Protocol

SATA

Serial ATA

Lab ready Full lab

Serial ATA disk interconnect using FIS frames and typically an AHCI host interface. Link speed negotiation and Native Command Queuing define throughput behavior. NVMe has displaced it for high-performance SSDs, but SATA remains ubiquitous for HDDs and entry SSDs.

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diskfisahcincq

Sources

  • Serial ATA Revision specifications

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