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I don't have it avaiable on my MB, but they are faster

[img]http://www.lostcircuits.com/motherboard/shuttle_ak37/sata.jpg[/img]


that's the connectors for them, it's for hard drives, you would have to buy a specific HD as well, $20 more, and it's SUPER FAST...

also the ribbon for a SATA hd is like

[img]http://www.ixbt.com/cpu/intel/pentium4-28/a7v8x-sata-cables.jpg[/img]

very nice if your into keeping your system cool, no need to buy wrapped IDE cables..


SATA = 24-55MB/s

not sure how fast IDE is, but im sure it's slower...