When it comes to storage technology, the buzz is all about the new standard on the block: Serial ATA. Serial ATA, or SATA for short, is one of the more revolutionary steps that is taking place in the computer industry. No more do consumers have to put up with those wide IDE cables that block airflow or deal with rounded cables that may be shielded just enough to prevent major data loss; the days of trying to plug in drives without bending pins or playing with jumpers are now coming to an end as well. Ultra-fast transfer speeds, tiny cabling, and hot swap ability are now available to those that are equipped to use it.
This review looks at one of the upgrade options for those of us that want SATA without a motherboard change, the Serial ATA PCI card from SIIG, Inc. Based on the SATALink 3112 controller chip by Silicon Image, SIIG’s solution offers everything you need to become SATA-enabled without having to break the bank.
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