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SATA, or serial advanced technology attachment, connects the motherboard to hard drives and optical drives. This cable is inserted into the SATA slot on the motherboard.
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What happens when a second sata 3.0 device is add to a to sata cable that already contains a sata 1.5 device?
You cant connect two devices to the same sata cable.
Full form of sata?
sata cable has how meny wires inside
How many Conductors are found in a SATA date cable?
SATA Data Cable Has 7 Conductors. yes 7 internal conductors.
What is the maximum length of a SA-TA cable?
1m for SATA I, 2m for SATA II
Do optical sata drives need a separate audio connection?
no, sata drives transfer all of the data through the sata cable
Does Sata cable need jumper setting?
NO!
Is a sata cable a ribbon cable?
No. Ribbon cables are flat and wide. The SATA cable was designed to be narrow and slightly thicker, so it would not block as much air flow in the case.
Are SATA drives USB drives?
SATA (Serial ATA) drives are normal drives that use the SATA interface when connecting to a PC. A SATA cable is used to bridge the gap between the drive and the computers motherboard and a separate cable is used to provide power to the drive.USB, in a similar way to SATA, refers to an interface. It is possible to use a USB cable to connect a SATA drive to a USB port but only if you use an appropriate SATA-USB adapter.Most, if not all, external hard-drive kits, which may be sold as 'USB hard-drives', will contain a SATA drive inside a drive caddy with a USB cable connecting it to the PC. The caddy will already have the SATA-USB adapter built into it, negating the need to go and buy one yourself.Please don't try and wedge a USB cable straight into the back of a SATA drive as it will no doubt cause damage.
What kinds of data cables are connected to a motherboard?
ide data cable or sata cable
What is the purpose for the SATA-style power connector?
SATA power connector is a type of power cable with which we can provide Disks power from the mother board. SATA Power cables are connected from sata point on motherboard to the drive.
How to connect two hard drives and a dvdcdrw?
Check the motherboard. You can connect two drives to a single parallel cable. Most traditional motherboards have two IDE sockets and you can run a maximum of four drives. (one cable per socket, two drives per cable) but you need to configure the drives with jumpers as "primary" and "slave". Many of the newer motherboards have a "SATA" (Serial ATA) socket or some combination of SATA and IDE but you'd have to use a SATA drive with a SATA cable to use the SATA socket.
What is the hard drive data cable?
There are two, an IDE Cable which is an "older style" that is gradually being replaced by the SATA Cable.
