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Update 2: Spoke with the techs at Sans Digital (the Raid unit), and it turns out that not all eSata chipsets function with all eSata devices (everything is too new, apparently), so I purchased a card from them directly, one they know is compatible. Suppose I should have done that from square one, but, hey, things are supposed to work together. We'll see what happens when the new card arrives! JimmyD
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Update: Ok, solved one issue. I can now access and use the Raid drive via the USB connection. It was a drive letter assignment issue. However, I still cannot use the eSata connection. Computer doesn't see the drive. Computer sees the eSata hardware, but when connected it doesn't see a drive. The point of having the Raid unit is to access it via eSata, because USB is slow. So, help still wanted on this issue!
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I'm running Windows XP media center edition. The eSata card came with just a driver and the Raid unit came with software that allows me to monitor the disks/status, rebuild databases and that sort. Connected by eSata my computer detects nothing. Connected by USB the computer detects it, but I have no icons, no drive access letters appear. So far all I can do is look at the drive status via the monitor software, but I cannot access any read/write functions. JimmyD
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Ok, let's see what the networked brains can come up with on this one - I've got a Gateway GT4016 and I just installed a JMicron JMB360 PCI-Express to Sata II controller card - this gives me an external eSata port. Installed the driver. Computer recognizes the card, says it's working. So, I connect my SansDigital Raid unit via the eSata cable and - nothing. Computer doesn't see the drive. So, I connect the SansDigital unit via USB, the computer recognizes the drive. Is there something I need to do to initialize this eSata card? The computer knows it's there. If I unplug the eSata cable the SansDigital unit lets me know it's being connected and disconnected, but the computer sees nothing. Ideas?