Help with ext storage tower set up

[rock]

Hi,

I bought this tidy little 4 HD Mini Tower Unit (Addonics) unit and
thought I'd try it with my Acer Aspire ONE ebook.

Didn't see any drives, I put in.

Used USB as there is no esata on ebook.

Then thought maybe the XP ebook does not work with the unit.

So tried a desktop with esata but still no drives seen.

I want it to see 4 drives as regular vanilla individual drives, NO raid.

I am unsure of the setting at the back panel.

It came set as BIG4-SAF2 on the back option wheel, but can't see any FAQ
for dopes like me to see how to set it for regular drives.

Changed the back option to FAST 2 and FAST 4 as well, but no change.


This is the unit.. esata and usb

http://web.techbuy.com.au/p/129159/HARD_DRIVE_-_EXTERNAL_STORAGE_TOWERS/Addonics/MST4SR5HM.asp


http://web.techbuy.com.au/products/127521/Serial_ATA_RAID_Controllers/Addonics/AD4SR5HPMUS.asp


Any ideas?

Nice little box and I am looking forward to a cleaner set up rather than
4 usb exts hanging off the boxes.

Thanks,

rock

 

[rock]

The eBook should support USB if it was initially installed
by the mfr.

The eSATA port must be port multiplier compatible, and for
older PCs, they will not be.

I have the eSATA box made by CFI--no USB on it. I found I
had to use their supplied software to "see" and then format
the hard drives. Once I did that, no problem. Have been
using the box with four drives for over two years with few
problems. I did have to use their supplied PCIe eSATA card
(with two eSATA ports) because the eSATA on my ASUS mb does
not support port multiplier.

Hi thanks..

Yes it looks like I am in a similar boat! I have an Asus P5Q3 mobo
which uses a J-Micron but the Addonics Mini Tower needs a Silicon
chipset to use the single x 4 drive option.

I am trying to see if I can get a pci card to do what you have done.

Thanks again..


rock

 

[rock]

I have the SiI 3132 card (PCIe to 2 eSATA ports) and it
works well. I think it was an extra US $20 when I got the
eSATA box (from memory).

Hi,

Well I had to swap the RAID box I had for one that shows the 4 drives
individually and it works great.

My Asus P5Q3 mobo did have the necessary JMB363 esata controller on it
and I didn't have to change anything in Bios, just plugged it into the
eata cable and there were my 4 drives!!

So far a great little neat box.

Good luck guys..