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Comment Re:Great and not so great features (Score 1) 221

by stevewm on Friday January 17, 2003 @08:40AM (#5101238) Attached to: Seagate Barracuda V Serial ATA Drive Reviewed

The new power connector is required for hot swap capability. In the new connector the ground leads are longer than the actual power leads. Thus the ground leads will make contact first.

The new power connector is also supposed to carry a 3.3v line. However it will probably never be used in desktop PC applications.

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