tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8928198048296063917.post8178832554311767704..comments2023-05-22T02:54:16.404-07:00Comments on Paul's Time Sink: Sans Digital TowerRAID TR4M-B 4 Bay SATA to eSATA EnclosurePaulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11459304710362963053noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8928198048296063917.post-6801345098756817512009-06-20T05:41:19.000-07:002009-06-20T05:41:19.000-07:00[...] review 2 [...][...] review 2 [...]Comp SANS DIGITAL TowerRAID TR4M-B (Port Multiplier)…..$199.99 with free shipping — Canadian Free Stuffhttp://canadianfreestuff.ca/comp-sans-digital-towerraid-tr4m-b-port-multiplier19999-with-free-shipping/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8928198048296063917.post-21779713864226174912009-11-18T13:41:27.000-08:002009-11-18T13:41:27.000-08:00I recently bought the Sans Digital box to use with...I recently bought the Sans Digital box to use with my HP EX470 Home Server. I installed the sata drives and plugged the box into the esata port on the server. However, the server does not recognize the Sans Digital Box.<br><br>Can you tell me how you went about installing the Sans Digital Box? Are there additional steps to installing the box - other than just plugging it into the esata port on the server?<br><br>Thanks<br><br>KenKennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8928198048296063917.post-13144814051300405782009-11-18T16:20:18.000-08:002009-11-18T16:20:18.000-08:00All that I had to do was contect the box into my e...All that I had to do was contect the box into my ex475. I may have had to reboot the server to have the drives recognized.pwestbrohttp://www.paulstimesink.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8928198048296063917.post-83039682279594437812010-02-08T08:23:07.000-08:002010-02-08T08:23:07.000-08:00Is this configuration still working for you? I n...Is this configuration still working for you? I need to do the same thing. Which actual drives did you put in the enclosure?Byronnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8928198048296063917.post-79022666911980812822010-02-08T08:37:16.000-08:002010-02-08T08:37:16.000-08:00This is still working perfectly for me. I have am...This is still working perfectly for me. I have am using Western Digital 1TB drives in all off the bays.pwestbrohttp://www.paulstimesink.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8928198048296063917.post-84418678927866086592010-02-08T19:00:35.000-08:002010-02-08T19:00:35.000-08:00Thanks! Went out and bought the same enclosure an...Thanks! Went out and bought the same enclosure and put in 2 2-TB Hitachi drives. Works like a charm! What a relief! Initially, I purchased another external SATA drive and after many hours of frustration I discovered that the eSATA interface on the drive was incompatible with the eSATA controller chipset in my EX475 (undocumented of course in any place that one would look pre-purchase).<br><br>Thanks again.Byronnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8928198048296063917.post-18394369157547529172010-02-08T19:05:16.000-08:002010-02-08T19:05:16.000-08:00Also---to Ken who posted earlier:My Sans Digital d...Also---to Ken who posted earlier:<br>My Sans Digital didn't work initially due to one tiny issue:<br>The instructions say to install the drives from top to bottom, but actually it is wrong! You need to go from bottom to top (i.e. lower bay is for drive #1) and I needed to reboot the EX475.<br><br>If you installed 4 drives at a time (as Paul did), this error would never be an issue.<br><br>I'm sure you've found this out by now (if it was your issue), but I decided to post in case someone else ends up here looking for a solution to this problem.Byronnoreply@blogger.com