I have a Western Digital My Book Essential supporting USB 3 connected to the USB 3 port on my SR2. The problem is that it is like taking part in a lottery when it comes to my Windows 7 seeing this "My Book Essential". Sometimes it shows up under drives, sometimes not.  Mostly not, I must say. I connect it to one of the USB 2 ports, and get the pesky "This device can perform faster" message from Windows at boot up.
 
On the occasions when I am unable to connect, nothing helps. Not reconnecting the WD Book, not logging out and logging in again in Windows, only rebooting the PC [sometimes] helps.
Is there a way to fix this? I do want to use the USB 3 port, that is why I paid for this more expensive external harddisk.
Note: I have the latest BIOS (version 50)  and USB3 is indeed enabled in the BIOS.
Ingvar

Is your board overclocked? Do you have the auxiliary back panel power plugged in? (floppy power connector near the back panel)

> Is your board overclocked?
Not at all
 
> Do you have the auxiliary back panel power plugged
> in? (floppy power connector near the back panel)
I am not sure what you mean here! I feel dumb, I just do not understand what this is..
Ingvar

antizax,
I have marked your reply as helpful because I think this might be the solution. I have not looked inside the box yet, but I cannot remember that I connected anything here. I just wonder where this is documented? I will not connect anything unless it is backed up with documentation,
Ingvar

Look at user manual or at large poster with photo of SR-2 on it. There is everything written in many languages. This poster should be inside your SR-2 box.

The information on the large poster may be useful for those who understand what it means. I am not one of those. And BTW, it says "optional", and in the manual there is no hint, in fact no text at all, telling me why I may want to connect something here, and especially nothing about how I can do it.
Among others, I have these cables that might fit the task:

Should I use cable 1 and just conect it, and just find a cable from my PSU that will fit (molex ?) and I am ok?
Ingvar

Thanks, I will try this and report back. I also notice that the other two cables are impossible options..
Ingvar

Ok, here is my report after adding power to this connector:
Fist and foremost, a BIG thank you to antizax, who has made my day.

After adding this so called "optional" power source to my SR2 mobo, my PC is not recognizable. While it has been a super PC from day one, with incredible power, it has at the same time been "something" with everything that has to do with USB. USB 2, USB 3 - everything. I have a wireless keyboard and a wireless mouse, and the keyboard has been so flaky that it at times has been almost unusable. I got a USB extension cord, putting the radio sender 1 inch from the keyboard, it helped - a little.
After booting, and after the Windows welcome screen appeared, I often had to wait 1,2 and even 3 minutes before the PC responded to any keyboard or mouse activity. When at last responding, I had tons of strange typos, when letters I typed would come out in the wrong order. All of this is gone now. And the USB 3 external harddisk works as designed.

This "optional" power supply is a MUST - a big MUST.
The next thing I now will try, is my PCIe sound card which I had to ditch, maybe this one also will work now..

Again - do add power to this connection, all of you! And thank you again, all of you helping me with this 
Ingvar

You are very welcome ingvar. This "optional" power connection is required for most bus-powered usb devices.
 
There is also an optional, yet very necessary, power connection dedicated to PCIE slots 4-7, that may help your sound card if you had it plugged in one of those. It is a PCIE 6 pin connector, the location of this plug should be outlined on that poster.

I can find two possible candidates for this.
1) 6 Pin required for Multi-GPU. This one I have connected to my PSU from day one
2) Optional 6 Pin PCI-E for CPU. There are two of these on the SR2 mobo, one located close to the PCIe slots, the other one far up on the right side of the mobo. They have a self adhesive label stuck on them, saying something like "Connect this for extreme overclocking". And these I have not connected since I do not overclock at all.
Firstly, do you think I should connect any of these under my point (2)? And secondly, I am a little curious about where I can fins some of the information you possess. All I can find is "Required for Multi-GPU",  nothing about that they are dedicated to any particular PCIE slots, like you write.
Any info appreciated  
Ingvar

Ok, thanks. When it comes to the PCIe sound card, I have given it up and am instead using a Moto 828 mk3 equivalent which does not use a PCIe card, instead it connects using USB High Speed. This is ok, and I accept the solution. Although it is 3 times as expensive and not exactly what I wanted. And I think it is not as fast as my original ESI 1010e, it is all about ASIO latency.. Well, I spent weeks trying to solve the PCIe sound card problems, way too much time..
Maybe I will look into it again, just for technical curiosity, to see if powering up the USB Floppy "optional" connector has helped here too.  I say it would be interesting :)
Ingvar 
 

Sorry to dredge up such an old topic, but this thread is essential. Maybe should even be stickied.

Quick question though. I've yet to connect the back panel with the floppy connector and i'm trying to update my 3.0 drivers with the latest NEC / Renesas drivers but it keeps BSOD-ing on me. Is the floppy connector a solution to this?
 
 
EDIT: all other power connections are plugged in, and the latest A50 BIOS is installed.

Thanks guys.

Very Helpful information from our members here :)

I  have all the power ports plugged in and I cannot get USB 3 to work. Whenever I plug in my USB 3 drive, it says "This device can perform faster…" I have the latest firmware and drivers. The USB drive does work with USB 3 on a ASUS motherboard that I've tried.

Hi Ingvar,
 
Did you have any success in reviving your esi 1010e?
 
thanks,
 

Just wanted to say i use logitech wave wireless keyboard mouse combo, cant say i have had any issuies also external drives with there own power supplys. One thing that intrigues me is it does mension extra power for memory also? Anyone care to explain on that abit more? Also other question off topic with multi gpu gtx480s do you require to use the optional pci-e connector?

How are you guys able to plug this Female (floppy drive) power connector into the female connector on the motherboard???
I have the same USB 3 issues and would love to get the power connected but I don't see how to use the black cable (your photo #1)..
Thanks for any additional info.
 

antizax


Is your board overclocked? Do you have the auxiliary back panel power plugged in? (floppy power connector near the back panel)

glennsmooth


How are you guys able to plug this Female (floppy drive) power connector into the female connector on the motherboard???
I have the same USB 3 issues and would love to get the power connected but I don't see how to use the black cable (your photo #1)..
Thanks for any additional info.

This has been asked a number of times before. The 4 pin USB supplemental power connector on the mobo is male, but it has a black protective cap on it. You need to remove the cap.

Just wondering if you sold your ESP1010e?  if not, do you want to?
 
Thanks