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[Guest bobster]

"bobster" wrote in message news:...

 

Bill,

 

 

 

See my last post to Anna regarding my "as delivered" Inspiron 530

 

configuration. The first WD 320g HD I bought was the full kit and contained

 

the eSATA cable and rear adapter/connector. The other identical HDs were

 

bought as "bare drives" which go for as little as $40 and come with nothing

 

but the drive.

 

 

 

And, BTW, thanks for your comments as well as those from Peter.

 

 

 

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"Bill in Co." wrote in message

 

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Anna wrote:

 

>> Anna wrote:

 

>>

 

>>

 

>>> bobster:

 

>>> Your having an external enclosure that has SATA-to-SATA connectivity

 

>>> (presumably in addition to USB-connectivity) is really an ideal

 

>>> situation.

 

>>> Since (AFAIK) your Dell Inspiron 530 is not equipped with an eSATA port

 

>>> it

 

>>> didn't occur to me that you were working with that type of external

 

>>> device.

 

>>> I would guess that you've either installed a eSATA (or SATA) adapter in

 

>>> the

 

>>> desktop machine to achieve that capability or directly connect your

 

>>> external

 

>>> device to an available SATA connector on the motherboard.

 

>

 

>

 

> "Bill in Co." wrote in message

 

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>> I think it does have an eSATA port already, Anna, unless I'm losing my

 

>> memory.

 

>>

 

>> I also have a Dell Inspiron 530 Desktop, and have in the past used a

 

>> Vantec eSATA/USB2 external HD enclosure for backup, although now I'm

 

>> using

 

>> a second *internal* SATA drive for that purpose, since its simpler and

 

>> presumably faster (and I've been using it a fair amount just to get a

 

>> clean restore after various software tests - otherwise I'd use an

 

>> external

 

>> backup).

 

>

 

>

 

> Bill:

 

> Thanks for the correction. I recall working on one of those Dell Inspiron

 

> 530s some time ago and I didn't recall that it was equipped with an eSATA

 

> port. So I just assumed the OP had either installed an eSATA adapter in

 

> one

 

> of the PCI slots or made a direct connection from his/her SATA external

 

> enclosure to one of the motherboard's SATA connectors.

 

> Anna

 

 

 

Well, in retrospect, my memory might be off, and maybe I put in a bracket

 

(with the connector) that came with the Vantec enclosure kit - now I'm not

 

so sure. Old age may be setting in. :-) Maybe bobster can clarify it.

 

Since I'm only now using the second internal SATA drive as a backup, I can't

 

recall for sure.