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Is this a USB/eSata combo port ?

  • 23-08-2011 12:06pm
    #1
    dnme
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,429 ✭✭✭


    According to specs and various marketing blurb on my laptop (lenovo G570), the laptop has a combo USB/eSata port. Last night I went to connect an eSata disk but could not plug any eSata cable in here, I tried both internal and external eSata terminated cables.

    Is this a combo port? I thought eSata would need recesses at each side or an L shaped recess for the internal version. Do I need another special eSata cable for this?

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  • #2
    dnme
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,429 ✭✭✭dnme


    Is anyone home?


  • #3
    marco_polo
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 10,088 Mod ✭✭✭✭marco_polo


    Yeah I was staring at that yesterday scratching my head didn't reply as I was speechless :), like yourself certainly not the shape I would have expected of a combo port :confused:

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ESATAp

    Anything in the manual?


  • #4
    dnme
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,429 ✭✭✭dnme


    marco_polo wrote: »
    Yeah I was staring at that yesterday scratching my head didn't reply as I was speechless :), like yourself certainly not the shape I would have expected of a combo port :confused:

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ESATAp

    Anything in the manual?

    The manual mentions USB only, but other marketing blurb, videos, brochures, specs etc mention a combo. I have now posted the query on a Lenovo forum.


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