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RND 4000 will not boot RMA 1076365
Hi Everyone, My original NV+ died a couple of weeks ago. Would not boot but fan still ran. Tried OS reinstalls to no aveil. Recieved a replacement and followed instructions to migrate disks. Uni...
With all due respect to mdgm, I have used my laptop's eSATA port with both WD and Seagate test tools with no problems.
theheat wrote: So there is no chance a disk could do the smae thing to my laptop? BTW my laptop has eSATA. Is that the same thing?
eSATA has identical protocol and signaling mechanisms as SATA. The cable generally has a bit more shielding and the connector is different.
Since the internal drive you are testing has a SATA connector you will need an SATA->eSATA cable (easily found), and you will also need to power the drive (I use the power supply that came with a USB/SATA adapter for that).
So if you have the needed cables and power, I would give it a try. If the drive isn't recognized, etc. you can then decide if you want to fall back to an internal SATA port.
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