I am considering using a hard drive docked in a BlacX for more of a permanant basis. I'll need to swap hard drives on occasion, but will usually have one in there, always on, always accessible, 24/7. It will be connected via eSATA.
It's for a media server, so power management is important to me. Can the OS (Windows in this case) manage the hard drive though the dock? Can it effectively power down and up the hard drive as needed?
To break it down further, I am asking two questions:
1) Does windows see an eSATA hard drive just like it was a regular internal SATA drive and manage as such?
2) Does the BlacX dock allow the OS to manage the hard drive via eSATA or does it take control of power management?
Thanks!
It's for a media server, so power management is important to me. Can the OS (Windows in this case) manage the hard drive though the dock? Can it effectively power down and up the hard drive as needed?
To break it down further, I am asking two questions:
1) Does windows see an eSATA hard drive just like it was a regular internal SATA drive and manage as such?
2) Does the BlacX dock allow the OS to manage the hard drive via eSATA or does it take control of power management?
Thanks!