Patent ID: 7641518

Claim:
A SATA data connector, comprising: a male data connector consisting of one power supplying pin, two ground pins, and four data pins, said power supplying pin being electrically connected directly with a power line of a circuit board; wherein the power supplying pin replaces one of three ground pins initially disposed within the male data connector of the standard SATA data connector; and a female data connector consisting of one power receiving pin, two ground pins, and four data pins, wherein said female data connector connects with said male data connector, and said power receiving pin of said female data connector contacts said power supplying pin of said male data connector, such that said power line of said circuit board, said power supplying pin of said male data connector, and said power receiving pin of said female data connector forms an uninterrupted integral power supply circuit; wherein the power receiving pin replaces one of three ground pins initially disposed within the female data connector of a standard SATA connector.