General Information

• Serial ATA description
• Installing Serial ATA hard drives
• Comparing Serial ATA versus Parallel ATA (IDE)
• Serial ATA system requirements
• Serial ATA data cable
• Serial ATA power cable

Frequently Asked Questions

• Are a Serial ATA data cable and power cable needed for Serial ATA?
• Can I mix and match Serial ATA hard drives with IDE hard drives?Can I use IDE to Serial ATA adaptors?
• What are the theoretical transfer rates with Serial ATA?

This applies to:

Intel® 3 Series Chipsets Intel® 875P Chipset Intel® 910 Express Chipset Family Intel® 915 Express Chipset Family Intel® 925X Express Chipset Family Intel® 945 Express Chipset Family Intel® 946 Express Chipset Family Intel® 955X Express Chipset Intel® 965 Express Chipset Family Intel® 975X Express Chipset Intel® Matrix Storage Manager Mobile Intel® 910GML Express Chipset Mobile Intel® 915 Express Chipset Family Mobile Intel® 945 Express Chipset Family Mobile Intel® 965 Express Chipset Family