SATA

SATA (Serial AT Attachment) is a computer bus interface that connects host bus adapters to mass storage devices such as hard disk drives, optical drives, and solid-state drives. Serial ATA succeeded the earlier Parallel ATA (PATA) standard to become the predominant interface for storage devices.

SATA
Year created2000
Created bySerial ATA Working Group
SupersedesParallel ATA (PATA)
SpeedHalf-duplex 1.5, 3.0 and 6.0 Gbit/s
StyleSerial
Hotplugging interfaceOptional
External interfaceOptional (eSATA)
Websitesata-io.org

Serial ATA industry compatibility specifications originate from the Serial ATA International Organization (SATA-IO) which are then released by the INCITS Technical Committee T13, AT Attachment (INCITS T13).

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