HP Dc7900 Using eSATA on HP Compaq dc7900 Business PCs - Page 1

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Using eSATA on HP Compaq dc7900 Business PCs

Introduction

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Benefits of eSATA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

BIOS / Software / Hardware Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

BIOS Interface

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Software Drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

Hardware

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Limitations

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Section	Page
Using eSATA on HP Compaq dc7900 Business PCs	1
Introduction	2
Benefits of eSATA	2
Figure 1 Bandwidth comparison for external hard drive interfaces	2
BIOS / Software / Hardware Considerations	3
BIOS Interface	3
Maximum eSATA Speed	3
Figure 2 Maximum eSATA speed and SATA emulation in F10 Setup	3
Figure 3 Maximum eSATA speed warning	4
SATA Emulation Mode	4
eSATA Port Availability	5
Figure 4 eSATA device security	5
Software Drivers	5
1. Existing Windows Vista images.	5
2. New operating system installation.	6
3. Enhancing existing Windows XP images from IDE mode.	6
a. Boot into WinPE.	6
b. Run MSDINST.EXE from OPK.	6
c. Reboot the system.	6
d. Enter F10 Setup and change SATA Emulation mode to AHCI.	6
e. Reboot the system into Windows XP.	6
6. Enhancing existing Windows Vista images from IDE mode.	7
a. Boot into WinPE.	7
b. Run PKGMGR.EXE from OPK.	7
c. Reboot the system.	8
d. Enter F10 Setup and change SATA Emulation mode to AHCI.	8
e. Reboot the system into Windows Vista.	8
6. Updating existing Windows Vista images from Native AHCI to Intel AHCI.	8
Hardware	8
Figure 5 Internal eSATA cable and bracket	9
Figure 6 eSATA connector and bracket on an HP Compaq dc7900 SFF	9
Figure 7 eSATA hard drive connecting to the eSATA bracket port	10

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