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installing extra eSATA drive

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June 9, 2014 11:42:24 AM

I have a Dell 630i with 3 empty slots for drives. There are 3 eSATA cables, but one of them is being used for the DVD-R drive. I would like to install another eSATA drive, but I've run out of connectors. Is there a "pigtail" or adapter that I can use to install the third drive?

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June 9, 2014 11:51:59 AM


There is a difference between SATA and eSATA ... the 'e' stands for 'external'

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a c 159 G Storage
June 9, 2014 10:28:04 PM

Looks as though you would be better off to get an external drive or a SATA PCI card to add extra SATA ports.
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June 19, 2014 1:35:15 PM

jandjvideo said:
I have a Dell 630i with 3 empty slots for drives. There are 3 eSATA cables, but one of them is being used for the DVD-R drive. I would like to install another eSATA drive, but I've run out of connectors. Is there a "pigtail" or adapter that I can use to install the third drive?


Yes you can use this:
http://www.amazon.com/Quad-eSATA-SATA-latch-bracket/dp/...
and
http://www.amazon.com/PCI-Bracket-SCSI-Bridge-Board/dp/...

Or
http://www.amazon.com/CoolGear%C2%AE-Internal-External-...
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