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Theoretical maximum throughput: SATA II: 3Gb per second. SATA III: 6Gb per second. The maximum uncoded transfer rates are 2.4 Gb per second and 4.8Gb per second, respectively.
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What might be the purpose for SATA style power connector?
a sata power connector is normally used for powering sata dvd drives as well as sata hard drives and ssd drives
Is sata a real connection name?
Yes, SATA is used to connect the hard drives to the motherboard.
What type of power connector is used to connect to hard disk drives or optical drives?
molex for IDE devices and sata power connector for SATA devices
What is the SATA PCI Card used for?
The SATA PCI Card is a key component add-on for a computer. It is used for establishing more connections for SATA hard drives. It also used for setting up a RAID array.
What interface is primarily used for internal hard drives in modern PC systems?
There are many different interfaces used. For internal hard drives, older drives use/used PATA (Parallel ATA, originally just called ATA, and commonly referred to as IDE). Newer drives generally use SATA (Serial ATA). For external drives, connections include USB (1.0, 2.0, and 3.0), eSata, and Firewire (IEEE 1394).
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 are examples of serial storage devices?
Serial port generally refers to Serial ATA port. These Serial ATA ports are better known as "SATA" ports. You will find them on Hard Drives and Solid State Drives specifically. But you may also find them on peripherals such as card readers for Flash media and Optical Drives. SATA is categorized into 3 categories SATA, SATA II and SATA III. The Function of SATA is to transfer data. Previous to SATA, Computers used "IDE" service which was far slower and more expensive to manufacture than SATA.
How much do SATA drives cost exactly?
SATA drives usually cost around 100 to 300 dollars. They are used for various electronic communications software such as networking as well as community funding projects.
Just replaced a defective secondary 160gb sata hard drive with a 200gb sata hard drive the new hard drive is not functioning I used the new cables that came with the one what is the problem?
You should check the exact type of your SATA drives, and what cables they require, on their website: SATA drives come as SATA-1 and SATA-2, and also as E-SATA [external SATA], I believe. The cables may be different, check it out on Wiki or your mfrs site. cheers!
What is the name of the ATA standard that uses a serial cable?
The ATA standard that uses a serial cable is SATA (Serial Advanced Technology Attachment). SATA is used for hard drives, optical drives and other such storage devices.
What is eSata?
eSATA refers to a SATA port located externally near other onboard ports. Hard drives, SSDs, and optical drives can be connected to this. It is a SATA port on the outside of the case. This port is commonly found on cable DVR boxes as well in order to add additional storage capacity to the DVR cable box.
Do some hard drive manufacturers convert ide drives to sata?
It is more common for the reverse to be true. Manufacturers will design their drives to use SATA and then modify the design to accommodate IDE. The result is a fast drive on a slow interface for people who do not have SATA ports on their computer. When SATA was first introduced, older drive designs were converted to use SATA, but IDE was completely removed. Most 7200 RPM hard drives are just now starting to reach the limits of ATA-133 (133 MB/s). Most drives still do not take a big performance hit if used on IDE.
