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Does it matter which way a SATA cable goes?
No it doesn’t matter but i am a bit surprised that u dont have enough space to insert the sata cable. Try and do some cable management.or u might have installed ur drive wrongly. Its no big deal which side of the cable u use.
Are both ends of a SATA cable the same?
SATA cables are long, 7-pin cables. One end plugs into a port on the motherboard, usually labeled SATA, and the other (such as the angled end) into the back of a storage device like a SATA hard drive.
Does switching SATA ports matter?
Switching the ports on a Windows based machine does not matter AFTER it has been assigned a drive letter. If you swapped the ports before assigning a drive letter then the drives would show up in a different order in Disk Management.
Which SATA port for second hard drive?
Selecting which SATA port to use If you are installing multiple hard drives, but installing the operating system on only one drive, use the lowest numbered port on the motherboard (SATA0 or SATA1) for this drive. Then use the next lowest numbered port for the second drive, and so on.
What happens if you switch SATA ports?
It’s fine. You won’t corrupt anything. Worst case scenario you swap the ports back the way they were. If you had a RAID setup I would say yes, swapping the ports is not recommended.
How do I know which SATA my hard drive is?
On the left in the device selection panel go to the Motherboard section. The right side of the window will show which SATA ports are available. If 6 Gb / s is written near the port, it means that it is SATA 3 standard. If 3 Gb /s is written near the port, it means that it is SATA 2 standard.
How do you know which SATA cable I need?
The simplest way to identify the difference between the two types is that data is the smaller of the two (typically 7-pin) whereas power is larger (typically 15-pin). Mini or micro SATA cables are also available for internal drives and assemblies involving small-form components.
Are there SATA cable which can connect to multiple disks?
Although there are usually only 2 PATA connections on the computer motherboard, there will usually be 4 to 6 SATA connections, which allows multiple SATA hard drives to be connected at once. SATA cables are much thinner than PATA cables, which makes them easier to manage and control and keep the system tidy.
Do SATA drives need power?
SATA power connectors provide three different voltages (3.3, 5, and 12v). USB will not provide enough amperage for a 3.5″ drive, so you would need to power it from a power brick or an old computer power supply.
Can I connect a SATA drive to an eSATA port?
eSATA USB port is a port combines eSATA with USB. It allows you to plug an eSATA or a USB drive into it directly. However, the eSATA USB port only supports USB 2.0 protocol, which means that the speed is only 60 MB/s (USB 2.0) even you have inserted a USB 3.0 drive.
Are all SATA hard drives the same?
SATA is the most commonly supported laptop hard drive connection type and offers substantial performance gains over EIDE. All SATA hard drives use the same connectors, making the laptop versions compatible with desktop computers without requiring an adapter.