On 10/16/2015 09:53 PM, Tim wrote:
Allegedly, on or about 16 October 2015, jd1008 sent:
Have external usb 3.0 drive. Laptop has usb 2.0 ports, and 1 eSata-II port. In order for me to get decent I/O throughput with this drive, I need a cable that has usb 3.0 Micro-B male connector on one and and male eSata connector on the other. I do not know if this will require a protocol converter or not.
I would think you'd need an adaptor (something with circuitry inside it), to convert between the two very different types of interfaces. It won't be merely a cable with different plugs at each end (well, you might find a cable which has embedded circuitry in a connector, but it's not *merely* a cable).
I understand, but I am puzzled why there are cables (as Ed showed) that have USB A on one end and eSata on the other, without any protocol converter in between.