This cable is a mixture of old and new technologies.
Old and new sata cables.
It s reliable speedy and comes with its own molex transformer so you can power the drives.
Ide adapter cable fideco usb 3 0 to sata adapter hard drvie converter ide cable for 2 5 3 5 5 25 ssd sata iii drives with offline one touch clone tool free by fideco 25 99 25.
The latest revision to the sata standard is sata 3 3 and drives and cables are backwards compatible with older versions.
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Sata cables can be a total life saver when something catastrophic happens.
Benfei sata cable iii 3 pack sata cable iii 6gbps straight hdd sdd data cable with locking latch 18 inch compatible for sata hdd ssd cd driver cd writer black 4 8 out of 5 stars 1 957 6 99 6.
Had an experience with an a bit motherboard where the cable kept falling out of the sata 1 header.
Sata cables fall out.
This is where many of the adapters you find out there fall short.
On desktops you ll want to make sure that the drive you re buying is as fast or faster than the connection that your motherboard accepts most motherboard sata connections from the last five years have at least 3 0.
Just get a squeeze tube of clear silicone ge silicone ii apply a dab to an ice cream stick and then cover the connector at the joint.
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.
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.
Thanks for all the work and the reassurance.
The model we like is the sabrent usb 3 0 to sata ide adapter 23.
Same problem especially the first generation sata data cables.
The usb 2 0 portion looks like the familiar micro usb connection.
Sata cables are long 7 pin cables.
Both ends are flat and thin with one often made at a 90 degree angle for better cable management.
They provide a cable but you re expected to provide the power via an old psu or something.
Revision 1 0 of the specification was released in january 2003.