Drop by PC Mechanic to get an overview of the Serial ATA interface.  Everything from how it differs from it's predecessor, PATA, and why case modders are so in love with it.

"To truly understand the power of Serial ATA, we must first understand its predecessor, Parallel ATA.

Parallel ATA (PATA) has been the standard for quite some time now, but has many problems. First, IDE

cables, as you have surely noticed, are large and very hard to arrange in cases."

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