Lian Li EX-50 or EX-503 / ESATA or USB 3.0 - Page 4

anyone know if it's possible to turn on EX50b while the computer is ON, most of the time when I turn on EX50 I need to restart pc to make it recognize.

If my motherboard doesn't support port multiplier, won't I even be able to set up and use a raid or jbod ?

The eSata add-in card that comes with the EX-50 has only one (1) eSata port. Therefore, I can connect only one EX-50 box at a time. If, however, you get a different add-in card that supports two or more eSata ports, you can connect multiple EX-50 boxes simultaneously.

Addonics makes a very inexpensive 2-port eSata add-in card that DOES support port multipliers.

Also, it is not a problem to connect an EX-50 via the eSata port and an EX-503 via a USB 3.0 port at the same time; however, transfer between the two is not nearly as fast as when both boxes are connected via two eSata ports.

At least with my equipment, I have no problem turning the Lian Li boxes ON after the computer is running. However, I HAVE run into problems trying to shut them down without shutting the computer down first when they are connected via eSata. When connected via USB 3.0, it isn't a problem -- I just shut them down in software using windows and then turn them off -- just like ejecting a USB flash thumb drive.

You must have either an eSata port that DOES support a port multiplier or a USB 3.0 port. The EX-50 has the port multiplier built in and connected directly to its eSata port (so does the EX-503). The ONLY way to connect either box via their eSata ports is by connecting to a corresponding eSata port on the computer that supports the port multiplier function. eSata ports that are derived from the Intel chipset Sata port connections will not work.

The EX-503 differs in that it ALSO has a USB 3.0 port that obviates the need for an eSata connection, assuming you have a USB 3.0 port on your computer.
Edited by weh - 8/23/11 at 3:08pm

Have EX-50 esata bay. I Found this thread and was going to ask about 3TB drives in them, but just now the EDAC Power AC adapter for the bay just died.

So, anyone tried 3TB disk in one? And anyone heard of the adapter just crapping out?

I googled the edac part number but could not find a viable international seller.

I've bought EX-503 two months ago, it worked well for two months, after that it died.

"It died" means that it emits constant high-pitch sound and the system does not see the drive. After turning the Lian Li box off and waiting for it to "cool down", I can turn it back on and the system sees the drive with all data intact. However, after a couple of minutes it starts emitting the same sound and disconnects again. And so on.

The hard drives are perfect, no errors in SMART, the fan is working well, and there are no any errors or events in the software RAID manager that comes with the box.

I am very much disappointed. Lian Li should just stick to making cases and not try to make something more complex.

Hey - could one of owners of the EX-30 / EX-303 or other EX- products do me a huge favor? I'm looking to use the lian li enclosure for a custom build and I want to put a mini-itx board inside but I'm not 100% sure it'll fit.

The specifications say it's 175 mm wide, but could someone measure the internal width so that I can confirm?

Thanks very much!
Edited by ndw - 10/2/11 at 1:36am

I would like to ask EX-503 owners, your case shuts down after turning off the computer connected to it?
Because my EX-503 running all time (with computer turned off too) till I turn it off with power button I/O...

hi stumbled across this thread , I have a question hope you guys can help , I have a Addonics card that supports port multiplying , I want to simply access 4x 2tb drives individually , no raid , is this possible , I guess worse case would be 8tb concatenated , but really would like to access drives individually , cheers in advance:o

Hi,

Does anyone know if the EX-50 definitely supports 3Tb disks?

The product page (http://www.lian-li.com/v2/en/product/product06.php?pr_index=331&cl_index=12&sc_index=42&ss_index=115&g=f) says:

• Supports more than 2Tera Bytes RAID drive - so i think it does

then further down...

Supports 2TB RAID drive, maximum 10TB - so i think it doenst

are they taking about the total size of the finished array , or its individual disks?

I'd be grateful to hear from anyone who is using 3Tb drives in this enclosure

Hello,

Well i found this thread true google and had a questions for you guys.

I am thinking about changing my mac mini by replacing my dvd-drive to a SATA output. Then buy and connect the LIAN EX-50.

When i found this thread i saw someone posting that when you want to connect the LIAN EX-50 you will need to have a SATA compatible with Port Multiplier.

I searched some more and found that my mac mini has the NVIDIA MCP89 AHCI.

Then i searched on the internet if this one supports PMP. It does support PMP but that site wasn't sure about PMP SM.
site: https://ata.wiki.kernel.org/articles/s/a/t/SATA_hardware_features_8af2.html

The question for you guys is, will the LIAN EX-50 work with this configuration? Because i find a really cheap way to expand my mac mini.

Well thanks for any comments.

Cya