| From: Rick Stevens <ricks@xxxxxxxx> | The problem is that the controller you've plugged into (the one on | the motherboard) is not designed for "hotswap" devices. It's expecting | a hard-installed drive and thus doesn't have the eject support NOR does | it have necessary power supply glitch protection since it's expecting | its drives to be on the same power supply the motherboard is using. | | It is VERY dangerous to simply connect a motherboard connector to the | outside world unless it was actually intended for it. In your case, | it is quite possible to blow your motherboard if there's an adequate | ground loop between your computer and the power supply feeding the | eSATA drive. An actual eSATA (external SATA) port IS designed for | hotswap and has the requisite protection. THOU HAST BEEN WARNED! Wow. The drive is installed in a Vantec NexStar 3 NST-360su enclosure: <http://www.vantecusa.com/en/product/view_detail/212> This enclosure came with an eSATA bracket intended to be connected to an internal SATA socket. See page 8 of the users guide (available from the web page): An internal SATA port can be converted to an eSATA port with the included adapter. Do you suspect that the manual is wrong? -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
