[Solved] SATA cards reading external drives as INTERNAL

[buzzworm]

ok. just fixed it. I ended up using this app Kext Updater to install a modified version of AppleAHCI called AppleAHCIPortHotplug.kext. Go to the tools section of the app. After reboot my ESATA drives are working! More on the extension here. I also disabled the Suki's patch as that's for 10.13.6

 

[zedoc]

Do i still need AHCI_3rdParty_eSATA.kext in Clover/Kext/Other with this AppleAHCIPortHotplug.kext in L/E?

 

[g3power]

This restores hotplugging for me on my GA-Z97X-UD7 TH running macOS 10.14.4:

            <dict>
                <key>Comment</key>
                <string>fix IO error and partially hotplug (no spin-down) on ICH10 for 10.14.4 (and above?), credit vit9696</string>
                <key>Disabled</key>
                <false/>
                <key>Find</key>
                <data>
                QGACAA==
                </data>
                <key>InfoPlistPatch</key>
                <false/>
                <key>MatchOS</key>
                <string>10.14</string>
                <key>Name</key>
                <string>AppleAHCIPort</string>
                <key>Replace</key>
                <data>
                AAAAAA==
                </data>
            </dict>

I used the above (from #6 above) to replace the solution from #5.

It not a complete solution, because it does not restore hard disk spin-down. Maybe SunKi or vit9696 can help.

 

[buzzworm]

Just upgraded to 10.14.4 and the AppleAHCIPortHotplug is still working for me.