Serial ATA Installation Fact Sheet 3.3.3
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| What does SATA mean? | Serial AT attachment
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| What is the latest generation of standards for hard disk and other storage devices? | Serial ATA(SATA)
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| What was the the data transfer rate for SATA I? | 1.5 Gbps (150 MBps)
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| Which SATA standards were for 1.5 Gbps (150 MBps) data transfer. | SATA I
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| What are two other names for SATA 3Gbps? | SATA II and SATA-IO
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| What speeds can the second generation of SATA devices support? | 3 Gbps (300 MBps)
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| While often referred to as SATA II, what is the correct designation? | SATA-IO
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| What is the term for Xbox360 hard disk interface? | xSATA
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| Xbox360 hard disk interface (called xSATA) is an included enhancement in which version of SATA? | SATA-IO
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| Hot plug support, allowing drives to be added and removed while the system is running is an included enhancement in which version of SATA? | SATA-IO
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| Improved connectors to reduce ESD, improved usability, and extend life when used with external devices is an included enhancement in which version of SATA? | SATA-IO
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| What does NCQ mean? | Native Command Queuing
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| Native Command Queuing (NCQ) for increased performance is an included enhancement in which version of SATA? | SATA-IO
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| Port multiplier support, allowing multiple devices to be connected to a single SATA port is an included enhancement in which version of SATA? | SATA-IO
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| What speeds can the third generation of SATA devices support? | 6 Gbps (600 MBps)
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| What is the term for third generation of SATA devices? | SATA 6 Gbps
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| The third generation of SATA devices support up to 6 Gbps.(600 MBps) This standard mainly addresses which devices with a SATA? | Solid state drives
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| What does SSD mean? | Solid state drive
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| True or false, hard drives are not capable of sending data at SATA 6 Gbps? (600Mbps) | True
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| Which standard includes new connectors for solid state devices and thin optical drives? | SATA 6 Gbps
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| What does eSATA mean? | External Serial AT Attachment
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| Which standards are a subset of other standards specifically for externally connected devices? | eSATA
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| Which standard uses a special SATA data cable with a locking clip to prevent the cable from being accidentally disconnected? | eSATA
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| Which standard requires an external power connector or power source? | eSATA
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| Why do eSATA devices require an external power connector or power source? | Because power is not supplied through the SATA data cable
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| eSATA is typically faster than which two other alternatives for external storage devices? | USB and Firewire
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| Which standard has its own channel, with a single drive connected to each cable and port? | SATA
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| Which standard can the cable length be up to one meter? | SATA
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| Which standard can the cable length be up to two meters? | eSATA
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| Which standard devices use a special 15-pin power connector that supplies 3.3, 5, and 12 volts | SATA
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| SATA devices use a special 15-pin power connector. What voltages are supplied? | 3.3, 5, and 12
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| You can use an adapter cable to convert a 4-pin Molex connector to a SATA power connector. What would you lose by doing this? | 3.3 volts
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| With this standard most devices typically do not use 3.3 volts. What is the standard? | SATA
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| What type of devices can you connect using the SATA standard? | Hard drives, Optical drives (CD/DVD/Blu-ray) and Solid state drives (SSD)
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| All new motherboards include support for multiple devices. What is the standard? | SATA
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| True or false, some motherboards include eSATA connectors, or you can use a port connector device to add external ports using the internal SATA connections? | True
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| True or false, you can install an adapter card in an available bus slot to increase the number of SATA ports? | True
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| After installing the SATA drives, where will you need to configure the SATA mode? | In the BIOS
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| What are the possible options in BIOS for configuring SATA mode? | IDE, AHCI, and RAID
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| Which mode do SATA devices appear to the BIOS and the operating system as IDE devices? | IDE-compatible mode
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| Which mode are SATA Speeds and features limited to features available with IDE devices. For example, hot swapping is not supported for devices in IDE mode | IDE-compatible mode
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| Which mode did earlier operating systems without built-in SATA support have the capability to directly access IDE-mode drives without special drivers installed? | IDE-compatible mode
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| Which mode is the default mode for most computers? | IDE
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| What does AHCI mean? | Advanced Host Controller Interface
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| Which mode can devices operate in full SATA mode? | AHCI
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| Which mode are all SATA features available such as hot swapping and native command queuing? | AHCI
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| Which mode did earlier operating systems (Windows XP SP1 and earlier) require a driver to access devices operating in this mode? | AHCI
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| True or false, recent operating systems include a built-in driver for AHCI mode? | True
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| Which mode has an onboard controller that is used to control access to drives? | RAID
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| Which mode must have the controller driver loaded in the operating system to access the drives? | RAID
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| Which mode typically includes the features available in AHCI mode? | RAID
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| Which mode would you choose to configure arrays of disks for fault tolerance and/or performance? | RAID
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| When installing a newer SATA II drive into a system that only supports SATA I, you might need to Configure the drive to operate in SATA I mode. How is this typically done? | Setting a jumper
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| When installing a newer SATA II drive into a system that only supports SATA I, you might need to update to recognize the new drive? | The BIOS
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| Some SATA II drives will not work in a motherboard that supports only SATA I. In that case, what should you install? | SATA II controller card
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