I am using a 2 terabyte 'external' drive for backups. I was using a docking station but to drag and drop all the files to it was looking like forever to get things done. So I took it out of the ...

You don't have to worry about which serial ATA port you use to connect a device to a motherboard: all the ports run at the same speed. However, every motherboard that supports SATA supports a ...

Is Built in Support Better? The discussion so far has revolved around add-on controllers, but these aren’t necessary with AMD boards, as the company’s own SB850 Southbridge natively supports SATA ...

SATA disk drives are normally in a one drive/one SATA controller port configuration. But in recent years, a new approach, known as the port multiplier, has extended this connectivity to multiple ...

Computer hard drives come in all shapes and sizes. For the most part, they come preinstalled with your computer or laptop. However, there are times when you may need to access them outside of the ...

SATA, or Serial ATA, is a standard for connecting hard drives into computer systems. SATA is a serial signaling technology, which is easier to manage than traditional parallel ATA cabling. SATA disk ...

When it comes to file transfer, it’s all about speed . Then again, speed means nothing if you don’t have the right connectors on your computer. SATA has become fairly commonplace for hard drives, ...

We're still cautiously optimistic that a new cryptocurrency called Chia (not to be confused with the pet plants) will not actually lead to a shortage of SSDs and HDDs, but seeing this monstrosity of a ...

The most important information to take away from this feature is whether or not it’s beneficial for a motherboard to have SATA 6Gbps ports. If the on-board SATA 6Gbps ports tend to be fast, they will ...