[lug] boot eSata

[Lori Reed]

karl horlen wrote:

>> Not with eSATA or SATA, but since the early 90's I've
>> installed all my 
>> desktop 3.5" PATA and SCSI disks in mobile carriers. This
>> works well if 
>> your computer case has at least one 5.25" slot on the
>> front. I've also 
>> installed these carriers in external USB/1394 drives.
>>
>> http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=mobile+dock+sata
>>
>> I've used these with multiple versions of MS, Linux, and
>> QNX.
> 
> i've thought about these mobile carrier options myself.  i always wondered if the connectors would get bent or something when you were removing and reinstalling the drives over time.  but i guess from your experience there's not issues with that.

I've never had a failure with the connectors, but after a few years the 
fan bearings in the cheap plastic frames can get rather noisy.

> i'm thinking with eSata that boots, it's even simpler to plug the drive in and go versus installing a mobile carrier.

Maybe. But something else to consider is that with the mobile carriers 
the wear and tear is on the frame/carrier connectors rather than the 
drive connectors.

Lori