are L shaped but the cables still fit into external ports. External connectors won't fit into internal ports. From experience, I can definitely say that the cables the OP posted a picture of will fit into the back of a B2/B3.
After having a closer look, I think the only difference is that the eSATA connectors are ground shielded...
(or as Randall wrote: "more rugged").
If the connectors are compatible, I don't know.
2)FYI from wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serial_ATA
The external cable connector equates to a shielded version of the connector specified in SATA 1.0a with these basic differences:
The external connector has no "L"-shaped key, and the guide features are vertically offset and reduced in size. This prevents the use of unshielded internal cables in external applications and vice-versa.
To prevent ESD damage, the design increased insertion depth from 5 mm to 6.6 mm and the contacts are mounted farther back in both the receptacle and plug.
To provide EMI protection and meet FCC and CE emission requirements, the cable has an extra layer of shielding, and the connectors have metal contact-points.
The connector shield has retention springs in on both the top and bottom surfaces.
The external connector and cable have a design-life of over five thousand insertions and removals, whereas the internal connector is specified to withstand only fifty.
