Esata on ahci?

[greatdeal]

can i use esata without enabling ahci?

 

[Crashman]

can i use esata without enabling ahci?

Yes, but you'll probably have to enable AHCI in order for the "Safely Remove Hardware" icon to show it on the popup list.

If your eSATA controller is separate from your other controllers, I don't know why you would leave AHCI disabled.