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Old Nov 28, 2008, 04:35 PM   #2
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Well, none of your links work, but I assume you meant something like this.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16812226006

In which case, yes you can just use that to get an eSATA port on your computer. You will also need an eSATA cable to go between your drive and the computer, a standard SATA cable will not work.
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