[LUNA] mSATA drives ....

[Bob Nance]

mSATA is still SATA, they just made the attachment interface/plug much
smaller so that you didn't have to use the full-sized SATA connector in a
very small chassis. Here is a good picture comparing them.

	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:MSATA_SSD_vs._2.5%22_SATA_drive.JPG

mSATA is mini-SATA and is designed specifically for Flash/RAM devices, not
for archaic, 20th century spinny-things.

-- 
 Bob Nance

 Novation Systems
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On 1/2/14 5:56 PM, "William A. Mahaffey III" <wam at hiwaay.net> wrote:

>
>
>.... I am looking at replacing this hardware (AMD 64X2 3800+ CPU,
>Gigabyte GA-61SME mbd) w/:
>http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16856164009,
>hopefully running CentOS 6.n. The description saya it uses a 'mSATA' HDD
>.... I looked around on NewEGG & Google & can't seem to find any mention
>of mSATA drives as such, descriptions about them, but not the drives
>themselves. It *looks* like it is just a convenience slot for a 2.5"
>HDD, which attaches by plugging in rather than screwing in, but I can't
>tell for sure .... I looked at other boxen as well
>(http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16856173047 &
>http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883218023) & both
>say they use a std 2.5" HDD in a bracket which looks a *LOT* like the
>mSATA bracket in the Gigabyte box, but don't call it mSATA either ....
>Any clarifications appreciated .... Happy new year one & all :-) ....
>
>
>-- 
>	William A. Mahaffey III
>
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>	P.S.: Nice to see A&E cave as of 12/27/13 :-) ....
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