Information on SATA controllers can be found on websites such as Newegg, Directron, and Memory Express. There are many listed with complete specifications listed for each.
There are tons of websites out there to help you find more information on sata hard disk, i would look at ebay, or amazon and see what they have and see if they can give you more information
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SATA is an acronym for Serial AT Attachment, AT being the successor to the PC standard of desktop computers. See the related link below for more information.
SATA (Serial ATA)
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That sounds like a SATA device. SATA cables only use 6-7 wires. ATAPI is the standard for devices other than hard drives that also use the ATA command set and signals. Nearly all DVD burners, like most internal hard drives, use SATA these days. There is also SCSI Attached Storage (SAS), and it uses SATA cables and is electrically compatible with SATA, though with a different command set. There is no SAS DVD burner yet, but that is okay, since SATA devices will work with an SAS controller. The compatibility is only one way, meaning that while SATA devices work on SAS controllers, you cannot install a SAS drive with a SATA-only port.
Yes. You can add as many hard drives, or other sata devices (DVD burners etc) as will fit into your case, or until you have no more sata connectors free.
No, it will not. Inspiron 8600 has EIDE interface, you can check dell website for more information.
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.
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SATA, or Serial ATA cables don't really use pins, they're more a slide contact but they are still referred to as pins. There are also 2 types of SATA cables, one for the Power and one for the Data. The data cable is a 7 pin and the power is 15 pin. Here's a URL to a site that shows the SATA power pinout. See related link for more information.