Intel Application Accelerator User's Manual

Serial ATA
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C.3 System Requirements
To use Serial ATA (SATA), your system must meet ALL of the following requirements:
SATA compatible logic either on the motherboard or on a Serial ATA adapter card x
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SATA compatible BIOS
SATA-aware device driver for the operating system
Generation 1-compatible SATA device such as a hard drive
A SATA data cable
A SATA power cable
C.4 Serial ATA Data Cable
Serial ATA (SATA) data cables are 7-pin cables. Either end of the SATA data cable can be
connected to the SATA hard drive or the connector on the motherboard. SATA data cables can be
up to 1 meter (39 inches) in length. The following illustration shows an example of a SATA data
cable:
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