I used the ESATA too (diff mobo), I have an USB & ESATA 2.5" enclosure, works great. But if you want to plug it in with the computer powered up, you'd better enable "hot plug" for that port in BIOS. And when plugging it in, if yours uses an AC power adapter, always connect power first. Otherwise, you need to connect the ESATA cable first (as it will default to USB if you plug in USB first with the computer on). FYI.
i7-3930K; Asus RIVE; G.SKILL Ripjaws Z 4x4GB DDR3 1866; MSI 7870 2GD5/OC; Crucial M4 SSD 256GB;
Corsair 1000HX; Corsair H100, 4x Excalibur 120mm PWM CPU Fan p-p, AS5; SB X-Fi Titanium Fata1ity Pro;
Dell U2412m IPS 1920x1200; Cooler Master HAF 932 case; Tripp-Lite OMNIVS1500 UPS fully Line-interactive.
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And I have a second (wife's) computer,
Eve.Overclocking is useless to me if it is not rock stable.