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1 sata hard drives – HP COMPAQ DC5750 User Manual

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Service Reference Guide, dc5750

437963-001

4–1

4

Serial and Parallel ATA Drive Guidelines and

Features

Serial ATA = SATA
Parallel ATA = PATA

HP only supports the use of SATA drives on these models of computer. No PATA drives are
supported on these models.

4.1 SATA

Hard

Drives

SATA connectors on the system board are color coded to make identification easier.

If there is an error on the application of the attach rules, a POST error message may be displayed.

Serial ATA Hard Drive Characteristics

Number of pins/conductors in data cable

7/7

Number of pins in power cable

15

Maximum data cable length

39.37 in (100 cm)

Data interface voltage differential

400-700 mV

Drive voltages

3.3 V, 5V, 12 V

Jumpers for configuring drive

N/A

Data transfer rate

3.0 Gb/s

SATA Identification

Color

Port

Attachment

Sequence

Primary channel, device 0

Dark blue

SATA 0

1

Primary channel, device 1

Light Blue

SATA 2

4

Secondary channel, device 0

White

SATA 1

2

Secondary channel, device 1

Orange

SATA 3

3