Hello,
I have trouble to get working with an external eSata 5-bay enclosure.
First I tried a Lian Li EX-503 (with JMicron 393 Chipset) at the eSata Port from the N54L. Clean Modus, each drive should be separatly visible. I'm using modded BIOS so I think eSata Port Multiplier is enabled, but it seems it doesn't work.
Standard settings was: esataportcfg=0x1000, internalportcfg=0xfff, usbportcfg=0xffe000 --> Only the first HDD from the Lian Li EX-503 was recognized, but as SSD, not as HDD. Also as Drive 5, not as Drive 6. (I using 4 drives + 1 drive in the ODD slot. They are recognized as HDD 1-4 and 6)
I changed settings to esataportcfg=0x30/esataportcfg=0x20, internalportcfg=0xf, usbportcfg=0x1fc0 --> Only the first HDD from the Lian Li EX-503 was recognized, now as eSata, Drive 5.
Then I changed settings to esataportcfg=0x10, internalportcfg=0x2f, usbportcfg=0x1fc0 --> I' sure this settings are correct, but if Lian Li EX-503 is on and connect to N54L, the N54L doesn't boot anymore!
Ok, I think Port Multiplier isn't working, so I buyed a Hantz Edgestore Das501t 5bay eSata enclosure (with a Sil Port Multiplier Chipset) and a PCI-e eSata Card (with Sil3132).
Lian Li EX-503 + PCI-e eSata Card (with Sil3132): No added drives are visible in DSM storage manager.
Hantz Edgestore Das501t + PCI-e eSata Card (with Sil3132): No added drives are visible in DSM storage manager.
Settings are still esataportcfg=0x10, internalportcfg=0x2f, usbportcfg=0x1fc0
Can anyone please help me?