Sata cable
Serial ATA (Serial Advanced Technology Attachment or SATA)
The SATA storage protocol transmits data in serial fashion between hard drives and computer systems. The nonprofit SATA-IO industry consortium authors the design specification.
serial AT attachment, SATA 1.0 was first released in August 2001 and is a replacement for the parallel ATA interface used in IBM compatible computers. SerialATA is capable of delivering 1.5 Gbps (approximately 187 MBps) of performance to each drive within a disk array. It is backward-compatible with ATA and ATAPI devices, and offers a thin, small cable solution, as seen in the "SATA Data Cable" picture. This cable helps makes cable routing easier and offers better airflow in the computer compared to the earlier ribbon cables used with ATA drives.
Types of SATA Cable
There are different types of SATA cable. If you want to learn about it, you can continue to read this part.
Micro SATA:
Combined micro SATA, Molex 5V power, and SATA data cable for internal drives and backplane applications.
SATA Bracket:
Dual-port eSATA expansion brackets to make your computer outputs compatible with eSATA drives.
SATA Bridge:
Seamlessly connects ATA devices to a SATA motherboard or PCI card.
E-SATA:
Connects externally to your computer with cable lengths ranging from 0.5-2m long.
Low Profile SATA:
Ultra-thin SATA cables with low profile connectors that can be used with longer graphics cards.
SATA Power:
Power adaptors, extensions, and splitters for SATA power and data cables.
SATA-SATA:
Standard SATA cables in a variety of lengths.
More About SATA Cables & Connectors
SATA cables are 7-pin cables and are flat from both ends and thin as well. One end connects it with the motherboard while the other end connects it with the storage device like a SATA hard drive.
You can use external hard drives using SATA connections and the hard drive is called eSATA. You can use the eSATA connection to connect different things like monitor, network cable, and USB ports with the opening. For your information, the eSATA drives are not hot-swappable so are the internal SATA drives.
You won’t see eSATA connection on my computer on the back side. You can get a seperate bracket yourself at a reasonable price.
One problem with hard drives is that this cable only transfers data not the power unlike other USB drives, eSATA drives need a seperate power adapter which you can plug into the wall.
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