I just purchased a Internal All in One Card Reader.I see where to connect it to my motherboard with the USB connector.I have 2 open SATA ports on my motherboard and 1 SATA cable and 1 eSATA cable coming from the back of the card reader.I know the 1 SATA cable will connect to one of the open SATA ports,does the other eSATA cable connect to the other SATA port? Not being familiar with your device i did some research and came across this link. If this is similar (hopefully the same) then the article describing it's INSTALLMENT will hopefully assist you with how it gets connected. Best of luck,
http://www.espow.com/wholesale-3-5-inch-all-in-one-internal-card-reader-with-usb-esata-and-sata.html
truenorthYep that is almost the same card reader.close enough anyhow. Do I connect both red cables to my motherboard?Does your card reader have 1 SATA & 1 eSATA port on the front panel? If it does, the SATA cable is for the SATA port, the eSATA cable is for the eSATA port. You do understand that neither provide power to the SATA device? eSATA cable provides signal shielding for the external SATA.

BTW, some motherboard do not support eSATA on the SATA connectors, i.e., the computer won't recognize the hot swap.Further to CC's comments. If you have read the article i provided it appears that the word "or" is USED when it comes to some connections. That could be the case re your SATA and Esata cables. Read it again and see if you don't CONCUR. truenorthOK,I got it figured out now.Except for the eSATA.and I don`t know if my motherboard supports it or not. I`ll have to dig a little deeper.If not, is there some type of card that I can insert into the PCI slot to connect it?I may stand to be corrected but i don't think you will gain any practical advantage by seeking out a separate card to allow your ESATA cable connection. I suspect that both cables are provided on the device to allow for the possibility of only ONE of them being compatible with any given computer MOBO. So if you only had a sata you can connect or if you only have an ESATA you can also connect. If you do NOT have ESATA i don't believe you will lose any functionality of your card card reader. truenorthQuote from: Pinestump on JANUARY 19, 2011, 04:30:12 AM

OK,I got it figured out now.Except for the eSATA.and I don`t know if my motherboard supports it or not. I`ll have to dig a little deeper.If not, is there some type of card that I can insert into the PCI slot to connect it?