If you're getting into the storage game, even on a locally-attached basis, there are a number of options from which to pick when it comes to the way that you will connect your storage. In this article ...

LINK<P><BLOCKQUOTE><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR> The Serial ATA architecture replaces the wide Parallel ATA ribbon cable with a thin, flexible cable that can be ...

In 2003, the storage industry has taken major steps in transitioning from a decades-old interface technology to one that will potentially revolutionize the way new hard disk drives (HDDs) are designed ...

eWEEK content and product recommendations are editorially independent. We may make money when you click on links to our partners. Learn More. What is Serial ATA The first ATA hard drives appeared on ...

For more than 20 years, the parallel bus interface has been the mainstream storage interconnect for most storage systems. But increasing bandwidth and flexibility demands have exposed inefficiencies ...

For most of the last 15 years, the most popular hard drive standard in existence for desktop workstations has been the ATA standard. Unless you haven’t cracked the case of a computer since before IBM ...

Serial ATA is nice, but the advantage of smaller, more flexible cabling isn't advantageous if a parallel ATA cable is still needed for the optical drive. For a typical system with a one hard drive ...

One of the big advantages of Linux is you don't need all that much buck to get maximum bang. With the advent of serial ATA disk drives and controllers, I thought we might undertake this approach in ...

Serial ATA, or SATA, is a relatively new storage technology that is now being adopted in computers. It is the successor to Parallel ATA. SATA allows for faster transfers between the hard disk and the ...