eSATA cable for backup

[W8N4U]

Is a eSATA 7pin cable (up to 3Gbps), the same thing as a eSATA II cable,
3Gbps? , for backing up data to a external hard drive? Thanks, Ginny

 

[CdLsRN]

yes


"Rick Chauvin" <justask@nospamz.com> wrote in message
news:u47nMVj1IHA.1628@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> You do mean eSATA to eSATA right?
>
>
>

 

[Rick Chauvin]

"W8N4U" <NOSPAM@nospam.com> wrote in message
news:uhI%23jWi1IHA.3860@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl
> Is a eSATA 7pin cable (up to 3Gbps), the same thing as a eSATA II cable,
> 3Gbps? , for backing up data to a external hard drive? Thanks, Ginny

Yes pretty much. Most eSATA cables cover the full rating anyway.
Here's a random link to where you can buy an eSATA cable if your local
store dosen't have one. Check the specs.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812226002

...or more choices
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...scription=eSATA+cable&name=Cables&Order=PRICE

Rick

 

[Rick Chauvin]

You do mean eSATA to eSATA right?

 

[Lil' Dave]

So, tell the difference between SATA and "eSATA". Could be genuine answer
for your question.
Another question, does it matter the purpose in your question?
Finally, what's it got to do with windows 98?

--
Dave
"W8N4U" <NOSPAM@nospam.com> wrote in message
news:uhI%23jWi1IHA.3860@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> Is a eSATA 7pin cable (up to 3Gbps), the same thing as a eSATA II cable,
> 3Gbps? , for backing up data to a external hard drive? Thanks, Ginny
>

 

[Gary S. Terhune]

"Lil' Dave" <spamyourself@virus.net> wrote in message
news:uKbLkT01IHA.5472@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>
> So, tell the difference between SATA and "eSATA". Could be genuine
> answer for your question.

Huh? Knowing the difference between eSATA and SATA won't answer the lady's
question. She's comparing eSATA (or eSATA II) to eSATA (or eSATA II)
products, trying not to get the wrong cable. There IS a difference between
eSATA and eSATA II.

> Another question, does it matter the purpose in your question?

Again, "Huh?" The above makes no sense. Try again.

> Finally, what's it got to do with windows 98?

The fact that the lady is migrating from Win98 to Vista and wants to make
sure to get the right parts, those few that weren't already included with
the new external drive she also purchased, partly to back up the Win98
machine over the network.

So... I know I'm a regular a ** hole, what's eating you?

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
http://grystmill.com


> Dave
> "W8N4U" <NOSPAM@nospam.com> wrote in message
> news:uhI%23jWi1IHA.3860@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> Is a eSATA 7pin cable (up to 3Gbps), the same thing as a eSATA II cable,
>> 3Gbps? , for backing up data to a external hard drive? Thanks, Ginny
>>
>
>

 

[Lil' Dave]

Just wanted to know where "e" comes in, in eSATA. In my mind, I wasn't
really thinking SATA, but firewire. My bad.

So, here's the answer to the original post's question. See bottom of
webpage. Current cables and previous ones are SATAII compliant. Work for
both 1.5 and 3.0 Gb/s.
http://www.serialata.org/esata.asp

--
Dave
"Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message
news:O9QQqv11IHA.4848@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> "Lil' Dave" <spamyourself@virus.net> wrote in message
> news:uKbLkT01IHA.5472@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>
>> So, tell the difference between SATA and "eSATA". Could be genuine
>> answer for your question.
>
> Huh? Knowing the difference between eSATA and SATA won't answer the lady's
> question. She's comparing eSATA (or eSATA II) to eSATA (or eSATA II)
> products, trying not to get the wrong cable. There IS a difference between
> eSATA and eSATA II.
>
>> Another question, does it matter the purpose in your question?
>
> Again, "Huh?" The above makes no sense. Try again.
>
>> Finally, what's it got to do with windows 98?
>
> The fact that the lady is migrating from Win98 to Vista and wants to make
> sure to get the right parts, those few that weren't already included with
> the new external drive she also purchased, partly to back up the Win98
> machine over the network.
>
> So... I know I'm a regular a ** hole, what's eating you?
>
> --
> Gary S. Terhune
> MS-MVP Shell/User
> http://grystmill.com
>
>
>> Dave
>> "W8N4U" <NOSPAM@nospam.com> wrote in message
>> news:uhI%23jWi1IHA.3860@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>> Is a eSATA 7pin cable (up to 3Gbps), the same thing as a eSATA II cable,
>>> 3Gbps? , for backing up data to a external hard drive? Thanks, Ginny
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

 

[Gary S. Terhune]

Far as I can tell, it says just the opposite. Warns that there is hardware
out there that still conforms to old 1.0 specs and to beware of such,
particularly with cables. The differences in the specs can be found farther
up.

The question was whether the cables were both eSATA II, and the answer was
contained in the 3Gbps spec, which is what eSATA II is -- up to 3Gbps max ,
instead of 1.5 Gbps max.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serial_ATA#SATA_II_Misnomer

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
http://grystmill.com

"Lil' Dave" <spamyourself@virus.net> wrote in message
news:OuKJbAG2IHA.2384@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> Just wanted to know where "e" comes in, in eSATA. In my mind, I wasn't
> really thinking SATA, but firewire. My bad.
>
> So, here's the answer to the original post's question. See bottom of
> webpage. Current cables and previous ones are SATAII compliant. Work for
> both 1.5 and 3.0 Gb/s.
> http://www.serialata.org/esata.asp
>
> --
> Dave
> "Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message
> news:O9QQqv11IHA.4848@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> "Lil' Dave" <spamyourself@virus.net> wrote in message
>> news:uKbLkT01IHA.5472@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>>
>>> So, tell the difference between SATA and "eSATA". Could be genuine
>>> answer for your question.
>>
>> Huh? Knowing the difference between eSATA and SATA won't answer the
>> lady's question. She's comparing eSATA (or eSATA II) to eSATA (or eSATA
>> II) products, trying not to get the wrong cable. There IS a difference
>> between eSATA and eSATA II.
>>
>>> Another question, does it matter the purpose in your question?
>>
>> Again, "Huh?" The above makes no sense. Try again.
>>
>>> Finally, what's it got to do with windows 98?
>>
>> The fact that the lady is migrating from Win98 to Vista and wants to make
>> sure to get the right parts, those few that weren't already included with
>> the new external drive she also purchased, partly to back up the Win98
>> machine over the network.
>>
>> So... I know I'm a regular a ** hole, what's eating you?
>>
>> --
>> Gary S. Terhune
>> MS-MVP Shell/User
>> http://grystmill.com
>>
>>
>>> Dave
>>> "W8N4U" <NOSPAM@nospam.com> wrote in message
>>> news:uhI%23jWi1IHA.3860@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>>> Is a eSATA 7pin cable (up to 3Gbps), the same thing as a eSATA II
>>>> cable, 3Gbps? , for backing up data to a external hard drive? Thanks,
>>>> Ginny
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

 

[Lil' Dave]

Don't know if you corrected me, or, agreed with my conclusion...

--
Dave

We have a right to choose.
Choices have consequences,
for both self, and others.
You probably considered yourself.
"Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message
news:%23qB8VwI2IHA.5664@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> Far as I can tell, it says just the opposite. Warns that there is hardware
> out there that still conforms to old 1.0 specs and to beware of such,
> particularly with cables. The differences in the specs can be found
> farther up.
>
> The question was whether the cables were both eSATA II, and the answer was
> contained in the 3Gbps spec, which is what eSATA II is -- up to 3Gbps max
> , instead of 1.5 Gbps max.
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serial_ATA#SATA_II_Misnomer
>
> --
> Gary S. Terhune
> MS-MVP Shell/User
> http://grystmill.com
>
> "Lil' Dave" <spamyourself@virus.net> wrote in message
> news:OuKJbAG2IHA.2384@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> Just wanted to know where "e" comes in, in eSATA. In my mind, I wasn't
>> really thinking SATA, but firewire. My bad.
>>
>> So, here's the answer to the original post's question. See bottom of
>> webpage. Current cables and previous ones are SATAII compliant. Work
>> for both 1.5 and 3.0 Gb/s.
>> http://www.serialata.org/esata.asp
>>
>> --
>> Dave
>> "Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message
>> news:O9QQqv11IHA.4848@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>> "Lil' Dave" <spamyourself@virus.net> wrote in message
>>> news:uKbLkT01IHA.5472@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>>>
>>>> So, tell the difference between SATA and "eSATA". Could be genuine
>>>> answer for your question.
>>>
>>> Huh? Knowing the difference between eSATA and SATA won't answer the
>>> lady's question. She's comparing eSATA (or eSATA II) to eSATA (or eSATA
>>> II) products, trying not to get the wrong cable. There IS a difference
>>> between eSATA and eSATA II.
>>>
>>>> Another question, does it matter the purpose in your question?
>>>
>>> Again, "Huh?" The above makes no sense. Try again.
>>>
>>>> Finally, what's it got to do with windows 98?
>>>
>>> The fact that the lady is migrating from Win98 to Vista and wants to
>>> make sure to get the right parts, those few that weren't already
>>> included with the new external drive she also purchased, partly to back
>>> up the Win98 machine over the network.
>>>
>>> So... I know I'm a regular a ** hole, what's eating you?
>>>
>>> --
>>> Gary S. Terhune
>>> MS-MVP Shell/User
>>> http://grystmill.com
>>>
>>>
>>>> Dave
>>>> "W8N4U" <NOSPAM@nospam.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:uhI%23jWi1IHA.3860@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>>>> Is a eSATA 7pin cable (up to 3Gbps), the same thing as a eSATA II
>>>>> cable, 3Gbps? , for backing up data to a external hard drive? Thanks,
>>>>> Ginny
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

 

[Gary S. Terhune]

Then read my first sentence again. You claimed that all eSATA cables are
eSATA II compliant (can support 3Gbps), and the documentation both you and I
produced suggests that's not at all true.

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
http://grystmill.com

"Lil' Dave" <spamyourself@virus.net> wrote in message
news:%234Z%23pFR2IHA.3600@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> Don't know if you corrected me, or, agreed with my conclusion...
>
> --
> Dave
>
> We have a right to choose.
> Choices have consequences,
> for both self, and others.
> You probably considered yourself.
> "Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message
> news:%23qB8VwI2IHA.5664@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> Far as I can tell, it says just the opposite. Warns that there is
>> hardware out there that still conforms to old 1.0 specs and to beware of
>> such, particularly with cables. The differences in the specs can be found
>> farther up.
>>
>> The question was whether the cables were both eSATA II, and the answer
>> was contained in the 3Gbps spec, which is what eSATA II is -- up to 3Gbps
>> max , instead of 1.5 Gbps max.
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serial_ATA#SATA_II_Misnomer
>>
>> --
>> Gary S. Terhune
>> MS-MVP Shell/User
>> http://grystmill.com
>>
>> "Lil' Dave" <spamyourself@virus.net> wrote in message
>> news:OuKJbAG2IHA.2384@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>> Just wanted to know where "e" comes in, in eSATA. In my mind, I wasn't
>>> really thinking SATA, but firewire. My bad.
>>>
>>> So, here's the answer to the original post's question. See bottom of
>>> webpage. Current cables and previous ones are SATAII compliant. Work
>>> for both 1.5 and 3.0 Gb/s.
>>> http://www.serialata.org/esata.asp
>>>
>>> --
>>> Dave
>>> "Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message
>>> news:O9QQqv11IHA.4848@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>>> "Lil' Dave" <spamyourself@virus.net> wrote in message
>>>> news:uKbLkT01IHA.5472@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>>>>
>>>>> So, tell the difference between SATA and "eSATA". Could be genuine
>>>>> answer for your question.
>>>>
>>>> Huh? Knowing the difference between eSATA and SATA won't answer the
>>>> lady's question. She's comparing eSATA (or eSATA II) to eSATA (or eSATA
>>>> II) products, trying not to get the wrong cable. There IS a difference
>>>> between eSATA and eSATA II.
>>>>
>>>>> Another question, does it matter the purpose in your question?
>>>>
>>>> Again, "Huh?" The above makes no sense. Try again.
>>>>
>>>>> Finally, what's it got to do with windows 98?
>>>>
>>>> The fact that the lady is migrating from Win98 to Vista and wants to
>>>> make sure to get the right parts, those few that weren't already
>>>> included with the new external drive she also purchased, partly to back
>>>> up the Win98 machine over the network.
>>>>
>>>> So... I know I'm a regular a ** hole, what's eating you?
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Gary S. Terhune
>>>> MS-MVP Shell/User
>>>> http://grystmill.com
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Dave
>>>>> "W8N4U" <NOSPAM@nospam.com> wrote in message
>>>>> news:uhI%23jWi1IHA.3860@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>>>>> Is a eSATA 7pin cable (up to 3Gbps), the same thing as a eSATA II
>>>>>> cable, 3Gbps? , for backing up data to a external hard drive? Thanks,
>>>>>> Ginny
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>