HP Dx5150 HP Business Desktop dx5150 Series Service Reference Guide, 1st Editi - Page 43
Serial and Parallel ATA Drive, Guidelines and Features
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4 Serial and Parallel ATA Drive Guidelines and Features ✎ Serial ATA = SATA Parallel ATA = PATA Ä CAUTION: HP only supports a PATA hard drive in SATA systems when the PATA hard drive is used in a MultiBay device. 4.1 SATA Hard Drive Information Characteristic Number of pins/conductors in data cable Number of pins in power cable Maximum data cable length Data interface voltage differential Drive voltages Jumpers for configuring drive Data transfer rate SATA 7/7 15 39.37 in (100 cm) 400 - 700 mV 3.3 V, 5V, 12 V N/A 1.5 Gb/s SATA connectors on the system board are color coded to make identification easier. SATA Identification Primary channel, device 0 Secondary channel, device 0 Color Blue White 4.1.1 SATA Data Cable The SATA data cable is a thin, 7-pin cable designed to transmit data for only a single drive. As shown in the table, each cable has three grounds, and four transmit/receive pins. SATA data cables are susceptible to damage if overflexed. Never crease a SATA data cable and never bend it tighter than a 30 mm (1.18 in) radius.