Back To The Future: Serial ATA Arrives At Last

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Making The Switch - Adapters Make It Possible

The adapter needs a power source, otherwise it won't work.

HighPoint includes two adapters with the RocketRAID 1520 that allow Ultra ATA hard disks to be connected to the serial ATA bus. The manufacturer thus takes care of one of the possible worries of potential upgraders: existing devices will still work without any loss of performance.

The adapter in action: here, on a 120 GB WD1200JB (UltraATA/100).

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Patrick Schmid
Patrick Schmid
Editor-in-Chief (2005-2006)

Patrick Schmid was the editor-in-chief for Tom's Hardware from 2005 to 2006. He wrote numerous articles on a wide range of hardware topics, including storage, CPUs, and system builds.