Ferguson Ariva HDplayer 200A - Manual (Page 45)

SATA (Serial ATA) - Interface standard for connecting internal hard drives. Replaced ATA /
EIDE and is capable of very fast data transfer. Is available as SATA 1 operating at a maximum
1.5Gb/s and SATA 2 operating at a maximum 3Gb/s. In real world use mechanical hard disks
will never reach the data transfer ceiling of SATA 1.
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