During an SATA installation, you would begin by physically connecting the SATA cables from the hard drive or SSD to the motherboard and power supply. Next, you would configure the BIOS/UEFI settings to ensure the system recognizes the new drive. After that, you would format the drive and partition it if necessary, using the operating system's disk management tools. Finally, you would install any required drivers and ensure the drive is functioning correctly.
You may be using an older kernel that doesn't support SATA (most of the 2.4 and older series). Or you may have a buggy or unsupported (unlikely) chipset.
Windows xp does not have native support for SATA interface (except SP3). You have to download SATA interface driver from the motherboard/computer website and use F6 installation procedure.
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.
Yes, SATA II (SATA 3 Gb/s) devices are backward compatible with SATA I (SATA 1.5 Gb/s) interfaces. This means that you can connect a SATA II hard drive or SSD to a SATA I motherboard, but the drive will operate at the lower SATA I speed. However, if you connect a SATA I drive to a SATA II interface, it will run at the SATA I speed as well.
It wouldn't be a SATA motherboard if you couldn't connect SATA drives to it.
It depends. If it is a laptop hard disk, and you know the interface (IDE or SATA, there is a difference), you would purchase a 2.5" IDE/SATA Hard Disk Enclosure. If it is a desktop hard disk, and you know the interface (IDE or SATA, there is a difference), you would purchase a 3.5" IDE/SATA Hard Disk enclosure. Hopefully this helps.
Almost all connectors are designed as such. PATA and SATA cables are usually keyed so that they can only be connected in one direction. SCSI connectors are shaped in a way that makes it impossible to establish a complete connection in the wrong direction.
The Sata II is has a transfer speed that is two times as fast as the original Sata. The Sata has a communication speed of 1.5 Gbit/s while the Sata II is 3.0 Gbit/s.
One would use a SATA to IDE adaptor for things such as backing up data, virus scanning and imaging. These adapters can be purchased from places like Best Buy, Tiger Direct, Amazon and eBay.
Depending on your need for your laptop, if you are looking for a budget build I would suggest a Sata drive, if you want a bit of speed I would recommend a ssd drive.
SATA 3 is backwards compatible, it means you connect it the same way as SATA 1.
Ø SATA I- 1.5 Gb/sec, SATA II- 3 Gb/sec and SATA III- 6 Gb/sec