Esata to USB3.0 adapter

Drobo - End of Sale Drobo S
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I recently sold my large computer that accommodated for the rc-219 esata card and got a mini-itx board that will not fit the card. It has esata on board but its not working (expected).

I was wondering if an esata to USB3.0 adapter would work? I miss my esata speeds.

http://www.amazon.com/BYTECC-SuperSpeed-eSATA-3Gbs-Adapter/dp/B003EMJ34U/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1361895390&sr=1-1&keywords=USB+3.0+to+Esata

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Your mini-itx board doesn’t have USB3 built-in?

Protocol adapters can be problematic.

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My Drobo S only has USB2.0. My Mobo has on borad USB3.0 and esata. On board Esata is not seeing drobo in OS even though it sees it in bios. I was going to see if the esata to USB3 adapter would work in place of straight esata or usb 2.0.

So it would be Drobo > Esata > Adapter > USB3 > Mobo.

I know these konds of adapter can be tricky but I was wondering if anyone had experience. For the extra speed it may be worth my while.

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No experience, but I’d think you’d be better off trying to get the onboard eSATA working rather than use a protocol adapter. Just seems like fewer things that might break spontaneously, and you’d get better speed of course.

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Yea, I hear ya. I’ll do that but if I have to settle for USB2.0. I should be ok because it’s still faster that my network speeds so I shouldn’t have any streaming issues.

Thanks for the help.

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Check the list if your motherboard’s SATA controller supports port multiplier.

If not, see if your USB-eSATA adapter supports port multplier. If both are no-go, then you’re down to settling for USB 2.0 speeds or getting an eSATA add-in card that supports port multiplier.

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Thanks. Looks like neither support that. My current board has no room for an esata card. I’ll settle.

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So eventually (when I have ~$30 to burn) I will be trying one of the following devices… Both support Port Multiplying.
http://www.addonics.com/products/adu3esa.php
http://www.amazon.com/Adapter-Support-Multiplier-Patent-Pending/dp/B005DCCMII/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top

I read on another forum that the Addonics is buggy and they reccomended the U3esata on Amazon. So odds are I will go for the U3esata. I will post back with my results.

If anyone reads this who has tried this already or beats me to it please post your findings.

Thanks! :slight_smile:

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I’ve purchased DATOptic stuff before, never had a problem with their goods.

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One more reason to go with that device over the other :slight_smile: