Serial ATA is a storage interface for the latest computing platform.
Features and Benefits:
· The new Serial ATA interface offers data transfer speeds up to 50% faster than the current parallel ATA interface: - Transfer rates up to 150MB/sec. - High performance 7200rpm disk rotational speed
· Improved cabling: - Eliminates the current 18 inch cable length limitation. - Thinner cables improve cable routing and airflow through the system.
· Point-to-Point connections eliminate the need for Master/Slave settings on drives, simplifying installation.
· Superior end-to-end error checking over Parallel ATA helps increase data integrity.
· Includes Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology (S.M.A.R.T.) which helps to predict and warn of some impending drive failures.