My Book Studio Edition II (2TB) ESATA functionality with New Computer

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Hi Folks

So I’m just changing over from an older laptop running on XP to Windows 7 (64 bit).  I didn’t have an ESATA port on the older system but I do on the new and I’m trying to use it access my MY BOOK.  I can access the drive just fine using a regular USB cable.  However I get nothing when using the ESATA cable.  The device doesn’t show up in “My Computer” and I don’t get any type of pop up message saying my system found new hardware, etc.  Is there a driver I need to install for this or something?  Any ideas or help is greatly appreciated! 

Thanks!

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Is ESATA enabled in BIOS? You never know how they set defaults.

Joe

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Yes, the ESATA port is enabled in BIOS.  Good idea though!  Thanks for trying!