SATA disks connects to a serial bus, which is a newer interface than #PATA. All the disks are treated independently.
SATA disks performance range from 1.5 to 6.0 Gbps.
Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (SATA)
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Parallel Advanced Technology Attachment (PATA)
PATA is succeeded by SATA#.
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Linux’s Storage Management
#202204081225 usually treat PATA and SATA disks as if they are SCSI devices.