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Service Reference Guide, dc7600 390742-002 4–1

Serial and Parallel ATA Drive Guidelines and

Features

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Serial ATA = SATA

Parallel ATA = PATA

HP only supports the use of a MultiBay PATA (IDE) hard drive on this model of computer.

3.5-inch PATA hard drives are not supported.

4.1 SATA 1.5 and 3.0 Hard Drives

SATA connectors on the system board are color coded to make identification easier.

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If there is an error on the application of the attach rules, a POST error message may be displayed.

Serial ATA Hard Drive Characteristics

Number of pins/conductors in data cable 7/7

Number of pins in power cable 15

Maximum data cable length 39.37 in (100 cm)

Data interface voltage differential 400-700 mV

Drive voltages 3.3 V, 5V, 12 V

Jumpers for configuring drive N/A

Data transfer rate, 40 GB 1.5 Gb/s

3.0 Gb/s (some models)

Data transfer rate, 80 GB and greater 3.0 Gb/s

SATA Identification Color Port

Attachment

Sequence

Primary channel, device 0 Dark blue SATA 0 1

Primary channel, device 1 Light Blue SATA 2 4

Secondary channel, device 0 White SATA 1 2

Secondary channel, device 1 Orange SATA 3 3