What is SATA?

[OlympusMons]

I'l be buying a case and a PSU soon and I'm seeing some of the more expensive PSUs stating they're "SATA ready". Is this some new technology coming out and will I need it?

Thanks

 

[Vegito]

its old by now, there are sata II aka sata io

its a new interface for IDE drives, old being PATA (big ass ribbon)

http://www.seagate.com/products/interface/sata/faq.html

 

[Oyeve]

Originally posted by: OlympusMons
I'l be buying a case and a PSU soon and I'm seeing some of the more expensive PSUs stating they're "SATA ready". Is this some new technology coming out and will I need it?

Thanks

It probably means that the PSU in question has SATA power cables.

 

[OlympusMons]

Dumb question but if this is the up and coming technology...isn't this something I should have?

 

[JackMDS]

Any Power supply can be made SATA Ready with simple Molex to SATA add-on.

http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0161167

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[Valkerie]

stands for serial ata

faster than IDE and preferred by gamers

if your new computer doesn't come with a SATA or something better, you've just been ripped off

SATA can be optical drives or hard drives

when installin' w/ SATA make sure you got a floppy w/correct drivers available for the SATA controller
if not, you're screwed unless WinXP by default can detect it

you can get SATA I/O which will offer 300mbps, but 150mbps isn't bad either

 

[JackMDS]

Courtesy of mechBgon - Elite Member: http://www.omnicast.net/~tmcfadden/guides/build/SATA.html

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