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In asking this I can safely assume that you have at least a rudimentary understanding of the workings of a computer.
Serial ATA (more commonly referred to as SATA, or the newer SATA2 standard) is a new standard connection for computer storage devices such as hard drives and DVD drives, that replaces the older IDE system of connection.
SATA holds a few advantages over IDE, the first and most important of which is speed. SATA devices have a faster data transfer rate than IDE had. SATA 2 is twice as fast as SATA.
SATA devices use a new connection method. Gone are the old IDE Ribbon cables, and molex plugs, SATA now has some much thinner and smaller data and power cables. Because the plugs are physically a lot smaller, it means more sockets for SATA data points can be fitted onto a motherboard.
Because the cabling is much simpler going straight from the motherboard to the drive, the need to set individual drives to be slave or master drive has gone, which means no more messing with small fiddly jumpers!
One of the great benefits is that SATA devices ate "hot swappable", which means even if a drive is powered up, it can still be unplugged and removed, and you can plug SATA drives into powered up systems with no adverse effects. This is great if you run multiple drives in an array or raid.
Finally the cost is usually cheaper than a comparable IDE device these days.
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What are four ATA standards for interfacing with hard drives?
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When was Serial ATA created?
Serial ATA was created in 2003.
Which ata standard allows for serial ata and serial attached scsi to coexist in the same system?
ATA/ATAPI-7 -Serial SCSI standard is compatible with serial ATA drives in the same system
Which is More expensive ATA or SATA?
SATA (Serial ATA)
What makes a serial ATA hard drive compatible with a ATX motherboard?
The serial ATA connector on the motherboard.
Which ata standard allows for serial ata and serial attached scsi to coexsist in the same system?
ATAPI-7
How does serial ATA help keep a computer case cool better that parallel ATA?
Serial ATA are thin cables that don't hinder airflow inside a case as much as the wide parallel ATA cables do.
What is Serial ATA header?
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What is the difference between a serial and a sata hard drive?
A serial hard drive is the same as a SATA hard drive. SATA is Serial ATA, and PATA is Parallel ATA.
How does serial ATA help keep a computer case cool better than parellel ATA?
Another advantage of serial ATA is the thin cables don't hinder airflow inside a casde as much as the wide parellel ATA cables do.
Which has a faster interface to the system an external serial ATA hard drive or a external FireWirehard drive?
external serial ATA is six times faster
6 how does serial ATA help keep a computer case cool better than parallel ATA?
The cables are smaller and allow for better airflow Because serial ATA cables are thinner, They do not hinder air flow as much as wider parallel ATA cables
