OT: but could be useful to other users also

[Ed Greshko]

On 10/17/2015 11:53 AM, Tim wrote:
> Allegedly, on or about 16 October 2015, jd1008 sent:
>> Have external usb 3.0 drive.
>> Laptop has usb 2.0 ports, and 1 eSata-II port.
>> In order for me to get decent I/O throughput
>> with this drive, I need a cable that has usb 3.0 Micro-B male
>> connector on one and and male eSata connector on the other.
>> I do not know if this will require a protocol converter or not. 
> I would think you'd need an adaptor (something with circuitry inside
> it), to convert between the two very different types of interfaces.  It
> won't be merely a cable with different plugs at each end (well, you
> might find a cable which has embedded circuitry in a connector, but it's
> not *merely* a cable).
>
You are probably correct.  I think those cables I've seen are meant to be used on some hardware, which I've now come across, which has a "dual mode port".  The port itself can accept USB or esata devices.


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