How many SATA drives can you connect to a single SATA motherboard interface?
A) One
B) Two
C) Four
D) Sixteen
E) I’ll stick an access point on a hard drive and get wireless data!
The answer: A) One
Unlike PATA or SCSI, a SATA interface supports only a single drive. Because of this engineering limitation, it’s not uncommon to find motherboards with four to eight built-in SATA ports.
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