Question

question 11 of 15
you are installing a new sata hard drive in your windows workstation.
which of the following connectors should you use to connect your hard drive to the motherboard?
50 - pin connector
40 - pin connector
80 - pin connector
7 - pin connector

Explanation:

To connect a SATA hard drive to the motherboard, a 7 - pin connector is used for the data connection. 50 - pin, 40 - pin, and 80 - pin connectors are not used for SATA hard drive - motherboard connections (50 - pin was for older SCSI, 40 - pin for PATA, 80 - pin was for some enhanced PATA or other non - SATA uses).

Answer:

D. 7 - pin connector