Is eSATA compatable with SATA2 drives?

I have pavilion dv3000 laptop with eSATA port. Have run SATA external drives successfully.
I purchased larger SATA 2 drive (1.5TB) for backup data and computer will not recognise the drive using eSATA connection yet it does when I connect via USB. I want to use SATA connection because of speed advantage.
Is the eSATA port compatable with SATA2? If not, whats a fix?
Peter

Try partitioning your external 1.5 TB hard drive to something smaller than 1 TB (maybe two equal partitions). Your system may have a size limitation on the sata HD size.
I use an esata external enclosure containing a sata drive and I connect it to an internal sata port that I extended to the back of my PC. I can also use this device with the esata ports on my PC. It work both ways for me. Also works with USB since my enclosure has both port types. I see about 70 MBps using my 7200 rpm external HD. Almost twice that of USB2.
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