4Serial ATA (SATA) Drive Guidelines and Features
NOTE: HP only supports the use of SATA hard drives on these models of computer. No Parallel ATA (PATA) drives are supported.
SATA Hard Drives
Serial 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, 5 V, 12 V |
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Jumpers for configuring drive | N/A |
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Data transfer rate | 3.0 | Gb/s |
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SATA Hard Drive Cables
SATA Data Cable
Always use an HP approved SATA 3.0 Gb/s cable as it is fully backwards compatible with the SATA 1.5 Gb/s drives.
Current HP desktop products ship with SATA 3.0 Gb/s hard drives.
SATA data cables are susceptible to damage if overflexed. Never crease a SATA data cable and never bend it tighter than a 30 mm (1.18 in) radius.
The SATA data cable is a thin,
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