I had changed Cable providers and my DVR Expander is no longer compatible with the box my current provider uses. I thought I could use this as an extra drive for my PC. I was able to reformat the drive to use with my PC, and assigned a driver letter. But now, everytime I reboot my computer, or change login users, the drive disappears. It will only show up if I unplug the eSATA cable and then plug it back in again. Any ideas? Thanks!
PC Info “HP Pavilion Elite e9180t Intel Core i7-950 3.06GHz 12GB Ram 500GB Raid 0”
WD Esata drives are not hotswappable - meaning they shouldn’t mount if you disconnect and reconnect them. They should come up only if they are plugged in at boot. How long is your eSata cable?