There is no need for a master or slave distinction with SATA drives because they each connect to the motherboard with their own SATA cable. Two IDE/PATA drives, on the other hand, could share the ...

They come in a variety of shapes, sizes, and connectors, which makes choosing ... depending on how expensive and newer your motherboard is. SATA M.2 slots are cheaper and slower than PCIe M.

The motherboard design was intended ... [Jan]’s first target was some unpopulated footprints for SATA ports onboard, but after soldering on a connector, it was found that the BIOS wouldn ...