Thread: eSATA cable problems

I have presently bought a Western Digital My Book Premium ES Edition with USB 2.0 with eSata connections. I have tried two unusual eSATA cables as well as both are very loose fitting on both the My Book as well as the MoBo (Asus Striker) connector end. Any movement of any causes the cable to come loose. Please tell me this can't be exact. I am so far enforced to make use of the USB connection. The USB cable is comfortable as well as works well. I would rather use the eSATA interface for clear reasons.

Are there any special eSATA cables? Am I making the use of wrong ones? Again, I have now bought two eSATA cables from two special suppliers plus both do the similar thing.

You need to trim back (cut back) the plastic insulation on the eSATA cable's plug so the metal part of the eSATA plug will go further into the socket on both your PC and the external disk. The eSATA plug cable's pins are NOT connecting to the pins on your PC's connector.