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To connect a Serial ATA
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sk, you have to have a 7-pin serial ATA cable. Connect two ends of the serial ATA cable to the serial
ATA header on the mothe
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board and the disk. Like every other traditional disk, you also have to connect a power cable.
be noted that it is a jump
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two serial ATA disks, the
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ystem will automatically take the one connected to "Serial ATA 1" header as a master disk. Please be
noted that it doesn't support Hot-Plug in function.
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Comparison between Parallel ATA and Serial ATA
Parallel ATA
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100/133 MB/Secs
Volts
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Length Limit
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18 inch (45.72cm)
Cable
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When connecting
Serial ATA
150/300/600 MB/Secs
250mV
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