What does a SATA drive connector look like?
SATA Data cables are thin ribbon like cables with small identical 7 pin connectors on each end. The connectors measure no more than 1.5 x 0.4 cm and have distinguishable L-shaped notch for connection. Some SATA Data cables have a 90 degrees angled connectors.
What does the SATA cable look like?
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. 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.
Where is the SATA cable in a PC?
Typically several SATA connectors are clustered together in a row along the edge behind the pci/pcie slots. They may be stacked as well depending on how many there are. Alternatively, if your motherboard has a keyboard and other I/O connectors, diagonally across the motherboard from them.
Where is the SATA connector on motherboard?
What goes in SATA ports?
Serial ATA (SATA, abbreviated from Serial AT Attachment) is a computer bus interface that connects host bus adapters to mass storage devices such as hard disk drives, optical drives, and solid-state drives.
Where do SATA cables connect on motherboard?
Which SATA port is which?
Identifying the SATA Ports on Your Desktop Board
| Port | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|
| SATA2 | Onboard header | Intel SATA 3.0 Gb/s (black) |
| SATA3 | Onboard header | Intel SATA 3.0 Gb/s (black) |
| SATA4 | Onboard header | Intel eSATA 3.0 Gb/s (red) |
| SATA5 | Onboard header | Intel eSATA 3.0 Gb/s (red) |
Do laptops have SATA ports?
Mostly, no. More detail: Laptops that use SATA hard drives and SSDs generally have drive bays that have integrated SATA and power connectors built into the hardware. Going back in time, some laptops used short SATA cables or ribbon cables to connect the drives.