Serial Programming/Serial ATA

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Introduction
S-ATA or Serial ATA

Is a new technology to replace the P-ATA or parallel ATA.

It has the following advantages:


 * less power consumption 500 millivolts in P_ATA 5 volts.
 * easy to install, without seating master and slave.
 * good air movement replacing ribbon cable to guarantee good air flow.