Old Sata Cable

The sata cable is an incredibly robust cable.

Old sata cable.

The data cable which sometimes come packaged with the drive connects to a sata slot on the motherboard. The model we like is the sabrent usb 3 0 to sata ide adapter 23. We ve certainly had our share. The sata standard defines a data cable with seven conductors three grounds and four active data lines in two pairs and 8 mm wide wafer connectors on each end.

Both cables connect to the rear of the hard drive. 4 7 out of 5 stars based on 3 reviews 3 ratings current price 7 99 7. One end plugs into a port on the motherboard usually labeled sata and the other such as the angled end into the back of a storage device like a sata hard drive. They provide a cable but you re expected to provide the power via an old psu or something.

Sometimes when the hard drive data cable gets loose the drive may not be recognized or detected by pc. It s reliable speedy and comes with its own molex transformer so you can power the drives. Sata cables are long 7 pin cables. Sata hard drives require two cables one with 15 pins to supply power and one with 7 pins to carry data.

If your motherboard dies or for some reason you can t power on your computer you can remove the hard. Thanks for all the work and the reassurance. Sata cables can be a total life saver when something catastrophic happens to your computer. Reconnect the hard drive with the data cable port or connect ata sata hard drive to another new data cable in pc.

Product title sata to usb cable insten usb 3 0 to 2 5 sata iii. This is where many of the adapters you find out there fall short. Both ends are flat and thin with one often made at a 90 degree angle for better cable management. Sata cables can have lengths up to 1 metre 3 3 ft and connect one motherboard socket to one hard drive.

Still suffering from the old pata 40 vs 80 wire cable syndrome i asked myself the same question regarding sata cables and could find nothing in the repair manuals or mother board books so i just used the old asus sata cables for the new hard drive with only the best results. 99 list list price 10 99 10. That s not bad and we certainly wish all computer cables performed that way.