From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Aug 25 06:17:58 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 57A991065679 for ; Mon, 25 Aug 2008 06:17:58 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from ryallsd@gmail.com) Received: from py-out-1112.google.com (py-out-1112.google.com [64.233.166.177]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 250D98FC16 for ; Mon, 25 Aug 2008 06:17:57 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from ryallsd@gmail.com) Received: by py-out-1112.google.com with SMTP id p76so958638pyb.10 for ; Sun, 24 Aug 2008 23:17:57 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:message-id:date:from:to :subject:cc:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type :content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition:references; bh=96Kx3y8RZBXr6BFOv1n0ex5w7pt7nDshoTAbqCr0CvE=; b=NywcsZH+Qt0wIItR5jh+LXkPXLrQ2fH8IRCGeITGBfEHldlcM9z1N7Azj5gKgtyoOE p78tZ0GBY4K1wJ6BOVTRwQykYVYQdwMCnJ30opwfJ/bCSH5JaE9H5csV1mH458bEmk32 lBteQpL9chT9mtdV6y6XyJlzcwXHCB8Lsq/ho= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=message-id:date:from:to:subject:cc:in-reply-to:mime-version :content-type:content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition :references; b=qAXX4gp//VmfIGijoq9OUXpwCFk2L5OgGXN6oCTT3WcUqy+a7spPKPYqkAKhKtRGtO j11cFbKW2eirZE/Tg2KnFfWJt2jISR5ePuj/MM5Iz0NXSMlIxr7MPBpzN8zYkKYU9LRo uc/vMHv/65IGKs/U4YSOIWx4g5dFPnt4d5fZE= Received: by 10.114.131.9 with SMTP id e9mr2979650wad.200.1219643851113; Sun, 24 Aug 2008 22:57:31 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.114.160.14 with HTTP; Sun, 24 Aug 2008 22:57:31 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: Date: Sun, 24 Aug 2008 22:57:31 -0700 From: "Derrick Ryalls" To: "Doug Poland" In-Reply-To: <12b2239303840b5ccba7a781e84c2e18.squirrel@email.polands.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline References: <12b2239303840b5ccba7a781e84c2e18.squirrel@email.polands.org> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Supported External SATA to USB Hard Drive Enclosures X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 25 Aug 2008 06:17:58 -0000 On Fri, Aug 22, 2008 at 6:32 AM, Doug Poland wrote: > Hello, > > Can anyone recommend a manufacturer and/or model of external SATA to > USB external hard drive enclosures? I've not had luck with the > devices I pick up off-the-shelf at my local big-box consumer > electronics stores. > > BTW, I'm running FreeBSD i386 7.x. > Perhaps I am tired and therefore misunderstanding... I just recently bought a seagate TB SATA drive and Roswell enclosure that has SATA internal and USB/eSATA as external interface. USB worked with no difficulty and so did the eSATA when I plugged the bracked into an existing SATA port on my mobo. I also had good luck with Addonics being recognized, until the enclosure itself started failing, that is.