Not one to be constrained by specifications, Montac decided to construct an ATA cable that was well over the 18 inch maximum length. PATA cables use 80 conductor wire, even though they only have 40 ...

I have an older machine (PII 350 MHz) that I would like to stick some 80 GB hard disks in. I've always used the 80 wire PATA cables to connect hard disks to the motherboard (well, at least as long as ...

What are PATA and SATA? In this guide we will be discussing the differences between Parallel ATA and Serial ATA, both are types of interface for disk drives in the average desktop PC. Firstly, a ...

For most of the last 15 years, the most popular hard drive standard in existence for desktop workstations has been the ATA standard. Unless you haven’t cracked the case of a computer since before IBM ...

If you're getting into the storage game, even on a locally-attached basis, there are a number of options from which to pick when it comes to the way that you will connect your storage. In this article ...

Ive not worked much with sata connector until recently. I had a MSI motherboard, that bought in 2007. So the cables aint "new" any more. It loosens very frequently (you dont even realize when it ...

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Serial ATA, or SATA, is a relatively new storage technology that is now being adopted in computers. It is the successor to Parallel ATA. SATA allows for faster transfers between the hard disk and the ...