Does eSATA (front panel) plug into a normal SATA port?

[nikomo]

Building my first system with an eSATA port in the front panel.

[Zolofto]

It might connect to a port onto the motherboard. eSATA contains power pins as well.

[liquid_phase]

I always plug mine into the jmicron controller's sata port on my mobos, not sure if they're specific to asus (I doubt it), anyway I do this because jmicron have a special driver package that sets it up in removable mode.

You could probably just get away with a normal port if it's setup with AHCI.

[nikomo]

[QUOTE=Richard Simmons;23519000]It might connect to a port onto the motherboard. eSATA contains power pins as well.[/QUOTE]
I'll re-read through the instructions again, if I don't find anything, I'm plugging it into a SATA port while doing the rain dance, it's not like I'll fucking use the port.

[liquid_phase]

[QUOTE=Richard Simmons;23519000]It might connect to a port onto the motherboard. eSATA contains power pins as well.[/QUOTE]

err, no it doesn't

[NecroTitan]

I use the port, and I had to plug it into a separate port, one above my first PCIx16 slot.

[nikomo]

Ahah, holy shit, I just figured why I was having so much problems. I can't believe I'm so batshit stupid.
The case has an eSATA plug, but the mobo doesn't.

Actually, hold on that.....
I don't know, I'm sticking it into a SATA port, you can always just open up the case and fix it if I fuck up.

[liquid_phase]

My colleague informs me a normal sata port won't work and that you should use a jmicron or silicon image controller port if it's available.