How do I Use a SIL3726 Port Multiplier With DVD Drives?

You can hook up multiple DVD drives on your port multiplier.

The SIL3726 port multiplier is an external device that takes in several hardware device connections and plugs into a single port on your computer system. Although you do need an eSATA connection port on your computer (typically only found on higher end systems) you can use multiple DVD drives with the single port multiplier device.

Things You'll Need

• eSATA cable
• USB data cable

Instructions

1. Connect the eSATA cable into the eSATA connection port, located on the rear of the port multiplier.

2. Plug the opposite end of the cable into the eSATA port on your computer system.

3. Plug the provided USB data cable into the USB port on the first DVD drive, then insert it into an open USB port on the port multiplier.

4. Repeat the connection process until you have all your DVD drives connected to the port multiplier. Power on the multiplier and your connected computer is now able to read all the equipment you have hooked up to the hardware.

References

• SataPort