Patent ID: 8932068
Filing Date: 2015-01-13
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (SATA) connector for connecting a hard disk drive (HDD), comprising: a housing; a pin base mounted on the housing, and comprising first to third pins; a power supply pin connected to the first pin of the pin base; a ground pin connected to the third pin of the pin base; a spin-up pin connected to the second pin of the pin base, wherein when the signal at the spin-up pin has a low voltage level, the HDD is controlled to start up at a preset time under the control of a staggered spin-up mechanism of the computer, when the spin-up pin has a high voltage level, the HDD starts up with the computer; and a jumper for connecting the second pin of the pin base to either the first pin of the pin base or the third pin of the pin base.