The SATA interface 7,200 RPM desktop series drives are targeted at desktop all-in-one and gaming PCs, home servers, external HDDs, and consumer electronics products such as set-top boxes and digital video recorders. Serial ATA (SATA) is a serial interface that can operate at speeds up to 6Gb/s. SATA is scalable and enables easy integration, high performance, and efficient system designs. SATA is the evolutionary replacement for the Parallel ATA (PATA) storage interface. Ramp Load technology restricts the drives recording head from touching the disk media, resulting in improved protection of the drive while being transported and less wear to the recording head. Optimized for use in power-friendly consumer and commercial desktop computing systems, the drives power management technology provides significant power consumption savings at 5.2 watts (or less) active idle, and 1.0 watt standby and sleep power requirements. Toshibas advanced servo techniques and mechanical design minim
