Serial ATA Sata Hard Drive Data Cable Lead

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For direct backplane connection, the drive connectors are inserted directly into the host receptacle. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. It is also recommended to hold down the power button for several seconds to discharge the remaining electricity.

And while SATA cables are quite versatile, telling the difference between various types might be challenging, especially if you’re not handling such cables on a daily basis. Understanding how to install a SATA cable for data connection to a motherboard is a little different.

e-SATA (external SATA) is a cable, which makes it easier for you to connect an external hard drive to your computer through the e-SATA connector port. To discharge it while working with the computer's internals, wear a special anti-static wrist strap or just touch the metal part of the tower if it is plugged into a grounded socket.

Any SATA hard drive has two L-shaped ports: the smaller one is for data connection, while the wider one is for power. Three different pins on the connector can work hand-in-hand in parallel to conduct power with varying voltages. Hint: Please rely on the article on the identification of a hard drive's interface type to aid you in determining whether your hard drive features SATA or some other type of connector. To protect against electrostatic discharge (ESD), an antistatic wrist strap should be worn whenever working inside a computer tower. Be aware that if your power supply uses these that there is no standard for the power supply end of these cables and they can differ between supplies (even supplies from the same brand), so don't just grab a modular cable from some random power supply and plug it into a spare connector on the power supply.It is also worth noting that adaptors are generally available for PC power supplies that feature alternative types of power connectors. These adapter cables let you connect a SATA HDD or SDD to a USB-A or USB-C port and are ideal for recovering data from an old PC or drive. In this case, you may use an expansion card or attach an IDE to SATA adapter to the connector of the older IDE standard.