a SATA hard drive can be connected to and controlled by a SAS hard drive controller
I'm pretty sure for a PATA you have to set a jumper.
There is difference between SATA and PATA HDD but no difference between the formatting..
Sata is a different kind of disk. If your computer onlyhas a PATA drive connection you won't be able to run SATA. You should be able to find a SATA disk controller or upgrade your motherboard.
A serial hard drive is the same as a SATA hard drive. SATA is Serial ATA, and PATA is Parallel ATA.
Yes. If your computer does not support PATA directly, you will need to purchase a PATA to SATA adapter board.
Your question is not correct. Some solid states are SATA, some of them are PATA, and rest is IDE.
PATA or SATA
Well... First, you have to plug it in..
The term PATA was actually created to refer to all the old Parallel drive technoligy, because SATA is supperior. So, the term PATA was created to cover outdated technoligy and none of the technology it covers was called that when it was new. We used PATA as standard since 1994... The original PATA standards transfered data slower than internet connections do today, had a 650MB limit. SATA is light speed compared to PATA a paddle boat.
There are two types of cd/dvd drive available. Sata and Pata. Sata uses a small sata cable whereas pata uses an older ribbon style IDE cable. Sata is the best of these two but not all computer support sata, in those cases ide will do. As far as brand goes there is not much difference but the Pioneer, LG and Liteon drives tend to be reliable.
The D875PBZ is fully LBA48 compliant, and supports both PATA and SATA drives. You can use the largest size hard drive available for either connection (probably 750 GB for PATA, 1.5 TB for SATA).
A sata cable connects a motherboard to a Sata hard drive. Modern power supplies have special chords made to power Sata hard drives where as old ones do not. Older computers have Eide cables to connect the motherboard to the hard drive.