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Questions tagged [esata]

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What's the best way to get info about currently unmounted drives?

First, the situation: I've got a Linux computer with two eSATA drive bays that accept removable SSD drives. I'm trying to write a little GUI application that makes it easier for the user to mount/unmount/format/backup/etc the drives that he puts…
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Linux only seeing one disk of 4-disk eSATA enclosure

I recently purchased a 4-bay enclosure (Mediasonic Probox -- maybe cheap junk, but should work) with 4 2TB disks. The enclosure has both USB3 and eSATA interfaces. I originally intended to use it on USB3, but I had some trouble with that, so now…
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HP ProLiant DL380 G5 - Use without Raid Controller?

I have just acquired a ProLiant DL380 G5 server and I need to use the pcie slots so I want to remove the raid controller. Problem is I can't find any connector on the motherboard that I can connect the drive to. I only need 1 drive and in fact I…
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How do I monitor RAID status when using an external eSATA RAID5 SATA port multiplier?

I am using an external eSATA device which takes 5 SATA drives and presents them as one large HW RAID5 to linux (ubuntu). It uses a SiI3726 chipset. Linux sees and handles the sata device just fine, but I'm wondering if there's any way to…
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How to implement cheap LFF 3.5" SATA storage on a HP ProLiant ML350 G6 with 2.5" SFF SAS

In a series of bad, hasty decisions, a HP ProLiant ML350 G6 server was bought for file server use at my place of work. The intention was to build a FreeNAS 8 server using cheap 3.5" SATA drives. Only the HP ProLiant ML350 G6 unit we got is equipped…
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Installing raid controller forces reinstall of Windows Server 2008

So, I've tried two different RAID controllers that have external SATA connections on my Server 2008 machine. I can install the hardware, boot into Windows, install the drivers and reboot again. No problems. However, as soon as I try to use…
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Recommend a rugged, good performing eSATA + USB hard drive for off-site backup?

I'm looking for a tough (drop resistant, etc), small USB + eSATA external hard drive specifically for backups that will be taken off-site and potentially stored over long periods. Size 500GB and up. There are so many products out there, and I'm…
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Is it possible to check drives SMART attributes from a USB/eSATA enclosure?

I use USB external drives on a daily basis and I would like to be able to check on their integrity. I recently happened to discover I was unable to read SMART attributes from them. I wonder if there were external enclosures allowing the OS the check…
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Best way to attach 96 tb to workstation

I'm running a workstation with dual xeon 5690's (12 physical/24 logical cores), 192 gb of ram (ie, maxed-out), Windows 7 64bit, 5 slots for adapter cards, and 1 tb of internal storage, with 5 more internal bays available. I have an app that creates…
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Using smartd to monitor eSATA hard drive?

I'm using smartd to monitor the S.M.A.R.T. health of the internal hard drives on my file server and alert me to signs of impending doom. I would also like to monitor the external eSATA hard drives I'll be using with it, but I'm not sure how to…
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S.M.A.R.T. Attributes from OWC Mercury Rack Pro

I'm having difficulty getting SMART Attributes from drives in an OWC Mercury Rack Pro. I can successfully get all the drive info, but I get nothing past the START OF READ SMART DATA SECTION. It is currently connected via eSATA to a…
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configuring RAID 1 on a Enhance Technology R4SA EnhanceBOX eSATA

My place of employment has this under-utilized Enhance Technology R4SA EnhanceBOX 1U 4-Bay 4-port eSATA Disk Array Enclosure, with each bay having a 1.5 TB drive. You can see the back of it here …
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Safely remove a drive from eSATA hotswapable enclosure?

I have recently installed a Rosewill RSV-S5 eSATA RAID array on a Windows 2000 Server. I'm not using any RAID features - it is configured as 5 discrete drives (JBOD). The system is based on the Silicon Image Sil3726 and Sil3132R5 chipsets, which…
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Dell R210 eSata not recognizing Sata Drive

We have a Dell R210 with an external Sata connection. When connecting the Sata drive through the eSata connection, the server does not recognize the additional drive. What we have tried: Verified that the drive was turned on when booting the…
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Apple tower Server internal SATA to external eSATA - good or bad idea?

I am running out of available ports on an Apple server. I would like to attach 4 external eSATA devices to the currently open internal SATA connections (2 open hard drive bays and 2 SATA allocated for DVD bays in the front). If anyone has done this…
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