HP dc5100 - Microtower PC Service & Reference Guide

Service Reference Guide, dc5100 376220-001 4–1
Serial and Parallel ATA Drive Guidelines and Features
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Serial and Parallel ATA Drive Guidelines and
Features
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Serial ATA = SATA
Parallel ATA = PATA
HP does not support the use of PATA (IDE) hard drives when SATA hard drives are installed on
the computer.
4.1 SATA and PATA Device Information
SATA connectors on the system board are color coded to make identification easier.
Characteristic SATA PATA
Number of pins/conductors in data cable 7/7 40/80
Number of pins in power cable 15 4
Maximum data cable length 39.37 in (100 cm) 18 in (45.7 cm)
Data interface voltage differential 600 mV 5 V
Drive motor voltages 3.3 V, 12 V 5 V, 12 V
Jumpers for configuring drive N/A Required
Data transfer rate 150 MB/s up to 100 MB/s
SATA Identification Color
Primary channel, device 0 Dark blue
Primary channel, device 1 Light Blue
Secondary channel, device 0 White
Secondary channel, device 1 Orange

HP dc5100 - Microtower PC Specifications

General

Processor	Intel Pentium 4 or Intel Celeron D
Memory	Up to 4 GB DDR2 SDRAM
Network	Integrated Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet
Operating System	Windows XP Professional
Optical Drive	DVD-ROM, CD-RW, or DVD+/-RW
Graphics	Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 900
Audio	Integrated audio
Expansion Slots	1 PCI Express x16, 3 PCI
Ports	1 Serial, 1 Parallel
Weight	Approx. 22 lbs (10 kg)
Processor Speed	Up to 3.8 GHz
Storage	40 GB to 250 GB HDD