HP (Hewlett-Packard) dx2100 MT Manuel D’Utilisation

Service Reference Guide, dx2100 MT

404569-001

4–1

Serial and Parallel ATA Drive Guidelines and

Features

✎

Serial ATA = SATA

Parallel ATA = PATA

HP does not support the use of a PATA (IDE) hard drive on this model of computer.

4.1 SATA

Hard

Drives

✎

When attaching the SATA cable to the system board always connect the primary hard drive to
SATA 0.

Serial ATA Hard Drive Characteristics

Number of pins/conductors in data cable

7/7

Number of pins in power cable

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

1.5 Gb/s