ESATTA connecter on motherboard missing

[Greenslade]

I have just bought a motherboard from my local market .I bought it home and found it is missing the esatta conecter It looks like there was not one there in the first place.
My question is will it work without that conecter?

 

[68Olds]

I agree that it looks like there was never one there. Only thing eSATA is used for is a slightly faster SATA external HDD, should work fine without it.

 

[Bill_Bright]

I agree with 68Olds. You don't need an eSATA, except to connect "external" SATA devices directly to the motherboard.

That said, I noticed you said eSATTA (with two Ts) twice - suggesting it was not a simple typing mistake the first time. So, just to make sure we are all on the same page, did you mean eSATTA or did you really mean eSATA?

For the record, it is very common for motherboards to NOT include eSATA support. The same base motherboard PCB (printed circuit board) is commonly used for various models of the same board. The boards will then be "populated" with different and additional components, depending on which specific model is being produced. Then very similar, but slightly different model numbers will ("should") be printed on the board.

The budget/entry tier models will naturally have fewer features (and lower price) and so fewer components. The high-end, more expensive models will offer more features so additional components will be mounted on the board to support them.

I am just saying, this is normal and the connector is not "missing" (as in something is amiss). It just never was there in the first place, by design.

Now if it looked like there used to be a connector there and was removed by someone (blobs of solder, scratches, black burn marks, etc.), and if the precise model number indicates eSATA support, then that would be a problem.

Since the exact model number "should" be printed on the board, you should be able to look it up and verify if a eSATA connector should be there, or not.

 

[Greenslade]

I agree that it looks like there was never one there. Only thing eSATA is used for is a slightly faster SATA external HDD, should work fine without it.

Thanks for that 68Olds that makes it a good £10 spent on there three things Hopefully they all work. Shame was no Quad cpu in there though.

I agree with 68Olds. You don't need an eSATA, except to connect "external" SATA devices directly to the motherboard.

That said, I noticed you said eSATTA (with two Ts) twice - suggesting it was not a simple typing mistake the first time. So, just to make sure we are all on the same page, did you mean eSATTA or did you really mean eSATA?

For the record, it is very common for motherboards to NOT include eSATA support. The same base motherboard PCB (printed circuit board) is commonly used for various models of the same board. The boards will then be "populated" with different and additional components, depending on which specific model is being produced. Then very similar, but slightly different model numbers will ("should") be printed on the board.

The budget/entry tier models will naturally have fewer features (and lower price) and so fewer components. The high-end, more expensive models will offer more features so additional components will be mounted on the board to support them.

I am just saying, this is normal and the connector is not "missing" (as in something is amiss). It just never was there in the first place, by design.

Now if it looked like there used to be a connector there and was removed by someone (blobs of solder, scratches, black burn marks, etc.), and if the precise model number indicates eSATA support, then that would be a problem.

Since the exact model number "should" be printed on the board, you should be able to look it up and verify if a eSATA connector should be there, or not.

You are right what i said was splet wrong,i did mean eSata.Thanks for all that info BillIt does not look like there was one on there in the first place,i can.t see any bits sticking up there.it does say eSata 2 on the board though.

 

[68Olds]

I did a bit of googling and it seems there are 4 versions of the board. You have the P5N32-E SLI, which is the base version. There are also versions called Plus, Deluxe and Premium. Some of those have eSATA and some have a WiFi card too. I'm guessing the seller found a random picture of a P5N32-E and didn't bother to check that it was the right version.
That should be a fun board to play with. I hope it works well for you.

 

[Greenslade]

I did a bit of googling and it seems there are 4 versions of the board. You have the P5N32-E SLI, which is the base version. There are also versions called Plus, Deluxe and Premium. Some of those have eSATA and some have a WiFi card too. I'm guessing the seller found a random picture of a P5N32-E and didn't bother to check that it was the right version.
That should be a fun board to play with. I hope it works well for you.

No this one is the plus one but it has a sticker without the plus on it.And it does not have have eSata on it As below
Here it is

Specifications and Basic Features - ASUS P5N32-E SLI Plus: NVIDIA's 650i goes Dual x16
Looks like it is a good board providing it works that is Good for over clocking

I see there is another post on here about this board from 2019 this is a better picture of the board from that forum.If it works i have a bargin i see that.I see that the soundcard i got goes with the board My board needs a good dusting.

 

[Jacobino III]

No this one is the plus one but it has a sticker without the plus on it.And it does not have have eSata on it As below
Here it is

Specifications and Basic Features - ASUS P5N32-E SLI Plus: NVIDIA's 650i goes Dual x16
Looks like it is a good board providing it works that is Good for over clocking

I see there is another post on here about this board from 2019 this is a better picture of the board from that forum.If it works i have a bargin i see that.I see that the soundcard i got goes with the board My board needs a good dusting.
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I have the same board and it worked without it (it cames like this from factory)

btw, this board is based in the Asus Striker platform

 

[Greenslade]

I have the same board and it worked without it (it cames like this from factory)

btw, this board is based in the Asus Striker platform

I saw your post about it, that you put on here in 2019.Thanks for the info.Why does it have two lan ports on it though?

 

[Jacobino III]

I saw your post about it, that you put on here in 2019.Thanks for the info.Why does it have two lan ports on it though?

it's a feature that high end motherboards normally have.

Today is only two separated ethernet controllers for use, or another or two at the same time (Example: in Asrock x570 AQUA, we have a gigabit lan that uses the Intel I211AT controller (10/100/1000 mbit), and the 10 Gigabit port uses the AQUANTIA® / Marvell AQC107 (100/1000/2500/5000/10000 mbit) controller)

In this case is for use a feature called "nVidia DualNet", but in server/workstation segment, the second port normally is used for "IPMI" (Intelligent Platform Management Interface)

 

[Greenslade]

it's a feature that high end motherboards normally have.

Today is only two separated ethernet controllers for use, or another or two at the same time (Example: in Asrock x570 AQUA, we have a gigabit lan that uses the Intel I211AT controller (10/100/1000 mbit), and the 10 Gigabit port uses the AQUANTIA® / Marvell AQC107 (100/1000/2500/5000/10000 mbit) controller)

In this case is for use a feature called "nVidia DualNet", but in server/workstation segment, the second port normally is used for "IPMI" (Intelligent Platform Management Interface)

Thanks once again for the answer to my question

Jacobino III ​

 

[Jacobino III]

Thanks once again for the answer to my question

Jacobino III ​

you're welcome, enjoy the motherboard!