ESATA add on card? (found and working)

[theharvester]

I would like to add an ESATA card to my desktop computer and was wondering if anyone has added one and have it work.
If so, what brand is it?
Or should just about any brand work?
(edit) Forgot to mention I am running fully updated PCLOS Gnome.

[Roc4fun]

I've successfully added cards to both my desktop and a server.  I think I used Vantech pci cards.  I haven't tried hot swapping the external connection; I'm just using them for internal expansion.  Desktop is fully updated 2010, the server is 2007 pclos Bel.  In both cases the cards were recognised and immediately available.  Make sure you have the haldeamon service running.

HTH,

Dave

[theharvester]

Thank you Dave,
I will make sure the service is running when I install the card and hope for the best.
Harvey.

[theharvester]

I ended up buying a Vantec 4+1 SATA II 300 & PATA card.
Model # UGT-IS100R. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16815287003
It has 4 SATA ports (2 internal and 2 external) plus an IDE port. After setting the jumpers to turn off the internal ports and turn on the external ports I installed the card and fired up the computer. Once logged in I put a hard drive in the cradle and turned it on and after a couple seconds Nautilus popped up showing the contents of the drive. Now it won't take for ever to load the movies onto a hard drive for my media player.

Thanks again Dave.
Harvey.
(If the link is inappropriate feel free to remove it or let me know and I will remove it)

[Roc4fun]

I'm glad it worked out for you Harvey.  Don't you love it when things just work? 

That's a handy way of adding more storage.  I'm a movie junkie too.  I've maxed out my internal capacity, and like you started stacking them outside.

Dave