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Serial ATA Drive Guidelines and Features
✎Serial ATA = SATA
HP does not support the use of a PATA (IDE) hard drive / optical drive on these models of computer.
4.1SATA 1.5 and 3.0 Hard DrivesSerial ATA Hard Drive Characteristics
Number of pins/conductors in data cable | 7/7 |
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Number of pins in power cable | 15 |
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Maximum data cable length | 39.37 in (100 cm) |
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Drive voltages | 3.3 V, 5V, 12 V |
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Jumpers for configuring drive | N/A |
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Data transfer rate, 40 GB and greater | 1.5 Gb/s |
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✎WhenSATA attaching0. the SATA cable to the system board always connect the primary hard drive to
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