Can I connect a SATA disk on a SAS connector on the motherboard?
Can I connect SATA drives to SAS connectors? Yes, well known question / answer Does the 6 Gb/s transfer rate means that I’ll … Read more
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Identify AC Power Cord with rotated pins
It looks like it is C19/C20 type connector from Wikipedia: Earthed, 16 A, polarized. This coupler is used for some IT applications where … Read more
What are these “notches” on the side of the PCI Express connector?
After quite a bit of search i found this paragraph in a document called PCI Express™ Card Electromechanical Specification Revision 1.1 : As … Read more
how to open this type of flat cable connector?
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What 68-pin connector is this on my 2.5″ solid state drive?
It’s a U.2 interface, formerly known as SFF-8639. U.2 can be used for SATA Express, SAS, or Enterprise PCIe. As far as I … Read more
What kind of cable looks like HDMI but has only one slanted edge?
This is a DisplayPort — it’s pretty common on desktops and quite a few laptops.
prevent connector routing when elements placed on top of them in MS Visio 2007
Sounds like you need to change connector re-routing. I think the option you want is “Never re-route”. Firstly (if you haven’t already) you … Read more
Why are there so many pins on a SATA power connector?
Here’s the SATA data & power pinouts. Remember, SATA is a serial bus. This means data transfer only needs two paths — TX … Read more
HD Audio or AC97 connector – Which to use when, and what’s the difference?
The correct one to use depends on your case. Those cables are typically used to connect front panel headphone/microphone ports. While the connectors … Read more
How can I change the default properties of Visio’s connector tool?
Open your diagram Menu -> File -> Shapes -> Show Document Stencil. New Stencil window shows up in left of screen, with lots … Read more
