Boy Oh Boy it sure does! You can have nearly 8 times the transfer rate that
way over using a usb port. Just be sure to get a SATAII drive and a SATA
enclosure (and the right cable of course).
Something a lot of folks don't seem to have realized yet is that unlike usb
ports, drives connected to eSATA ports are bootable drives. I boot Vista
x86 and Vista x64 on my test box from external SATA enclosures. Great way
to do beta testing, which is what I did.
"Sirboy" <Sirboy.33ns50@xxxxxx-mx.forums.net> wrote in message
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>
> Colin Barnhorst;583411 Wrote: Quote:
>> I know of no reason why you would have to reinstall Vista just because
>> you
>> attached an external hard drive. Your mobo does not have an external
>> eSATA
>> port or an external SATA enclosure would be the way to go. Otherwise
>> buy an
>> extenal usb hard drive enclosure and something like a Seagate 7200.10
>> 250GB
>> or 500GB drive and assemble it (easy). There should be nothing else you
>> have to do but power it up and plug it into a usb port.
>>
>> I recommend Newegg for the components or for a pre-assembled drive.
>>
>
> btw, I have an eSATA port on my Antec Sonata III case. Does that mean I
> can use it?
>
> Thanks,
> Vince
>
>
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> Sirboy