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    eSata Powershare

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by Zinu, Jan 7, 2010.

  1. Zinu

    Zinu Notebook Geek

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    What is this exactly? I'm planning on buying an external enclosure for my spare 3,5" SATA HDD, and I'd like to get one that uses the eSata interface. Now I heard these need seperate power supplies sometimes...

    Is this not required when I use the powershare port? Will that one supply enough power to run the HDD?
     
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  2. DeathWalking

    DeathWalking Notebook Evangelist

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    Powershare has nothing to do with eSATA. I'm assuming you're getting them confused because of the USB/eSATA Powershare port on the 1645. Powershare merely means that any USB device plugged into that slot can draw juice from it even after the computer is off. Power can never be delivered on an eSATA cable.
     
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    bcc Notebook Consultant

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    That's misleading, as powered esata cables have been shipping for nearly a year now.

    I'm quite happy with this one
    http://newmodeus.com/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=17&products_id=235
    and there's a whole thread about powered esata solutions here
    http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=349325
     
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