Storage Cables

Question 1

Name 5 different types of Storage Device Cables?

Answer 1

• PATA
• SCSI
• SATA
• eSATA
• SAS

Question 2

What is the Transfer Speed of PATA Cables?

Answer 2

~133 Mbps

Question 3

Describe the characteristics of PATA Cable

• Different cables for Power and Data?
• Type of Cable(s) and connector
• Total Power Pins
• Total Data Pins
• Cable Length
• How many devices can be connected with a single cable?

Answer 3

• Yes
• Ribbon Cable (80 wires)/Pin Connector (Data) and Regular Cable/Molex Connector (Power)
• 4-Pins Molex
• 40-Pins
• .5 Meters (18”)
• 2 Devices

Question 4

What is the Transfer Speed of SCSI Cables?

Answer 4

~160-320 Mbps

Question 5

Describe the characteristics of SCSI Cable

• Different cables for Power and Data?
• Type of Cable(s) and connector
• Total Power Pins
• Total Data Pins
• Cable Length
• How many devices can be connected with a single cable?

Answer 5

• Yes
• Ribbon Cable/Pin Connector (Data) and Regular Cable/Molex Connector (Power)
• 4-Pins Molex
• 25-80 Pins
• 6 Meters (18”)
• 8 devices up to 16 max

Question 6

In SCSI, define the following:

• What is LUN?
• What is SCSI ID?

Answer 6

• Logical Unit Number - Used to identify Logical Partitions on drive
• A unique identifier assigned to each device connected to the SCSI bus/chain

Question 7

Does SCSI require termination? (T/F)

Answer 7

True

Question 8

What is the Transfer Speed of SATA Cables?

• SATA I
• SATA II
• SATA III
• SATA 3.2

Answer 8

• 1.5 Gbps
• 3 Gbps
• 6 Gbps
• 16 Gbps

Question 9

Describe the characteristics of SATA Cable

• Different cables for Power and Data?
• Type of Cable(s) and connector
• Total Power Pins
• Total Data Pins
• Cable Length
• How many devices can be connected with a single cable?

Answer 9

• Yes
• Normal Cable / Flat Pin L-Shape Connector (Both Data and Power)
• 15-Pins
• 7 Pins
• 1 Meter / Up to 3.3 Meters (Rev 3)
• 1 Device

Question 10

What is the Transfer Speed of eSATA Cables?

• eSATA Gen 1
• eSATA Gen 2

Answer 10

• 6 Gbps
• 16 Gbps

Question 11

Describe the characteristics of eSATA Cable

• Different cables for Power and Data?
• Type of connectors
• Total Power Pins
• Total Data Pins
• Cable Length
• How many devices can be connected with a single cable?

Answer 11

• Yes
• Flat Pin Flat Connector (Data) and USB (Power)
• Powered by USB
• 7 Pins
• 2 Meters
• Up to 5 Devices

Question 12

Describe the characteristics of SAS Cable

• Different cables for Power and Data?
• Type of connector
• Total Power Pins
• Total Data Pins
• Cable Length
• How many devices can be connected with a single cable?

Answer 12

• Yes but single Connector
• Flat Pin T-Shape (Single connector for Data and Power)
• 15 Pins
• 7 Pins
• 1 Meter
• Up to 256 direct point-to-point

Question 13

Give 3 examples of hot-swappable drives

Answer 13

1. USB Drive
2. SATA Drive
3. eSATA Drive