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E-SATA MB ports appear to be dead

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videobruce

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The MB is a Foxconn N570SM2AA using a nForce 570 chipset. It has 6 SATA headers and a E-SATA on board port and a additional E-SATA MB header;
http://www.foxconnchannel.com/...c.aspx?ID=en-gb0000205

I have a external HDD enclosure (Innovative ME-743J-SV) that has E-SATA and a USB connections;
http://www.anywareus.com/produ...closures/me743jsv.html

The USB port works ok. I just bought a new Hitachi 500 GB Deskstar SATA HDD and formatted it via the USB port since the E-SATA port didn't work so I know the drive is ok. I am also assuming the internal interconnect in the enclosure is ok since the USB port worked.

I tried two different SATA cables, one E-SATA and a plain SATA. The HDD doesn't show in Device Manager or Computer Management. It only showed when it had a USB connection.

Question; Is a E-SATA drive suppose to show in the Bios? It doesn't here. There are entries for the six on board SATA channels, but nothing for E-SATA.
 
The 1st link is corrected.

It is now. I didn't know that was for the additional E-SATA ports as I thought it was only for RAID which I don't use. Lousy documentation in the manual as usual. I had all the SATA controllers enabled.

Instead of using the external port, can I use one of the unused internal ports (headers) with a rear SATA bracket?
 
I do not have this perticular board, but based on my past knowledge, the drive should appear in the bios. Go through your settings and make sure your esata controller is not disabled.
 
It only appears if I use a SATA port, if I use a E-SATA port, it only shows in the additional boot menu when the JBEM controller is active (before the Bios screen shows) allowing boot from that drive..
 
Originally posted by: videobruce
It only appears if I use a SATA port, if I use a E-SATA port, it only shows in the additional boot menu when the JBEM controller is active (before the Bios screen shows) allowing boot from that drive..
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Your e-sata controller or port is likely disabled in your system bios.
 
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