But some laptops use a ribbon cable (sometimes ZIF, sometimes LIF) that breaks out into a SATA power and data fused connector. In this case, the ribbon cable is usually taped down to the motherboard.

For a final fun test, we decided to use several SATA cable extenders to join several 36-inch SATA cables together—in effect creating a 9-foot SATA cable that we literally stretched across the room.

The SATA cables themselves aren't that big of a deal. I have some 6" ones that fit perfect on some of the drives, I just need to order a few like 8" ones to use for the drives just a touch too far ...

SATA 3, the latest iteration, has been around since 2009, and it easily connects most hard drives and optical drives like Blu-ray players to a motherboard using a standard SATA cable, the very ...

2. Buy a SATA to USB data transfer cable The data transfer cable is what you will use to clone your existing hard drive onto your new SSD using your laptop’s USB port.

There’s a new way to use ChatGPT on your iPhone. Here’s how it works The SATA cable is for data, and looks like a smaller version of the power cable, with the same L-shaped bend in the end.

Other World Computing reports that it has discovered a fix for an issue with SATA performance on Apple's latest 17-inch MacBook Pro models that ...

Are you ready for the deal to end all deals? If you head over to Newegg, you can grab a 50cm (1.6-foot) SATA cable with locking latch for $6, with a $6 mail-in-rebate available. So, it's basically ...