Quote Originally Posted by crazyea View Post
i didnt even realise that this mobo didnt have eSata ports. :P
see if you can find a SYBA SD-SA2PEX-1E PCI Express SATA II Controller Card

it's a 1x pci-e card that does esata only, and it uses the same jmicron chip that that all the motherboards use to get Esata port(s). I got one and it works in the black 1x pci-e slot.

in the US newegg has it for $12.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16816124002