answersLogoWhite

0

There are two kinds in common use:

  • Molex - an older standard, but still common
  • SATA - Serial ATA, a newer standard

See the related links for pictures.
User Avatar

Wiki User

15y ago

What else can I help you with?

Related Questions

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


An older parallel connection used to connect ATA hard drives and optical devices is?

IDE


What data cable attatches to the optical drive?

A Molex Connector connects to optical drives and hard drives.


What are the 5 examples of output devices?

Monitors, Printers, NIC's, Hard Drives can be both, and optical drives.


Are there hard drives with a fiber optic interface?

Hello, Currently we do not have HDD with fiber optic connector on board, but this can be expected in future. Intel has already developed a chip which uses optical interconnects instead of copper and carbon nano tubes. When this technology is perfected, all the devices even the USB will be optical.


Where does disk storage devices used in?

Disk storage devices are most commonly used in personal computers as a means to enhance memory. The most common are hard disk drives, optical disk drives, and even zip drives.


What is 5 example of output devices?

1.Monitor 2.Printer 3.Hard Drives 4.NIC's 5.Optical Devices


What is the purpose of memory?

The purpose of secondary memory is storage of data that is not immediately needed for processing by the CPU. Examples of secondary devices are hard drives and optical drives.


Where can you buy san storage?

San's or Storage Area Networks are the devices used when making optical drives, or storage drives, such as usb flash drives. You can purchase these from companies like New Egg.


What is a fire wire connector?

A FireWire connector is a type of data transfer port used to connect high-speed external devices such as cameras, hard drives, and audio interfaces to a computer. It was popular in the early 2000s but has largely been replaced by newer connection standards like USB and Thunderbolt.


What is the function of sata?

Serial ATA (SATA) is a computer bus interface that connects host bus adapters to mass storage devices such as hard disk drives, optical drives, and solid-state drives.


What is the purpose of scsi and raid adapter?

to connect storage devices such as hard disk drives to a PC