sata cables

Tedandy · 10 Jul 2007 at 15:26

are all sata cables the same? sata and sata2? same connections?

Alexrose1uk · 10 Jul 2007 at 15:35

Basically yes, the cables all look and act the same.

rpstewart · 10 Jul 2007 at 15:35

Electrically they're all the same however some newer cables have a small metal spring as part of the connector which is used to reduce the likelihood of the cable coming loose. This does not require a special connector on the devices though so is compatible with all existing devices.

eSATA (external SATA) however does use a different cable and connector.

fobose · 10 Jul 2007 at 15:36

Yup, "SATA II" just allows up to 3Gb/s and has other features like NCQ. There is only one type of sata cable.

<edit> aswell as the e-sata cable which rpstewart mentions

Tedandy · 10 Jul 2007 at 15:53

cheers. need to find some small ones now!