The technology SATA or Serial ATA (from Serial Advanced Technology Attachment ) is nothing more than the evolution of ATA (aka IDE) is one of the most recent data transfer mode for the hard disks of all computers.
Although there is already an even more updated technology that involves the use of solid-state and no longer magnetic/mechanical disks, the SATA model is still the best compromise for the use of fast and inexpensive disks (for the same size) of which a computer user can take advantage ...
In addition to this, we point out that the SATA model (and even more SATA2 and SATA3) exchanges data much faster than the now obsolete ATA or IDE ...
Therefore we believe that it is useful for everyone to know how to install a device that uses this type of data connection also because it is an operation that can be faced by anyone with a minimum of attention!
Continuous evolution, the same type of connector:
One of the most important advantages of SATA technology is that although we have now reached version 3, the type of connector has never changed ... only the amount of data that can be managed by the various SATA models in circulation changes.
This represented a reason for standardization which was found to be fundamental for the success of this data transfer system, both for hardware manufacturers, who were able to count on a technology that required the same type of connector and for users. , who were able to take advantage of components that could be connected in seconds.
So let's see how SATA devices are made and related hooks and connectors.
As you can see the hooks for the connectors are rigid and shaped, with grooves that indicate the direction of insertion which is therefore imposed in only one direction ...
The larger hook is used for the power supply that comes from the computer power supply (the device that supplies electricity) while the other, the smaller one, is dedicated to the cable that will take care of data transfer ...
Let's see a connector to better understand the shape I was talking about ...
In this last figure, the shapes that indicate how to connect these connectors to the devices are better visible ...
We see ultimately the ports on the motherboard ..
Connection mode:
We remember how the connections are arranged ...
The data transfer cable will go from the hard disk to the motherboard port.
The power cord will go from the power supply to the hard drive.
Enable SATA from BIOS:
For newer computers, you will not need it but if the device once installed does not work, itis advisable to see if it is detected by bios.
In fact, it may happen that our BIOS is not enabled for the use, albeit set up, of the SATA ports ... in this case, we will have to enable them by hand ...
To see how to access the bios we refer to this old article of ours:
How to access the BIOS
Once inside the BIOS, it is necessary to identify the items related to the SATA protocol and enable them if they are disabled ...
Let's see some representative images of a couple of BIOS taken at random ...
I remember that there are many BIOS versions so not being able to show them all we show some making it clear to everyone that what matters is identifying the items and modifying them if necessary ...
Each BIOS explains which keys to press for modification even if generally you just need to ENTER on the item to be modified and move with the UP and DOWN arrows to change the value, then press ENTER again to accept ... once done, you need to exit SAVING THE CHANGES MADE!
Now you will be able to connect your SATA drives without any problem!
That's all for today too, see you next time!
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