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tmelen
Aspirant
Aug 31, 2020
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Does the rear eSata connector on ReadyNAS boxes provide 12 V and 5 V power for an SSD/HDD?

I.e. is it active or passive? My NAS is an RN102.
  • Sandshark's avatar
    Sandshark
    Aug 31, 2020

    The eSATA connector on all ReadyNAS does not provide power.

StephenB's avatar
StephenB
Guru - Experienced User
Aug 31, 2020
tmelen wrote:

I.e. is it active or passive? My NAS is an RN102.

I'm pretty sure that it is active - but I don't know for sure, and the datasheet and hardware manual don't say.  Perhaps JohnCM_S or Marc_V will chime in.

  • Sandshark's avatar
    Sandshark
    Sensei - Experienced User
    Aug 31, 2020

    The eSATA connector on all ReadyNAS does not provide power.

    • StephenB's avatar
      StephenB
      Guru - Experienced User
      Aug 31, 2020
      Sandshark wrote:

      The eSATA connector on all ReadyNAS does not provide power.

      Yes.  But that isn't answering the passive/active question.

      • Sandshark's avatar
        Sandshark
        Sensei - Experienced User
        Sep 01, 2020

        Active and Passive are not terms normally associated with eSATA.  Since the title asks about power, I assumed that's what's being asked about.  If it is not, please explain what you mean by active and passive.

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