Tag: SATA

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Serial ATA (SATA, IPA: /ˈseɪ.tə/ or /ˈsæ.tə/) is a computer bus primarily designed for transfer of data between a computer and storage devices (like hard disks or optical drives).

The main benefits are thinner cable that let air cooling work more efficiently, faster transfers, ability to remove devices while operating (Hot swapping), and more reliable operation with tighter data integrity checks.

It was designed as a successor to the legacy Advanced Technology Attachment standard (ATA), and is expected to eventually replace the older technology (retroactively renamed Parallel ATA or PATA). Serial ATA adapters and devices communicate over a high-speed serial link.

From en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serial_ATA

 

Create turbocharged storage using tmpfs

Everyone knows that RAM is so much faster than a hard disk. To illustrate, while a modern SATA disk has peak transfer rates of 375 MB/s, modern RAM can do a mind blowing 12.500 MB/s! Normally only the system itself makes use of this ultra fast storage, but we can also access this space directly. And that opens a great window of opportunity.