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To connect a Serial ATA disk, 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 mainboard and the disk. Like every other traditional disk, you also have to connect a power cable.
note that it is a jumper free implement; you don't need to set jumpers to define a master or slave disk.
serial ATA disks, the system will automatically take the one connected to "Serial ATA 1" header as a master disk.
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Comparison between Parallel ATA and Serial ATA
Parallel ATA
Bandwidth
100/133 MB/Secs
Volts
5V
Pins
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Length Limitation
18 inch (45.72cm)
Cable
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When connecting two
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150/300/600 MB/Secs
250mV
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