External HDD Question

[Riznarf]

I just got an external HDD case which is IDE/SATA with USB/eSATA connections. However my HDD is IDE, so can i connect it to my rig with eSATA or does it have to be USB?

 

[veedubfreak]

Pretty sure the internal connection and external connections dont matter. So you should be able to use either one to plug it into the machine.

 

[Riznarf]

Hmm, weird, thats what I thought but it doesn't recognize the HDD when I plug it in via eSATA, any suggestions?

 

[Nitestick]

the eSata connector on the enclosure is probably just a passthrough for a SATA drive.